Abstract:

Accounting course, which is mostly compulsory for the students of health management department, is considered as one of the most challenging courses for students. Therefore, healthcare management students have some concerns about accounting lessons. These concerns of the students may also affect their attitudes towards the accounting course. While academic studies on anxiety and attitudes about accounting education are not very common, there are studies that measures anxiety and attitudes towards statistics, mathematics, English, computer learning. The aim of the study is to examine the concerns and attitudes of university students towards the accounting course; to reveal whether there is a significant difference between various variables with their anxiety and attitudes towards the course. To do so, 60 questionnaire questions about anxiety and attitude statements regarding accounting lesson were asked to Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Healthcare Management students. As a result of the research, it was determined that the participants expressed a level of 2.98 (intermediate level) participation in the statements expressing their concerns about accounting lessons. In addition, it was revealed that the students express their attitudes at the level of 2.68 (middle level). Finally, it was found that there was a positive and linear relationship between the participants’ anxieties and attitudes towards accounting courses.

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