Ethics in accounting: Values education without indoctrination
H. Fenwick Huss, Denise M. Patterson
Journal of Business Ethics · 1993 · Volume 12 · Issue 3
Abstract
The integration of ethics into accounting curricula is a critical challenge facing accounting educators. The ethical subject matter to be covered and the role of the professor in ethical debates in the classroom are important unresolved issues. In this paper, we explore teaching basic values as an integral part of ethics education. Concern about indoctrination of students is addressed and the consistency of values education with the goals of ethics education is examined. A role for ethics researchers in identifying and clarifying the basic values that define our profession is recommended, and suggestions for implementing values education in accounting ethics are provided.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Subject Matter, Ethic Education, Unresolved Issue, Ethical Debate
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