Examination of Accounting Education within the scope of International Accounting Education Standards in terms of Academics and Professional Accountants in Turkey

The purpose of this study is to examine the accounting education in terms of academicians and professional accountants within the framework of international accounting education standards. In this regard, 3 hypotheses were constituted and a questionnaire was conducted to the accounting professions who are operating in Trabzon province and academicians who are providing training for accounting. Independent sample t test was used to test the hypotheses. According to findings of the analysis, it may be seen that, academicians and accounting professions have different thoughts about accounting education. According to the academicians, knowledge is important in accounting education, but according to accounting profession, skill and attitude are more important.