‘More than a day job, a fair job: music graduate employment in education’

TY - JOUR

T1 - ‘More than a day job, a fair job

T2 - music graduate employment in education’

AU - Brook, Scott

AU - Comunian, Roberta

AU - Jewell, Sarah

AU - Lee, Jee Young

PY - 2020/12

Y1 - 2020/12

N2 - The focus on graduate employability for Creative Industries has tended to overlook the significance of the education sector as a destination. This article makes a case for the educational logic of music careers considered as an example of the developmental agenda embedded in the concept of ‘culture’. It further supports this account by looking at longitudinal graduate destination data in both Australia and the UK that shows the importance of education employment to music careers. It considers music graduate outcomes in both countries according to university tier, graduate level employment, and career satisfaction. It finds that outcomes differ significantly in terms of gender, and that careers in education are no less rewarding than those in music professions. Attention to the ‘educational logic of culture’ suggests there are opportunities for creative industries policy to better support links between the creative economy and education.

AB - The focus on graduate employability for Creative Industries has tended to overlook the significance of the education sector as a destination. This article makes a case for the educational logic of music careers considered as an example of the developmental agenda embedded in the concept of ‘culture’. It further supports this account by looking at longitudinal graduate destination data in both Australia and the UK that shows the importance of education employment to music careers. It considers music graduate outcomes in both countries according to university tier, graduate level employment, and career satisfaction. It finds that outcomes differ significantly in terms of gender, and that careers in education are no less rewarding than those in music professions. Attention to the ‘educational logic of culture’ suggests there are opportunities for creative industries policy to better support links between the creative economy and education.

KW - creative graduate outcomes

KW - creative industries

KW - cultural education

KW - Music graduates

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096518141&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/14613808.2020.1840539

DO - 10.1080/14613808.2020.1840539

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85096518141

SN - 1461-3808

VL - 22

SP - 541

EP - 554

JO - Music Education Research

JF - Music Education Research

IS - 5

ER -