A research advisory model guiding higher degree accounting students and supervisors to become part of a community of scholars
•A research advisory model (RAM) to guide Accounting students and supervisors.•Transition Accounting higher degree students to transition to a research-focused community of practice.•Embrace research and become part of community of scholars through a theory of legitimate peripheral participation (LP...
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Published in | Journal of accounting education Vol. 61; p. 100812 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01.12.2022
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Summary: | •A research advisory model (RAM) to guide Accounting students and supervisors.•Transition Accounting higher degree students to transition to a research-focused community of practice.•Embrace research and become part of community of scholars through a theory of legitimate peripheral participation (LPP) lens.•Higher degree accounting students acquiring greater methodological diversity and theory development in accounting research.
This article explores how research management, through a research advisory model (RAM), can guide accounting students and supervisors to transition to a research-focused community of practice by gaining greater methodological diversity and theoretical development during their higher degree studies. Memory-work narrative responses from e-interviews with 21 accounting faculty members, of which 15 were higher degree students and six supervisors, were thematically analysed. Document analysis was conducted to explore how the faculty’s research profile has changed since the inception of the new faculty and the implementation of the research management capacity-building programme. In line with the theory of legitimate peripheral participation (LPP), this article shows how a peripheral model of participation assisted accounting higher degree students and their supervisors to embrace research and become part of a community of scholars. The novel advisory model can be used to assist higher degree students and their supervisors during the challenging transition from accounting professional to researcher. A conceptual trajectory including LPP theory as an analytical and practical lens to support pathways to change is offered as a modest contribution. The RAM is posited as an option for faculties in guiding students to overcome related challenges and gain confidence in the research process. The model can also be useful for other faculties working towards similar goals. |
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ISSN: | 0748-5751 1873-1996 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2022.100812 |