WHICH ATTRIBUTES DEFINE A GOOD TEACHER? PERCEPTION OF ACCOUNTING COURSES STUDENTS OFFERED IN BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL

• Autor(a) principal: Cruz, Ana Paula Capuano da
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Quintana, Alexandre Costa, Machado, Débora Gomes, Czarneski, Flávia Regina, Lucas, Luane de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Ambiente Contábil
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/ambiente/article/view/7222

This research was developed in order to identify and compare which attributes Accounting students enrolled in courses offered in Brazil and Portugal define the teacher as “good”. The study is based in the Lowman model (2004), which argues that the profile of a good teacher can be set from a set of six attributes: (i) knowledge, planning and didatic, (ii) technological capacity, (iii) relationships with students, (iv) personal attributes (v) ability of motivation and (vi) its level of demand. The survey was conducted through an electronic questionnaire with 151 students linked to the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (91 students) and the Universidade de Aveiro (60 students). It used the factor analysis technique for data analysis. The findings indicate that Brazilian students define the good teacher as one who has mastery the discipline subject, didactics and clarity in explanations. Portuguese students consider most important attributes theoretical and practical knowledge and ability to create connection between them, and indicate the importance of mastering the discipline subject and the ability to explain. In summary, the key attributes to define a “good teacher”, are linked to planning, knowledge, didactic, relationship skills and motivation. These characteristics describe 94% of the good teacher profile.Keywords: Good Teacher Attributes. Teaching in Accounting. Students Preferences.