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Center for Research on Student-Learning and Teaching

CReST

Publications

Refereed Articles

• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2007). Exploring the antecedents of learning approaches: a study of international business students. The International Journal Of Management Education, 6(2), , pp44-62.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2005) Irish secondary students’ perceptions of the work of an accountant and the accounting profession, Accounting Education: An International Journal, 14(4), 365-379.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2005) A Study of Accounting Students’ Motives, Expectations and Preparedness for Higher Education, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 29(2), 111-124.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2004). Exploring the Conceptions of Learning of Accounting Students, Accounting Education: An International Journal, 13(4), 25-37.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2004). Validation of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) using Accounting Students in the United States and Ireland, Accounting Education: An International Journal, 13(4), 449-459.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (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), 67-78.
• Byrne, M., and Willis, P. (2004) Leaving Certificate Accounting: Measuring Students’ Perceptions with the Course Experience Questionnaire, Irish Educational Studies, 23(1), 49-64.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2003) Assessing the Teaching Quality of Accounting Programmes: An Evaluation of the Course Experience Questionnaire, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 28(2), 135-145.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2003) Defining the Present and Shaping the Future: The Changing Nature of Accounting Education in Ireland, Journal of Accounting Education, 21(3), 197-213.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2003). Decline in Leaving Certificate Accounting: Teachers’ Perspectives, Irish Journal of Education, 33, 3-14. • Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2003). Second Level Accounting - The View from the Blackboard, Irish Accounting Review, 10(2), 1-11.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2002). The Relationship between Learning Approaches and Learning Outcomes: A Study of Irish Accounting Students, Accounting Education: An International Journal, 11(1), 27-42.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2002). Approaches to Learning of European Business Students, Journal of Further and Higher Education, 26(1), 19-28.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2001). The Revised Second Level Accounting Syllabus – A new Beginning or Old Habits Retained? Irish Accounting Review, 8(1), 1-26
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (1999). Approaches to Learning: Irish Students of Accounting, Irish Accounting Review, 6(2), 1-29.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (1997). An Analysis of Accounting at Second Level, Irish Accounting Review, 4(1), 1-26.

Books

• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (1995) Accounting Principles and Practice, Dublin:Folens
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (1996) Accounting Principles and Practice, Teacher’s Manual, Dublin: Folens

Book Chapters

• Flood, B. and Pierce, B. 2006. 'Elveron Limited' /Cases in Management Accounting and Business Finance <#top>/, pp47-54, Dublin: ICAI..
• Flood, B. and Pierce, B. 2006. 'Lennon Department Stores Limited' /Cases in Management Accounting and Business Finance <#top>/, pp65-72, Dublin: ICAI.

Other Publications

• Byrne, M., Flood, B. and Willis, P. (1999) Approaches to Learning of Irish Students Studying Accounting, DCUBS Research Paper No. 36

Conference Papers

• Arquero, J., Gonzalez, J., Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2007) ’Motives, expectations and preparedness for higher education: a study of Spanish entry level accounting students’, 30th Annual European Accounting Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 25 –27 April.
• Byrne, M. Finlayson, O., Flood, B., Lyons, O. and Willis, P. (2007) ‘using a cross disciplinary approach to enhance our understanding of accounting students’ approaches to learning’, 30th Annual European Accounting Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 25 –27 April.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B. and Willis, P. (2007) ‘Understanding the variation in the academic success of first year accounting students’, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Biennial Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 28 August – 2 September.
• Byrne, M & Willis, P. (2007) ‘Influences on School Students’ Career Decisions: Implications for the Accounting Profession’, 30th Annual European Accounting Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, 25 –27 April.
• Flood, B. and Wilson, R. (2007) ‘A qualitative exploration of students’ perceptions of learning outcomes within professional accounting education’, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, IT Tralee, 1—11 May.
• Buckley, C and Willis, P. (2006) ‘Occupational reality shock in the accounting profession: is it a reality? Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, 11-12 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2006) ‘Examining the Relationships between Background Variables and Academic Performance of First-year Accounting Students’, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, London Metropolitan University, London, England, 24-26 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2006) ‘Developing an Understanding of Background Variables on Academic Success of First-year Students’, 4th Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning, NUI Galway, 8-9 June.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2006) ‘What do Accountants do? Perceptions of potential entrants to the profession’, 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 November.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2006) ‘The Transition to Higher Education: Developing an Understanding of First-Year Accounting Students’ Prior Experiences of Learning Accounting’, 10th World Congress of Accounting Educators, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-11 November.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2006) ‘Approaches to Learning accounting in school: perceptions of Irish university students’, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, London Metropolitan University, London, England, 24-26 May.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2006) ‘Irish university students’ prior approaches to learning accounting’, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, 22-24 March.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2006) ‘Exploring the relationships between accounting students’ motives, expectations and preparedness for higher education and first year academic performance’, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, University College Dublin, Dublin, 22-24 March.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2006) ‘Exploring the Antecedents of Learning Approaches: A Study of International Business Students, Irish Accounting & Finance Association Annual Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, 11-12 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2005), ‘A Qualitative Exploration of the Learning Experiences of First-year Accounting Students’, Symposium on Issues in First Year Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 11th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Nicosia, Cyprus, 23-27 August.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2005), ‘Exploring the Antecedents of Student Learning’, International Partnership of Business Schools Annual Conference, Boston, USA, 8-9 July.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2005), ‘What do Accountants do? A qualitative exploration of the views of Irish School Students’, International Partnership of Business Schools Annual Conference, Boston, USA, 8-9 July.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B. and Willis, P.(2005), The Learning Approaches of Irish and US Accounting Students, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Goteburg, Sweden, 18-20 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2005), Exploring the Learning Experiences of First-year Accounting Students, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Goteburg, Sweden, 18-20 May.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B. and Willis, P. (2005), A Comparative Exploration of the Learning Approaches of Irish and US Accounting Students, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Limerick, 14-15 April.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2004), Irish Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of the Work of an Accountant and the Accounting Profession, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, 26-28 May. • Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2004), A Study of Accounting Students’ Motives, Expectations and Preparedness for Higher Education, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, 26-28 May. • Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2004), Accounting Students’ Motives, Expectations and Preparedness for Higher Education, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-3 April.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2004), School Students’ Perceptions of the Work of an Accountant and the Accounting Profession, European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-3 April.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2004). Validation of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) for use with US and Irish Accounting Students, College Teaching and Learning Conference, Florida, USA, 5-9 January.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2004), Irish Secondary School Students’ Perceptions of the Work of an Accountant and the Accounting Profession, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Queen’s University, Belfast, 19-20 April.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2003), Conceptions of Learning of Accounting Students, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, 21-23 May.
• Byrne, M. and Willis P. (2003) Developing an Understanding of Students: An Investigation into University Accounting Students’ Prior Experiences of Studying Accounting, British Accounting Association, Accounting Education SIG Annual Conference, Bournemouth University, England, 21-23 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2003), Exploring the Conceptions of Learning of Accounting Students, European Accounting Association Annual Congress, Seville, Spain, 2-4 April.
• Byrne, M. and Willis P. (2003) Developing an Understanding of Students: An Investigation into University Accounting Students’ Prior Experiences of Studying Accounting, European Accounting Association Annual Congress, Seville, Spain, 2-4 April.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2002), Defining the Present and Shaping the Future, The 9th IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators, Hong Kong, 14-16 November.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2002), Evaluating the Course Experience Questionnaire for use in an Irish Context, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, NUI, Galway, 9-10 May.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2002), Measuring the Teaching Quality of Accounting Programmes: An Evaluation of the Course Experience Questionnaire, 25th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 - 27 April.
• Byrne, M. and Flood, B. (2002), Accounting Education in Ireland, Past, Present and Future”, British Accounting Association Annual Conference, Hotel de France, Jersey, 3-5 April.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2002), Second Level Accounting: The View from the Blackboard, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, NUI, Galway, 9-10 May.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2001). How do Students Approach the Learning of Accounting, European Accounting Association Conference, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, 18-20 April.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (2000). Approaches to Learning of European Business Students, International Partnership of Business Schools Conference, Northeastern University, Boston, 7-8 July.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (2000) The Revised Second Level Accounting Syllabus – A New Beginning or Old Habits Retained, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, 10-11 May.
• Byrne, M., Flood, B and Willis, P. (1998). Approaches to Learning of Irish Students Studying Accounting, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, University of Ulster, Coleraine, 8-10 April.
• Byrne, M. and Willis, P. (1996). An Analysis of Accounting at Second Level, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Dundalk Institute of Technology, 7-9 April.
• Willis, P. (1992) The prediction of success of non-business graduates in accounting examinations, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, NUI Galway, April