Reshaping teaching excellence through accounting and business students

The dynamics of higher education institutions are changing with the expectations of students for their educational experiences. In universities around the world, academics are encouraged to facilitate excellent education. Teaching excellence contributes to business students' optimal development to become professional and trusted value creators for business and society. However, there is an ongoing debate around the definition of excellence. Recognising an excellent teacher poses questions such as the characteristics and competencies of such candidates. Several studies have investigated different dimensions of teachers' effectiveness, but there is hardly a consensus on what makes an excellent teacher?. Moreover, various stakeholders have distinct perceptions of evaluating teaching excellence and the quality of teaching. This workshop is based on a large-scale international research project that examines how accounting and business students define teaching excellence, whether teaching excellence perceptions vary based on student demographics and between academic institutions in different countries, and whether teaching excellence perceptions vary between accounting and non-accounting students. The quantitative and qualitative empirical data is collected in ten countries across five continents to advance our understanding of teaching excellence from the perspective of business students. This workshop will benefit CAAA participants as understanding what teaching excellence means for students would enhance teaching practices and, as a result, improve student engagement, enhance the student learning experience, and develop employability skills.