Table of Contents

• Foreword
• About the Authors
• About the Sponsoring Organizations
• About the Sponsors Task Force Members

• CHAPTER 1
  Why Accounting Education May Not Survive in the Future

• CHAPTER 2
  Changes in the Business Environment

• CHAPTER 3
  Fewer and Less Qualified Students Are Choosing Accounting as a Major

• CHAPTER 4
  Why Accounting Practitioners and Educators Would Not Major in Accounting Again

• CHAPTER 5
  Improving Accounting Education

• CHAPTER 6
  Summary and Recommendations

• APPENDIX
  Our Research Methodology

• REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

A JOINT PROJECT OF:
American Accounting Association
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Management Accountants
Arthur Andersen • Deloitte & Touche • Ernst & Young • KPMG • PricewaterhouseCoopers

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