Abstract This article presents information related to priority areas in the field of accounting education which need immediate attention. The U.S. Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) recommends a redirected focus for higher education giving priority to teaching and curriculum and course development. The Commission urges accounting and business faculties to establish reward systems that reflect this priority. Giving teaching and curriculum and course development a more important role will require major changes in the recruitment, development, and evaluation of faculty members. The Commission is aware that these changes will be controversial. Nevertheless, it is convinced that an increased emphasis on teaching and curriculum and course development is vital to the future of accounting education. In calling for this shift in emphasis, the AECC joins others-such as the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Irvine group, as well as prominent educators in urging that teaching and curriculum and course development be given priority as universities allocate faculty and other resources.
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