Chartered accountancy and resistance in South Africa
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Date
2021
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Stellenbosch University
Abstract
In recent times, the chartered accountant profession was regularly in the news for reasons
pertaining to the unethical and unprofessional behaviour of members. The profession has an
important role to play in the South African economy, as members will often fulfil important decisionmaking roles in business. In a response to the dilemmas the profession is facing, we analysed the
implications for the profession and society due to a resistance to include research as a
pedagogical activity in the chartered accountancy educational landscape. Through deliberative
research activities, students have the opportunity to engage with community members and with
societal challenges that could foster reflexivity and humaneness in students. In addition, critical
and problem-solving skills are cultivated. These are skills that are difficult to assess in the form of
an examination, and the absence of research as pedagogical activity in this particular educational
landscape, impacts the cultivation of these skills in future chartered accountants.
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Chartered accountant, Higher education, Examination, Social justice, Leadership, South Africa
Citation
Terblanche, J., & Waghid, Y. (2021). Chartered accountancy and resistance in South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education, 35(3). 239‒253. https://doi.org/10.20853/35-3-3894