Developing a Model for Improving the Quality of Accounting Education by Analyzing Teaching Methods Using Grounded Theory

One of the most important concerns of executives is the need for training accountants to meet the needs of organizations. In recent years, the issue of the quality of education and teaching has been viewed as major issues in educational systems, one of the most important component that has been taken into consideration in the quality of the universities is teaching methods. This study aimed to Improving the Quality of Accounting Education by Analyzing Teaching Methods, which was conducted using qualitative research methodology and using a strategy based on the grounded theory. In this regard, semi-structured interviews with 21 accounting professors and experts were carried out using purposeful approach and application of theoretical saturation criterion. To obtain the reliability and validity of the data from two participants review method and review of non-participating experts in the research were used. The results of the data analysis were separated into separate concepts through three stages, open coding, axial coding and selective coding with the aid of maxqda2018 software, and 16 general categories were obtained. This paper presents the findings of the study within the paradigm model including: causal conditions (5 categories), pivotal phenomena (improving the quality of accounting education as a general teaching approach), strategies (2 categories), contexts (3 categories), intervening conditions (3 categories) and outcomes (4 categories) analyzed. The findings generally showed that the proper use of the components of teaching methods guarantees learning and improves the quality of teaching and ultimately the quality of accounting education.