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  • S.K. Naidoo

    • Department of Management Accounting, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
    • South Africa

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether biographical variables such as Gender, Race, Home District, School (urban/rural) and Language proficiency play any role in the Self-efficacy of Cost and Management Accounting (CMA) students and to assess whether Self-efficacy. A descriptive, longitudinal, and mixed-methods approach was used in this paper. In the current study, the quasi-experimental design used for the pre-test and post-test control groups was non-equivalent. The population targeted was CMA students. A census survey was performed. The comparative analysis between the variables revealed no significant difference. However, females, Africans, Urban Home District, Urban School, and English Second Language learners scored more in the post-test. The paper recommends that the implementation of General Education modules into the curriculum be instituted. Additionally, current learners appear to have very poor General Education skills, and respondents themselves believed that self-efficacy can have a positive impact on academic performance.

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Naidoo, S. (2022). The Effect of Biographical Variables on Self-Efficacy of Management Accounting Students. Information Management and Business Review, 14(1(I), 36-54. https://doi.org/10.22610/imbr.v14i1(I).3316

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