Undergraduate internships in accounting: What and how do Singapore interns learn from experience?

Accounting Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-172

  Beck, John Edward ^a   Halim, Hendrik ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career determination; Emotional intelligence; Experiential learning; Internships; Reflective learning; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865370952     PISSN: 09639284     EISSN: 14684489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09639280701220277     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Beard, D. F. (1988) The status of internships/cooperative experiences in accounting education, Journal of Accounting Education, 16(3), pp. 507-516.
2. Bernstein, J. (1976) Urban field education: an opportunity structure for enhancing students' personal and social Efficacy, Human Relations, 29(7), pp. 667-685.
3. Bruns, M. J. (1999) How cooperative education can benefit your organisation, Ohio CPA Journal, 58(1), pp. 40-42.
4. Ciafalo, A. (1989) Evaluating internships effectively, Journalism Educator, 43(1), pp. 66-70.
5. Coco, M. (2000) Internships: A Try Before You Buy Arrangement, S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, 65(2), pp. 41-45.
6. Coleman, J. (1976) Differences between experiential and classroom learning, in: M. Keeton (Ed.) Experiential Learning: Rationale, Characteristics and Assessment (San Francisco: Jossey Bass).
7. Farinelli, J. L. and Mann, P. (1994) How to get the most value from your internship program, Public Relations Quarterly, 39(3), pp. 35-37.
8. Feldman, D. (1976) A contingency theory of socialization, Administrative Science Quarterly, 21(3), pp. 443-450.
9. Glaser, B. G. and Strauss, A. L. (1967) The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research (Chicago: Aldine).
10. Goleman, D. (1995) Emotional Intelligence (New York: Bantam Books).
11. Hayes N. A, and Broadbent D. E. (1988) two modes of learning for interactive tasks, Cognition, 28(3), pp. 249-276.
12. Kelly, A. C. and Gaedeke, R. M. (1990) Student and Employer Evaluation of Hiring Criteria for Entry Level Marketing Position, Journal of Marketing Education, 12(3), pp. 64-71.
13. Knechel, W. R. and Snowball, D. (1987) Accounting Internships and Subsequent Academic Performance: An Empirical Study, The Accounting Review, 62(4), pp. 799-807.
14. Kolb, D. A. (1976) The Learning Style Inventory: Technical Manual (Boston, MA: McBer and Company).
15. Kolb, D. A. (1984) Experiential Learning (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall).
16. Long, H. B. (1990) Psychological control in self-directed learning, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 9(4), pp. 331-338.
17. Maletta, M. J., Anderson, B. H. and Angelini, J. P. (1990) Experience, instruction and knowledge acquisition: a study in taxation, Journal of Accounting Education, 17(4), pp. 351-366.
18. Martinez, M. N. (1996) Looking for young talent? Inroads helps diversity efforts, HR Magazine, 41(3), pp. 73-77.
19. Maynard, R. (1997) It's time to line up your summer interns, Nation Business, 85(1), pp. 9-10.
20. Morrow, E. P. (1995) An intern can help you. Life and Insurance Sales, 138, January, pp. 60-70.
21. Nevett, T. (1985) Work experience: the essential ingredient in british programs, Journal of Marketing Education, 12(1), pp. 13-18.
22. O'Hara, B. S. and Shaffer, T. R. (1995) Details and student perception of an experiential program for personal selling and purchasing classes, Journal of Marketing Education, 17(1), pp. 41-48.
23. Oldman, M. and Hamadeh, S. (1994) America's Top 100 Internships (New York: Princeton Review Publishing Company).
24. Raelin, J. A. (1993) The perseanethic: consistency of belief and action in managerial practice, Human Relations, 46(5), pp. 575-622.
25. Raelin, J. A. (2000) Work Based Learning; The New Frontier of Management Development (New Jersey: Prentice Hall).
26. Ramos, E. (1997) Internship programs from start to finish, Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, 26(6), pp. 38-39.
27. Roth, P. G. and Roth, P. L. (1995) Reduce turnover with realistic job previews, The CPA Journal, 65(9), pp. 69-71.
28. Senge, S. V. (1988) Bridging the gap between the practice and teaching of management accounting, Ohio CPA Journal, 47(4), p. 49.
29. Tackett, J., Wolf, F. and Law, D. (2001) Accounting interns and their employers: conflicting perceptions, Ohio CPA Journal, 60(1), pp. 54-56.
30. Tay, J. S. W. and Teo, S. (1995) Large scale internship programs: the singapore experience, Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies, 3(1), pp. 285-296.
31. Van Maanen, J. (1975) Police socialization, Administrative Science Quarterly, 20(2), pp. 207-228.
32. Van Maanen, J. and Schein, E. H. (1977) Improving life at work, in: J. R. Hackman and J. L. Suttle (Eds) Career Development (Santa Monica: Goodyear).
33. Williams, R. (1990) The impact of field education on student development research findings, Journal of Cooperative Education, 27(2), pp. 29-45.
34. Wynd, W. R. (1989) An experiential approach to marketing education, Journal of Marketing Education, 11(2), pp. 64-71.