Colleges of Advanced Education in Australia: A lasting legacy

The history of the role of CAEs in Australian
accounting education is written against a backdrop
of several decades of turmoil in higher education in
Australia. Accounting struggled to be recognized as
a genuine university discipline, labored under
sustained student demand for places and endured
minimal government funding. Yet CAEs developed into
assemblies of professionals and educators who
created vocational courses which catered for the
needs of those whom universities had shunned: mature
age and part time students. Their lasting legacy
includes: strong professional links; a deeper
appreciation of learning and teaching; connections
with mature students; an emphasis on the scholarship
of teaching; and a continuance of the discussion
about accounting as an academic or vocational
discipline.

Autorentext

Dr Elaine Evans is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.

Klappentext

The history of the role of CAEs in Australian accounting education is written against a backdrop of several decades of turmoil in higher education in Australia. Accounting struggled to be recognized as a genuine university discipline, labored under sustained student demand for places and endured minimal government funding. Yet CAEs developed into assemblies of professionals and educators who created vocational courses which catered for the needs of those whom universities had shunned: mature age and part time students. Their lasting legacy includes: strong professional links; a deeper appreciation of learning and teaching; connections with mature students; an emphasis on the scholarship of teaching; and a continuance of the discussion about accounting as an academic or vocational discipline.