Redefining accounting education. Integrating technology, gamification, and modern curricula

The accounting profession is undergoing a profound transformation driven by technology and sustainability, requiring accounting education to evolve accordingly. This book provides a critical review of the current state-of-the-art of accounting education, exploring key challenges and future trajectories. It examines the integration of ESG and sustainability into higher education curricula, the impact of technology on learning, and the role of gamification in student engagement. The book applies Latent Dirichlet Allocation to analyze academic literature, offering insights into research trends. Chapters cover technology adoption in education, blended learning, gamification, reworking of accounting curricula, and a research agenda. By combining qualitative and quantitative analyses, this book serves as a comprehensive reference for scholars and educators, by both reviewing the current and past landscape of accounting education, and providing recommendations for its future development.