The aim of this research is to understand, analyze and describe the perception of Controllership professors in accounting undergraduate programs in Universities in the city of São Paulo, concerning the importance of interdisciplinary work in the formation of accountants. It is a descriptive- qualitative research, and its data was obtained by means of an interview with seven professors from four universities. It was verified that the interdisciplinary work is not completely adopted in the program. Moreover, it is not adopted by their actors in their practices. However, its importance for the pedagogical practice is perceived by those professors, as well as for enhancing the teaching and the formation of the students. It was also revealed that there is an informal exchange of ideas, as well as an exchange of teaching experience in the university context. It was shown that the professors are preoccupied with taking part in the subjects' context, but have little commitment with a better planned integration and a shared teaching practice, for they only apply the Pedagogical and Political Project - PPP as a focus in the program. Therefore, it can be said that the interdisciplinary work is nothing more than thoughts put into words. It can be concluded that, although those professors perceive the importance of the interdisciplinary work in their students' formation, the distance between thoughts and words still exists in the university context.
Accountancy; Higher education; Brazil
