RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT S KNOWLEDGE BASED ON A 2002 STUDY OF CAREERS IN
There are some key questions that help the research team have a better understanding about the students knowledge in careers in public and private accounting. ... In the evaluation of the students’ knowledge about different careers in accounting, the most revealing answers were that (46%) of the students were familiarized with only 1 or 2 accounting fields and only a (4%) were familiarized with 11 or 12 accounting fields. ... In this area, the research team found that the majority of the sample, (92% - 96%), obtained their knowledge from only 1 or 2 sources. ... CONCLUSIONS After making the study, the researchers proved that the accounting major students at the University of Puerto Rico have a problem with their lack of knowledge in the accounting area.