A Survey on the Need to Offer Forensic Accounting Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to gather information on the opinions of accounting practitioners on the need for delivering forensic accounting education at universities in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study also explored the accounting practitioners' familiarity with forensic accounting, their opinions on forensic accounting demand expectation, the importance of perceived benefits of forensic accounting education and the importance of integrating certain forensic accounting topics into accounting curriculum. Questionnaires were used to collect the data. Results of the study show that the majority of respondents is familiar with forensic accounting, expecting demand for forensic accounting to increase, considering perceived benefits of forensic accounting education as very important and believing certain forensic accounting topics as very important topics to be integrated into accounting curriculum of the universities in Bahrain. The results are useful for educational institutions in order to set up a plan to offer forensic accounting courses in the Kingdom of Bahrain. They also offer guidance for future research about forensic accounting and forensic accounting education in the Kingdom of Bahrain.