Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management: Volume 17 Issue 2

Financial distress and municipal bankruptcy: the case of prichard, alabama

Douglas J. Watson, Donna Milam Handley, Wendy L. Hassett

Since 1934, the federal government has provided a process for municipalities to declare bankruptcy, and approximately 500 governments have done so. In recent years, an average of…

The evolution of governmental and nonprofit accounting education: a symposium

Susan C. Kattelus, Rita H. Cheng, John H. Engstrom

The challenges of cross-disciplinary work: accounting and financial reporting for governments and nonprofits

Susan C. Kattelus, Rita H. Cheng, John H. Engstrom

This introductory article to the special symposium entitled “The Evolution of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Education” introduces the five symposium articles that follow…

A survey of governmental accounting education studies

Byron K. Henry

This paper provides an overview of several studies on governmental accounting education. These studies have focused on the lack of attention devoted to the coverage of…

Analyzing the financial condition of the city of Corona, California: using a case to teach the gasb 34 government-wide financial statements

Barbara A. Chaney

A financial statement analysis case uses the government-wide financial statements of Corona, CA to teach students about the financial overview provided in the new governmental…

Methods and resources to increase student interest in governmental accounting

Suzanne H. Lowensohn, Jacqueline L. Reck

Coverage of governmental accounting is typically light within both accounting and public administration programs, and instructors generally do not have access to the same number…

Enhancing student learning with governmental accounting jeopardy!

Elizabeth A. Murphy

The Bedford Committee (1986) and the Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC, 1990) have strongly supported, along with practicing accountants, the use of innovative teaching…

The course development process for an integrated nonprofit management course concentration: business competencies needed for nonprofit careers

Kathryn Jervis, Pamela Sherer

The paper describes an integrated, interdisciplinary nonprofit management three-course concentration developed for an undergraduate public service major at a small, private…