This paper updates the work of Rebele, Stout, and Hassell (A review of empirical
research in accounting education: 1985 199 I. Journal ~?/'A ccountin 9 Education, 1, 167 231, 1991 )
and Rebele and Tiller (Empirical research in accounting education: A review and evaluation. In
A. C. Bishop, E. K. St. Pierre and R. L. Benke (Eds), Research in Accountiny Education, I 54.
Harrisonburg, VA: Center for Research in Accounting Education, James Madison University,
1996) by reviewing a subset of the accounting education literature published during the period
1991 1997. Specifically, we review articles (both empirical and nonempirical) related to the
accounting curriculum and instructional approaches in accounting that were published in the
following journals: Journal of Accountin,q Education, Issues in Accountinq Education, 77w
Accountinq Educators' Journal, and Account#l,q Education: A .lournal ~[' Theory, Practice utut
Research. A second paper, Part II, will review articles published in these same journals during
the period 1991 1997 on the topics of assessment, use of technology, students, faculty concerns,
cases, and instructional resources