Enhancing accounting students’ reflective practice skills

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Daff, Lyn, Tame, Cathy and Sands, John. 2023. "Enhancing accounting students’ reflective practice skills." 2023 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2023 AFAANZ). Gold Coast, Australia 02 2023 - 04 Jul 2024 Australia. Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Paper/Presentation Title	Enhancing accounting students’ reflective practice skills
Presentation Type	Presentation
Authors	Daff, Lyn, Tame, Cathy and Sands, John
Journal or Proceedings Title	Proceedings of the 2023 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2023 AFAANZ)
Number of Pages	26
Year	2023
Publisher	Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
Place of Publication	Australia
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings	https://eaa-online.org/arc/events/afaanz-2023-conference-2-4-july-2023-call-for-papers/
Conference/Event	2023 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2023 AFAANZ)
Event Details	2023 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (2023 AFAANZ) Parent Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference Delivery In person Event Date 02 Jul 2023 to end of 04 Jul 2024 Event Location Gold Coast, Australia Rank C C C C C C
Abstract	Reflective practice is a critical workplace skill for accountants. It assists in enhancing learning, improving performance and advancing professional development. While there has been a growth of interest in reflective practice, there has not been a corresponding growth in understanding of what reflective practice encompasses, why it is important, and how it can be used. Employers have observed that accounting graduates often lack the competencies required for critical and deep reflection on their abilities and knowledge. Reflective practice is both challenging for educators to teach and for students to learn. Additionally, a constant question in education is how to foster learning that carries through to the workplace. This research outlines and evaluates the effectiveness of an approach to develop accounting students’ skills in reflective practice. The reflective practice journals of 31 students were analysed to ascertain their views concerning reflection at the start and end of the semester, the extent to which they gained confidence in reflective practice, and their commitment to use reflective practice in the future. The research explains the approach to fostering and assessing reflective practice and evaluates the effectiveness of the approach. This research should be of interest to educators in teaching and assessing reflective practice.
Keywords	accounting students, accounting graduates, learning, professional skills, reflection, reflective practice, work ready
Contains Sensitive Content	Does not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	350102. Auditing and accountability
	390103. Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy
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Byline Affiliations	University of Southern Queensland

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