A summary and analysis of education research in accounting information systems (AIS)

•We review three decades of AIS education scholarship in eight accounting journals.•We categorize articles as empirical studies, descriptive essays, or instructional resources.•Articles that report conclusions derived from an analysis of data are summarized by research topic and method.•We consolidate the AIS education literature since 1983 to facilitate future research and instructional development. We consolidate and summarize 102 articles on accounting information systems (AIS) education from three decades (1983–2013) published in eight journals: (1) Journal of Accounting Education, (2) Accounting Education: An International Journal, (3) Advances in Accounting Education, (4) AIS Educator Journal, (5) Global Perspectives on Accounting Education, (6) Issues in Accounting Education, (7) Journal of Information Systems, and (8) The Accounting Educators’ Journal. The summarized literature is categorized as empirical articles, descriptive articles, or instructional resources. We describe and summarize the research design and primary analytical approach of the empirical articles, summarize the descriptive articles, and tabulate the instructional resources. Suggestions for future research in AIS education are presented.