Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accounting students’ perceived usefulness of case studies in Malaysia, which has a more passive learning environment, and if gender, prior academic performance and prior exposure to case studies influenced students’ perceptions. Design/methodology...

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Main Authors:	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli, Sulaiman, Maliah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013
Subjects:	HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
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spelling	iium-478342016-07-18T06:18:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/ Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Sulaiman, Maliah HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accounting students’ perceived usefulness of case studies in Malaysia, which has a more passive learning environment, and if gender, prior academic performance and prior exposure to case studies influenced students’ perceptions. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey on students’ perceived usefulness of case studies based on Weil et al. was used with final-year students enrolled in an advanced management accounting course. The data were gathered over two semesters in 2006/2007. Findings – Findings reveal that generally students felt that the case method was very useful and gave them numerous benefits. However, there were no significant differences in the perceived usefulness of case studies across gender and prior academic performance. Some differences were observed between students with prior exposure to case studies and students without such exposure, in that students without prior exposure perceived higher benefits of case studies. Research limitations/implications – The study showed that students in a passive learning environment generally find case studies to be very beneficial. Practical implications – The case approach should be used more extensively and introduced earlier in accounting undergraduate programmes. Originality/value – This study is one of very few studies which have investigated students’ perceived usefulness of case studies, in a developing country, Malaysia, where a more passive learning environment exists – addressing an important gap in the accounting education literature. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/1/ARJ-10-2012-0082.pdfNNNAnMaliah.pdf Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli and Sulaiman, Maliah (2013) Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence. Accounting Research Journal, 26 (3). pp. 173-196. ISSN 1030-9616 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/ARJ-10-2012-0082 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ARJ-10-2012-0082
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spellingShingle	HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Sulaiman, Maliah Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
description	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accounting students’ perceived usefulness of case studies in Malaysia, which has a more passive learning environment, and if gender, prior academic performance and prior exposure to case studies influenced students’ perceptions. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey on students’ perceived usefulness of case studies based on Weil et al. was used with final-year students enrolled in an advanced management accounting course. The data were gathered over two semesters in 2006/2007. Findings – Findings reveal that generally students felt that the case method was very useful and gave them numerous benefits. However, there were no significant differences in the perceived usefulness of case studies across gender and prior academic performance. Some differences were observed between students with prior exposure to case studies and students without such exposure, in that students without prior exposure perceived higher benefits of case studies. Research limitations/implications – The study showed that students in a passive learning environment generally find case studies to be very beneficial. Practical implications – The case approach should be used more extensively and introduced earlier in accounting undergraduate programmes. Originality/value – This study is one of very few studies which have investigated students’ perceived usefulness of case studies, in a developing country, Malaysia, where a more passive learning environment exists – addressing an important gap in the accounting education literature.
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author	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Sulaiman, Maliah
author_facet	Nik Ahmad, Nik Nazli Sulaiman, Maliah
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title	Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
title_short	Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
title_full	Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
title_fullStr	Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
title_full_unstemmed	Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence
title_sort	case studies in a passive learning environment: some malaysian evidence
publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47834/1/ARJ-10-2012-0082.pdfNNNAnMaliah.pdf
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Case studies in a passive learning environment: some Malaysian evidence

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