(2016-12) Oliveira, Hugo Moreira de; Arantes, Fernanda Paula; Freitag, Maria Salete Batista; Rossi, Ricardo Messias; Silva, Júlio Orestes da
We investigated the process of learning that takes place in the development of accounting skills from the perspective of situated learning, that is to say, as a process influenced by the social and political context in which individuals are inserted and interact. Using this perspective and adopting as an analytical model the International Education Standard - IES 3, nine professional members of the Accountants' Union of the State of Goiás, Brazil (SCESGO) were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide, which made it possible to address both formal and informal processes of learning. It was observed that the Union's members constitute a Community of Practice, sharing their expertise with respect to different kinds of accounting knowledge. The principal benefits of this are the development of technical, intellectual, interpersonal, and communication skills.