Accounting Research Journal: Volume 34 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Victoria Clout

Communities of practice as a multidisciplinary response in times of crisis: adapting to successful online learning practices

Kerrie Sadiq

There are many success stories during Covid-19 of academics providing expertly delivered online learning experiences for tertiary students locally and around the world. This paper…

Coping with COVID-19: a reflection on learning challenges and coping strategies – the case of an accounting conversion masters degree in New Zealand

Sureshchandra Ramachandra, Paul Wells

The purpose of this paper is to document both, the challenges faced by a cohort of postgraduate students undertaking capstone research projects in an Accounting Conversion Master…

Pivoting authentic assessment to an accounting podcast during COVID-19

Abdel Karim Halabi

This paper aims to describe how the COVID-19 pivot to online teaching enabled a student-produced podcast assessment to be created and substituted for the final examination in an…

Ready to learn in an uncertain future: ways to support student engagement

Carmen Sum, Ivy Chan, Helen Wong

The purpose of this paper is to examine student engagement in learning amid COVID-19 and compare it with the previous cohort under face-to-face learning and propose a series of…

Factors impacting on accounting academics’ motivation and capacity to adapt in challenging times

Nicola Beatson, Paul de Lange, Brendan O'Connell, Meredith Tharapos, Jeffrey K. Smith

The purpose of this paper is to consider what factors influence the ability of academic staff to remain motivated and to persist in their work environment during the COVID-19…

Creation of a COVID-19 business and life lesson: the impact on students’ learning and behavior

Shane Bowyer

The purpose of this paper is to encourage other educators to pivot and implement a current event activity when a situation arises. This paper examines the pedagogical benefits of…

A personal narrative on understanding and navigating transitional change: lessons learned by an accounting academic amidst COVID-19

Christo Ackermann

This paper aims to present the personal narrative of an accounting academic, seeking to make sense of his transition change-response to online accounting education, through the…

Managing student and faculty expectations and the unexpected during the COVID-19 lockdown: role transformation

Radiah Othman

The purpose of this paper is to reflect teaching and learning practices, to highlight an educator’s new roles in the transformation when teaching online during the COVID-19…

Preparing graduates with the employability skills for the unknown future: reflection on assessment practice during COVID-19

Matthew Dyki, Maggie Singorahardjo, Valeria S. Cotronei-Baird

The purpose of this paper is to provide an authentic and relevant way of sharing our realisation of the significance of integrating employability skills in assessment practice…

Impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate business students: a longitudinal study on academic motivation, engagement and attachment to university

Rita Pasion, Eva Dias-Oliveira, Ana Camacho, Catarina Morais, Raquel Campos Franco

This study aims to explore whether the COVID-19-related circumstances hindered these academic-related variables.