DCUBS

Research Interests:

Accounting Education Students¿ approaches to learning The relationship between student characteristics and academic performance Students¿ perceptions of accounting profession Accounting within the second-level school curriculum Factors influencing second-level students¿ career choices Factors affecting accounting students' career decisions Occupational Relatity Shock within the accounting profession

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Marann Byrne, Aamir Chughtai, Barbara Flood, Evelyn Murphyand Pauline Willis. 2013. Burnout among accountiing and finance academics in Ireland. International Journal Of Educational Management, 27, 1
• Marann Byrne, Amer Chughtai, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis. 2012. Job satisfaction among accounting and finance academics: empirical evidence from Irish higher education institutions. Journal Of Higher Education Policy And Management, 34, 2, pp153-167.
• Marann Byrne, Pauline Willis, John Burke. 2012. Influences on school leavers' career decisions - Implications for the accounting profession. International Journal Of Management In Education, 10, 2, pp101-111.
• Paula Farrelly, Thomas McCluskey and Pauline Willis. 2011. Is 'Necessarily' Really Necesary? Evidence of Schedule E Expenses Deductions amoungt Irish Employees. Irish Accounting Review, 18, 1, pp19-38.
• Marann Byrne, Odilla Finlayson, Barbara Flood,Orla Lyons & Pauline Willis. 2010. A comparison of the learning approaches of accounting and science students at an Irish univeristy. Journal Of Further And Higher Education, 34, 3, pp369-383.
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis. 2009. An exploration of tertiary accounting students' prior approaches to learning accounting. The International Journal Of Management Education, 7, 3, pp35-46.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis. 2009. An inter-institutional exploration of the learning approaches of students studying accounting. International Journal Of Teaching And Learning In Higher Education, 20, 2, pp155-167.
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis. 2005. Irish secondary students¿ perceptions of the work of an accountant and the accounting profession,. Accounting Education: An International Journal, 14, 4, pp365-379.
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis. 2004. Leaving certificate accounting: measuring students’ perceptions with the course experience questionnaire. Irish Educational Studies, 23, 1, pp49-64.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis. 2004. Validation of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) using accounting students in the United States and Ireland: a Research note. Accounting Education: An International Journal, 13, 4, pp449-459.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood & Pauline Willis. 2004. Using the Student Learning Framework to Explore the Variation in Academic Performance of European Business Students. Journal Of Further And Higher Education, 28, 1, pp67-78.
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis. 2003. Decline in Leaving Certificate Accounting: Teachers' Perspectives. Irish Journal Of Education, 34,, pp3-14.
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis. 2003. Second Level Accounting - The View from the Blackboard. Irish Accounting Review, 10, 2, pp1-12.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood & Pauline Willis. 2002. The relationship between learning approaches and learning outcomes: a study of Irish Accounting Students. Accounting Education: An International Journal, 11, 1, pp27-42.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood & Pauline Willis. 2002. Approaches to Learning of European Business Students. Journal Of Further And Higher Education, 26, 1, pp19-29.
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis. 2001. The Revised Second Level Accounting Syllabus: A New Beginning or Old Habits Retained?. Irish Accounting Review, 8, 2, pp1-23.
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline WIllis. 1999. Approaches to Learning: Irish Students of Accounting. Irish Accounting Review, 6, 2, pp1-30.
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis. 1997. An Analysis of Accounting at Second Level. Irish Accounting Review, 4, 1, pp1-26.

Selected Books

• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis. Accounting Principles and Practice Teacher's Manual Part 1 and Part 2, Folens, 1995.
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis. Accounting Principles and Practice, Folens, 1995.

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• Byrne, M.,Chughtai, A., Flood, B., Murphy, E. & Willis, P., Burnout amoung Accounting & Finance Academics in Ireland, Irish Accounting and Finance annual conference, 28-APR-11 - 29-APR-11, University College Cork
• Byrne, M., Flood, B., Murphy, E. & Willis, P., Burnout amoung Accounting & Finance academics in Ireland, British Accounting Association Accounting Education SIG, 26-MAY-10 - 28-MAY-10, DCU
• Pauline Willis, , British Accounting Association Accounting Education Special Interest Group annual conference, 26-MAY-10 - 28-MAY-10, DCU
• Farrelly, P., McCluskey, T. & Willis, P., Is "necessarily" really necessary?: Evidence of Schedule E Expense Deductions amoungst Irish Employees, Irish Accounting & Finance Association, 06-MAY-10 - 07-MAY-10, University of Ulster Belfast
• McCluskey, T, Russell, J and Willis, P, Preliminary evidence on the relationship between perceptions of dimensions of tax fairness and attitudes to tax compliance of employees in Ireland, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, 07-MAY-09 - 08-MAY-09, UCD Dublin
• Byrne, M., Willis., P. and Burke, J., ., Influences on school students' career decisions - Implications for the accountancy profession, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, 07-MAY-09 - 08-MAY-09, UCD, Dublin
• Byrne, M.,Willis, P., What do accountants do? Views of potential entrants to the profession, International Society of Business Disciplines Conference, 23-MAR-09 - 25-MAR-09, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Byrne, M., Willis., P. and Burke, J, Factors motivating students to pursue or not pursue a career in accounting, International Society of Business Disciplines Conference, 23-MAR-09 - 25-MAR-09, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Byrne, M. Flood, B., and Willis, P, Understanding the variation in the academic success of first year accounting students, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Biennial Conference, 28-AUG-07 - 02-SEP-07, Budapest,Hungary
• Byrne, Marann & Willis, Pauline, Influences on School Students¿ Career Decisions ¿ Implications for the Accounting Profession, 30th Annual European Accounting Congress, 25-APR-07 - 27-APR-07, Lisbon, Portugal
• Byrne, M., Finlayson, O., Flood, B., Lyons, O. and Willis, P, Using a cross disciplinary approach to enhance our understanding of accounting students' approaches to learning, 30th Annual European Accounting Congress, 25-APR-07 - 27-APR-07, Lisbon, Portugal
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, The Transition to Higher Education: Developing an Understanding of First-Year Accounting Students¿ Prior Experiences of Learning Accounting, 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators, 09-NOV-06 - 11-NOV-06, Istanbul, Turkey
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis, What do Accountants do? Perceptions of potential entrants to the profession, 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators, 09-NOV-06 - 11-NOV-06, Istanbul, Turkey
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis, Approaches to learning accounting in school: perceptions of Irish university students, British Accounting Association, Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference, 24-MAY-06 - 26-MAY-06, London Metropolitan University
• Catriona Buckley & Pauline Willis, Occupational reality shock in the accounting profession: Is it a reality? , Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, 11-MAY-06 - 12-MAY-06, Dublin
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis, Irish University Students' Prior Approaches to Learning Accounting, European Accounting Association - 29th Annual Congress, 22-MAR-06 - 24-MAR-06, Dublin
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, What do Accountants do? A qualitative exploration of the views of Irish School Students, International Partnership of Business Schools, 08-JUL-05 - 09-JUL-05, Boston, USA
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood,and Pauline Willis., A comparative exploration of the learning approaches of Irish and US accounting students, European Accounting Association, 18-MAY-05 - 20-MAY-05, Gothenburg, Sweeden
• Marann Byrne,Barbara Flood,and Pauline Willis., A comparative exploration of the learning approaches of Irish and US accounting students, Irish Accounting & Finance Association, 14-APR-05 - 15-APR-05, Limerick
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, Irish secondary students' perceptions of the work of an accountant and the accounting profession, British Accounting Association, Education Special Interest Group, Annual Conference, 26-MAY-04 - 28-MAY-04, Dublin
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, Irish secondary students' perceptions of the work of an accountant and the accounting profession, European Accounting Association, 28-APR-04 - 30-APR-04, Prague, Czech Republic
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, Irish secondary students' perceptions of the work of an accountant and the accounting profession, Irish Accounting and Finance Association, 19-APR-04 - 20-APR-04, Belfast
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis, Validation of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) for use with US and Irish Accounting Students, The College Teaching and Learning Conference, 05-JAN-04 - 09-JAN-04, Florida, United States
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis, Second level accounting in Ireland: An evaluation using the Course Experience Questionnaire, British Accounting Association, Education Special Interest Group, Annual Conference, 21-MAY-03 - 23-MAY-03, Bournemouth, England
• Marann Byrne & Pauline Willis, Developing an understanding of students: an investigation into university accounting students' prior experiences of studying accounting, European Accounting Association 26th annual congress, 02-APR-03 - 04-APR-03, Seville, Spain
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, Second Level Accounting: The View from the Blackboard, Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, 10-MAY-02 - 11-MAY-02, National University of Ireland, Galway
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis, The relationship between learning approaches & learning outcomes: A study of Irish accounting students, British Accounting Association, Education Special Interest Group, Annual Conference, 02-JUL-01 - 04-JUL-01, University of Glamorgan, Wales
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis, How do students approach the learning of accounting?, 24th Annual Congress of European Accounting Conference, 18-APR-01 - 20-APR-01, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis, Approaches to Study of European Business Students, International Partnership of Business Schools, 11-JUL-00 - 13-JUL-00, North Eastern University, Boston
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, The Revised Second Level Accounting Syllabus - A New Begining or Old Habits Retained?, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, 11-MAY-00 - 12-MAY-00, Dublin Institute of Technology
• Marann Byrne, Barbara Flood and Pauline Willis, Approches to Learning of Irish Accounting Students, Irish Accounting and Finance Annual Conference, 08-APR-98 - 09-APR-98, University of Ulster, Coleraine
• Marann Byrne and Pauline Willis, An Analysis of Accounting at Second Level, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, 02-APR-96 - 03-APR-96, Dundalk Regional Technical College
• Pauline Willis, Prediction of Success of Non-Business Graduates in Accounting Examinations, Irish Accounting Association Annual Conference, 09-APR-92 - 10-APR-92, NUI, Galway