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Care in the community: Professional Ethics and the paradox of pro bono

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[image omitted] This study is primarily concerned with accounting's claim to be a profession and aims to stimulate further discussion on the kind of education that one would imagine should be commensurate with this claim. In particular, the study reports on a seminar that was designed to introduce students to the concept of a profession. The study describes a visit to one of Glasgow's toughest housing estates. The visit concluded at Ruchill Unemployment and Community Centre where the managing director of a local development agency discussed how some local accounting practices occasionally provided pro bono services in the area. The study picks up on some of the issues discussed during this seminar in order to explore the potential of pro bono publico and Service Learning as ways of educating accounting professionals in the wider concept of public interest. The study concludes by considering the critical educational potential of service learning in undergraduate education and pro bono publico within the area of continuing professional development.

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  • Ken Mcphail, 2005. "Care in the community: Professional Ethics and the paradox of pro bono," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(2), pages 213-227.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:14:y:2005:i:2:p:213-227
    DOI: 10.1080/06939280500073649
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    1. M. Huber, Marsha & Mafi, Shirine L., 2013. "Education par excellence: Developing personal competencies and character through philanthropy-based education," Journal of Accounting Education, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 310-332.
    2. Conor O'Leary, 2012. "Semester-specific ethical instruction for auditing students," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 27(6), pages 598-619, June.
    3. Lee, W. Eric & Perdana, Arif, 2023. "Effects of experiential service learning in improving community engagement perception, sustainability awareness, and data analytics competency," Journal of Accounting Education, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
    4. DeLaune, Laura D. & Rakow, Jessica S. & Rakow, K.C., 2010. "Teaching financial literacy in a co-curricular service-learning model," Journal of Accounting Education, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 103-113.
    5. Sandra Milena Munoz López & Gustavo Alberto Ruiz Rojas & Héctor José Sarmiento Ramírez, 2015. "Didácticas para la formación en investigación contable: una discusión crítica de las prácticas de ensenanza," Revista Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, vol. 0(1), pages 53-86, June.

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