Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1003842 | Accounting Forum | 2010 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
This paper evaluates the development of skills during a work placement year within a Scottish accounting degree. It discusses the history of placements within higher education, the advantages and disadvantages of placements from student and employer perspectives, and work placement as a vehicle for developing personal transferable skills. Students and employers involved in work placements agreed that they were effective in developing a range of skills. Their views were then compared with those of students at a similar university without a placement degree. Degrees including a work placement were found to be a useful complement to more traditionally structured degrees.
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Authors
Catriona Paisey, Nicholas J. Paisey,