Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia
The accounting profession in Malaysia is facing problem where the demand for accountants is higher than the number of accountants produced. The accounting education need to be nurtured from the early stage of education. The objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing students’ inte...
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| author | Yusri, Yusniyati Ooi, Chun Yao Senik, Rosmila Mahyuddin, Nor Irdawati |
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| description | The accounting profession in Malaysia is facing problem where the demand for accountants is higher than the number of accountants produced. The accounting education need to be nurtured from the early stage of education. The objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing students’ intention to choose accounting as their major academic program after graduating from secondary/high school. 113 questionnaires were collected from secondary school students in Northern Region of Malaysia. Using a Theory of Planned Behavior, the result show that attitude towards accounting program (ATT), subjective norm (SN) and perceived behavior control (PCB) have significant positive relationship with students’ intention to enroll in accounting program. To increase numbers of accountants in the industries, the government through Ministry of Education (MOE) should pay more attention and collaborating with professional bodies, audit firm and higher-level education institution in motivating secondary school students and create positive perception toward accounting courses and fields among them. |
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| spelling | upm-1014812024-04-22T04:18:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101481/ Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia Yusri, Yusniyati Ooi, Chun Yao Senik, Rosmila Mahyuddin, Nor Irdawati The accounting profession in Malaysia is facing problem where the demand for accountants is higher than the number of accountants produced. The accounting education need to be nurtured from the early stage of education. The objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing students’ intention to choose accounting as their major academic program after graduating from secondary/high school. 113 questionnaires were collected from secondary school students in Northern Region of Malaysia. Using a Theory of Planned Behavior, the result show that attitude towards accounting program (ATT), subjective norm (SN) and perceived behavior control (PCB) have significant positive relationship with students’ intention to enroll in accounting program. To increase numbers of accountants in the industries, the government through Ministry of Education (MOE) should pay more attention and collaborating with professional bodies, audit firm and higher-level education institution in motivating secondary school students and create positive perception toward accounting courses and fields among them. Inlight Publisher 2022 Article PeerReviewed Yusri, Yusniyati and Ooi, Chun Yao and Senik, Rosmila and Mahyuddin, Nor Irdawati (2022) Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia. Himalayan Journal of Economics and Business Management, 3 (6). pp. 20-24. ISSN 2709-3549; ESSN: 2709-3557 https://himjournals.com/article/articleID=899 10.47310/Hjebm.2022.v03i06.003 |
| spellingShingle | Yusri, Yusniyati Ooi, Chun Yao Senik, Rosmila Mahyuddin, Nor Irdawati Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title | Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in Malaysia |
| title_sort | factors influencing secondary school students to pursue accounting program at tertiary level education in malaysia |
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