The effect of accounting education reform on quality of accounting services: The case of Kosovo

Abstract: Accounting education is the main factor that is influencing the improvement of the state of accounting services and the quality of accounting. The XXI century has influenced great changes in different fields, applying different tools of technology and for this reason, the field of accounting education has faced reforms and adaptation to new forms of application. The adaptation of accounting education to ISCE is a very important factor in the adaptation of accounting services worldwide. For this reason, research was presented, which measured the impact of accounting education reforms on accounting services in Kosovo, i.e. the adaptation of accounting education programs to ISCE and curricula. Professors from accounting universities and professors of accounting in high schools in Kosovo were surveyed for this. The sample was random, with one in three teachers selected. Data were analyzed through the SPSS program, while regression and correlation method was used to validate the hypothesis. Based on the results we see that the implementation of reforms in the framework of accounting education and adaptation to ISCE has an impact on the quality of accounting services at both university level (p-value ≤ 0.01) and secondary level (p-value ≤ 0.01). Correlation analysis shows that we have a significant relationship between the implementation of accounting education reforms and the quality of accounting services (rho = .628 **, p-value <0.01) at both university and secondary level (rho = .652 **, p-value <0.01). Finally, the implementation of accounting education reforms is well on the way to the development of accounting education in Kosovo, so we must have a proactive approach to the development of this field.

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 Abdullahu, S & Vokshi, N. (2021). The effect of accounting education reform on quality of accounting services: The case of Kosovo.Accounting, 7(7), 1621-1634.

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