The impact of technology in accounting education: A systematic literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Batalha, Carolina Milharado
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/24794
• topic: Accounting education; Tecnologia educativa -- Educational technology; Technology in accounting; Educação em contabilidade; Tecnologia na contabilidade

Technology developments led to major changes in the profession of accounting. In order to meet the profession needs and take advantage of information technologies, accounting education had to evolve. These technologies are essential to better support students and to provide a closer idea of the reality of accounting work. This study aims to systematically review the literature published between 2000 and 2020, related to the use of technology in accounting education. Moreover, it provides a bibliographic performance analysis, to evaluate the contributions to the research topic. Results show that technology is a valuable tool to enhance students’ learning, nonetheless it does not replace teachers. There is still room for improvement in incorporating technology in accounting education.