How do we as educators coach and teach accounting students various elements of mindset and professional skills that impact their academic and professional lives?
As a Chartered Accountant, I've lectured Auditing and Assurance for 18 years. In that time I've shifted to focussing on Mindset and Skills coaching for accounting students working towards professional qualifications.
Explanations of the connections between mindset and skills; awareness of the challenges of helping students develop skills; lessons learnt from various iterations of my mindset and skills coaching
Excerpts from Student Sessions
I include video excerpts of student coaching sessions reflecting student narratives, struggles, queries, advice and progress to illustrate the concepts covered here
Study Coaching Content
Examples of content and tools I provide students with to help them develop their skills and improve their growth mindsets
Webinars
Live sessions discussing elements of this course, sharing insights and content
The Research
Discussion of research relating to accounting education and mindset which underpins my work and provides direction for future research and academic interventions
Bonus material
In addition to this course, you get access to Mindset Masterclass
Course for students
The Mindset Masterclass my course to teach students the mindset and skill awareness and tools.
Examples of Skills
Access to this course provides a first-hand look at how students experience the concepts I discuss in the Teaching Mindset and Skills Course.
Supplements coaching sessions
The course can be seen as a library of skills and tools, which is supplemented by online coaching sessions with students to identify what they struggle with and guide their transformation
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Skills and Tools
Practical Development of Skills
Excerpt - Stepping Stones
Reframing
FAQ
What exactly do I do for students?
I teach and coach accounting students to help them build the professional skills that they are increasingly required to display in their assessments, especially at higher levels.
Part of that process is helping them develop growth mindsets, as this is essential for them to adopt, adapt and build completely new skills. I provide students with the awareness of the need for their professional skill and practical tools to help them shift their habits and approaches and mindset. I've worked on this with students for 10 years and this course is intended to share the lessons I've learnt, the tools and advice I provide students with, the challenges I've found, the coaching iterations that work (and don't!) and the research I've come across that impacts our students.
Is this based on academic research?
Yes and no (Very academic response there!). Mindset research in accounting education is currently limited. Professional skill requirements are shifting within accounting curricula, but we're still figuring out what that looks like. We'll look at research relating to these discussions. As yet, the concepts I raise have not been directly researched (...but watch this space!)
What students do I work with?
I'm not affiliated to any education institutions, so students who are struggling with their studies find me. I work mostly with students who have either failed, or are failing, and are looking for advice, support and assistance in changing their approaches and developing skills they're clearly missing. Mt students come from all over the world, working on qualifications (CA ACCA, CPA, CIMA). While the technical elements for their qualifications may be different, the underlying impact of mindset and related issues, as well as the fundamental professional and trasferable skills they need, are the same. I also run mindset sessions for a research community of students working towards their PhD's in various domains.
