Entrepreneurial Education in Accounting: From Theory to Experiential Learning

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16930/2237-766220202896

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial education, Entrepreneurial accounting, Interventionist practices, Experiential learning, Accounting.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the extent of using interventionist practices to increase student’s awareness during undergraduate Accounting Sciences classes with regard to the use of accounting tools associated with business counseling. The methodology used is qualitative, exploratory research on experiential learning, with accounting students from a public HEI for a three-months period. The results were adequate, the awareness process was complete since the students managed to experience the challenges of small business owners, emphasizing the aid that accounting sciences could offer. This study concludes that: entrepreneurial education is effective and can develop desirable skills in young minds; experiential learning can be used successfully in entrepreneurial education; the debate about entrepreneurial education and the development of small business must involve accounting; and the interdisciplinarity between entrepreneurial education and experiential practice can restructure the teaching practice with active teaching-learning methodologies.

Author Biographies

Marcia Athayde Moreira, Universidade da Amazônia and Universidade Federal do Pará

Universidade da Amazônia and Universidade Federal do Pará. Address: Rua Augusto Correa, 1 | Guamá | 66075-110 | Pará/PA | Brazil.

Nadson Jaime Ferreira Alves, Universidade Federal do Pará

Universidade Federal do Pará. Address: Rua Augusto Correa, 1 | Guamá | 66075-110 | Pará/PA | Brazil.

Tales Andreassi, Fundação Getúlio Vargas

Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Address: Av. 9 de julho, no. 2029, Ed. John F. Kennedy | Bela Vista | 01313-902 | São Paulo/SP | Brazil.

Jorge Guilherme Rodrigues Braga, Universidade Federal do Pará

Universidade Federal do Pará. Address: Rua Augusto Correa, 1 | Guamá | 66075-110 | Pará/PA | Brazil.

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2020-02-19

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Moreira, M. A., Alves, N. J. F., Andreassi, T., & Braga, J. G. R. (2020). Entrepreneurial Education in Accounting: From Theory to Experiential Learning. Revista Catarinense Da Ciência Contábil, 19. https://doi.org/10.16930/2237-766220202896

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