Building Critical Awareness of Accounting Students: A Transformative Learning Process
Andi Sri Wahyuni (a*); Anis Chariri (b)
a) Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
*andisriwahyunihandayani[at]gmail.com
b) Diponegoro University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Accounting education has been directed to a single goal. Indeed, accounting students have been educated [trained?] to become office workers. On the other hand, the social problems of our community are in distant places, out of classes. Therefore, Transformative Learnings are required to build critical awareness of accounting students. This paper aims to describe the process of Transformative Learning which was experienced by accounting students. This critical analysis research mostly used textual data, several daily journals, and some documents as secondary data. When Transformative Learning has been carried out, accounting students not only changed their paradigm but also solved social problems in their community.
Keywords: accounting students, Transformative Learning, critical awareness.
Topic: Economics Education (Accounting, Cooperative and Office Administration Education)