To the Teacher with Love: the Good Teacher From the Perspective of Generation Y Accounting Students

Abstract

Objective: to highlight the characteristics of a good teacher according to Generation Y Accounting students. Method: in this quantitative research, the data were collected through a questionnaire, applied in person at two private and one public Higher Education Institutions, with 265 valid answers. Results: the main findings indicate that the students consider the following characteristics of their teachers, in order of importance: knowledge and mastery of content; clarity in explanations, didactics and content preparation; relationship between students and teachers and technology in higher education; and teachers' personal attributes. Concerning the educational institutions, differences were observed between the investigated public and private-school students' perceptions. Contributions: the results in this study are important for the educators and teaching institutions' self-assessment, to hire and assess the teachers, with a view to promoting and/or strengthening continuing education, contributing for the teaching staff to attend to the students' expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]