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Direct linkByrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Shanahan, Dan – Accounting Education, 2012
Prior research has identified communication apprehension (CA), or fear of communicating, as a major factor which inhibits an individual's willingness to communicate and his/her capability to develop effective communication skills. While many prior studies have measured oral communication apprehension of students, there has been little qualitative…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Business Administration Education, Accounting, Anxiety
Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Griffin, Julie – Accounting Education, 2014
This study measured the levels of academic self-efficacy of first-year accounting students. It also investigated whether there were any gender differences and the extent to which efficacy levels explained variation in academic performance. Overall the analysis revealed that many students lacked the confidence to participate fully in the academic…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Accounting, College Freshmen, Academic Aptitude
Byrne, Marann; Chughtai, Aamir; Flood, Barbara; Murphy, Evelyn; Willis, Pauline – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the levels of burnout experienced by accounting and finance academics in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this cross-sectional survey study were collected from 100 accounting and finance academics teaching in Irish third level institutions. Independent sample "t"-tests, one…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Accounting, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis
Byrne, Marann; Chughtai, Aamir Ali; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
The central aim of the present study was to examine the levels of job satisfaction among accounting and finance academics in Irish higher education institutions. Additionally, this research sought to uncover the factors linked to the overall job satisfaction of these teachers. The findings showed that while, participants were generally satisfied…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Evidence, Accounting, Job Satisfaction
Byrne, Marann; Finlayson, Odilla; Flood, Barbara; Lyons, Orla; Willis, Pauline – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2010
One of the major challenges facing accounting education is the creation of a learning environment that promotes high-quality learning. Comparative research across disciplines offers educators the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the influence of contextual and personal variables on students' learning approaches. Using the Approaches…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Study Skills, Accounting, Foreign Countries
Download full textByrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara; Willis, Pauline – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
This paper provides a comparative analysis of the learning approaches of students taking their first course in accounting at a United States or an Irish university. The data for this study was gathered from 204 students in the U.S. and 309 in Ireland, using the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST, 1997) which measures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Skills, Comparative Analysis, Accounting
Byrne, Marann; Flood, Barbara – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2005
Framed by the accounting education change debate and growing national concern regarding student attrition, this paper examines the perceptions of first-year students as they commence their study of accounting at an Irish university. It explores a range of factors which impact on students' learning: their motives for entering higher education,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Accounting
