TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this study is to examine empirically the relationship between cultural factors and students’ learning style preferences in the context of the current global convergence in accounting education.Design/methodology/approach– Kolb's Learning Style Inventory and Hofstede's Value Survey Model for Young People were administered to 244 undergraduate students studying accounting in Japanese, Australian and Belgian universities.Findings– The outcome of this research revealed that the student groups from Australia and Belgium tended to be more individualistic in their learning and were more willing to learn by doing, while Japanese students do not prefer to learn by doing, but prefer learning by watching.Originality/value– The results might be of interest to accounting educators to assist them with the smooth introduction of the International Education Standards (IES) by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the International Accounting Education Standard Board (IAESB).
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
SN  - 1321-7348
DO  - 10.1108/13217341111185155
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13217341111185155
AU  - Boland Gregory
AU  - Sugahara Satoshi
AU  - Opdecam Evelien
AU  - Everaert Patricia
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - The impact of cultural factors on students’ learning style preferences : A global comparison between Japan, Australia and Belgium
T2  - Asian Review of Accounting
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 243
EP  - 265
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -