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Table 6

Future career path for forensic accountants in KSA

Items	Academic respondents n = 70		Practitioner respondents n = 58		T	P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	T	P
In the next decade years, KSA's need for forensic accountants will increase	4.27	0.58	4.10	0.87	0.92	0.359
The current accounting education and training in KSA provides basic FA skills required by future forensic accountants	3.00	1.02	3.07	1.31	−0.25	0.802
To become a successful forensic accountant, one requires specific training and education that provides skills and knowledge in FA	4.07	0.83	4.36	0.72	−1.74	0.086
The quality of the current formal education provides adequate basic skills required for the growth of future forensic accountants	2.80	1.03	3.22	1.30	−1.55	0.124
Forensic accountants acquire the advanced skills required in practice only through practical experience	3.33	1.18	3.41	1.21	−0.30	0.767

Items	Academic respondents n = 70		Practitioner respondents n = 58		T	P
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	T	P
In the next decade years, KSA's need for forensic accountants will increase	4.27	0.58	4.10	0.87	0.92	0.359
The current accounting education and training in KSA provides basic FA skills required by future forensic accountants	3.00	1.02	3.07	1.31	−0.25	0.802
To become a successful forensic accountant, one requires specific training and education that provides skills and knowledge in FA	4.07	0.83	4.36	0.72	−1.74	0.086
The quality of the current formal education provides adequate basic skills required for the growth of future forensic accountants	2.80	1.03	3.22	1.30	−1.55	0.124
Forensic accountants acquire the advanced skills required in practice only through practical experience	3.33	1.18	3.41	1.21	−0.30	0.767

Note(s): * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01: Items were responded to on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)