BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING LECTURERS

Abstract

Purpose of Study: This research aims to understand the self learning process among accounting lecturers in mastering public sector accounting. Methodology: The present study has been carried out a qualitative approach within the interpretive paradigm using biographical research. By employing thematic analysis, it was scrutinized 41 curriculum vitae of accounting lecturers. It focussed on education background, work experience, training, and publication related to public sector knowledge. Main Findings: This research showed that the mastery of public sector accounting is learned by the formal and non-formal education, teaching activities and community services. Ontologically, this study is built on a belief that based on Bloom’s learning theory the effort of accounting educator could explain as lifelong learning in improving their cognitive, affective and pshychomotoric ability. Implications/Applications: Efforts public sector accounting faculty to master public sector accounting mapped to cognitive, affective and psychomotoric. Strengthening the cognitive aspect is done through formal and non formal education. Some lecturers who do not gain knowledge of public sector accounting from formal education to look through non-formal education in a variety of training activities, workshops and seminars. Basic self learning theory and assumptions andragogy as adult learners who are motivated internally reinforce this fact.