The Phenomenology of the Lived Experiences of Accounting Professors from Public Sector Accounting Education

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economic and Management, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.

2 M.Sc. Department of Accounting, Faculty of Economic and Management, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.

3 M.Sc. Department of Accounting, Faculty of Accounting and Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

10.30473/gaa.2025.69180.1681

Abstract

Subject and Objective of the Article: The aim of the current research is to know the views and lived experiences of accounting professors from the public sector accounting education.
Research Method: This research is practical in terms of purpose, and in terms of data collection, it is a qualitative research. The participants of this study were 12 people selected using the purposeful sampling method.In collecting the required data, a semi-structured interview method was used until reaching theoretical saturation. Thematic coding analysis method was used to analyze the data and the four concepts of credibility, transferability, confirmability and transferability were used to check the validity and reliability of the interviews.
Findings: In total, based on the opinions and views of professors, four main themes including background and content challenges and obstacles, stakeholders' interactivity and responsibility, educational and research opportunities and benefits, and professors' structural and behavioral characteristics were identified, For 4 main themes, a total of 48 sub-themes with 106 conceptual codes were extracted.
Conclusion, Originality and its Contribution to Knowledge: Most of the narratives were identified in the sub-theme of professors' structural and behavioral characteristics, This finding reflects the need to pay attention to this concern of students by accounting educational groups. The findings of the research indicate the important role of professors in solving the challenges of accounting education in the public sector, especially through the revision of teaching methods and educational content with the aim of increasing the attractiveness of learning and attracting the attention of the students.

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  • Receive Date: 09 September 2023
  • Revise Date: 18 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 21 February 2025

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