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The Adaptable Degree - Melanie Dreyer-Lude

The Adaptable Degree

How Education in Theatre Supports the Economy of The Future
Buch | Hardcover
102 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-85826-5 (ISBN)
CHF 87,25 inkl. MwSt
This book uses a mixed methods research study of the career experiences of theatre graduates in the U.S. to provide data on employment patterns and job satisfaction.
This book utilized a mixed-methods research study of the career experiences of theatre graduates in the U.S. to provide data on employment patterns and job satisfaction.

With a population of over 1,000 participants, this study examined where graduates were working, how their careers had changed over time, which skills acquired with their theatre degree were being used in current employment, and whether they believed their course of study was worth the financial investment, given their current circumstances. Evidence from this study revealed that a theatre degree provided many of the skills the employment market is currently seeking and that theatre graduates were gainfully employed in multiple sectors of the economy.

This important data-based, field-specific information will aid chairs, deans, provosts, politicians, students and parents in deicision-making at a time when arts and humanities departments across the country are under the threat of elimination.

Melanie Dreyer-Lude is an American theatre artist/scholar specializing in international theatre collaboration and multidisciplinary projects. She is a professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta and lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: Passion versus practicality

Do I need a college degree?

The reality of being an arts grad

What employers want

Passion can lead to prosperity

What the survey told us

In summary

Chapter 2: Patterns of employment

Four employment scenarios

The trajectory of a career in the arts

Seeking employment in a shifting job market

Where are arts grads working?

The Creative Trident redefined

What the survey told us

In summary

Chapter 3: Skills for all professions

A graduate who shifted careers

The predominance of shifting careers

The importance of transferable skills

How theatre training delivers

What theatre training looks like

What the survey told us

In summary

Chapter 4: Value versus expense

The loss of public faith

The student as a customer

Earning potential as a decision-maker

The cost of an education

The neoliberal paradigm

The challenge of performance indicators

The reality of program cuts

Politicians and the academy

What the survey told us

In summary

Chapter 5: Changing the message

The academy must adapt

The challenges we face

What an arts degree already offers

Expanding our curriculum

How other sectors benefit from arts education

The threat to theatre departments

Our training focus must shift

Recommendations for change

What the graduates in this study told us

In summary

Methodology

Introduction

Research framework

Research design

Sampling strategy

Data collection

Data analysis

Limitations and assumptions

Recommendations for future research

Jobs listed by survey participants

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Zusatzinfo 9 Tables, black and white; 22 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Gewicht 370 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10 1-032-85826-5 / 1032858265
ISBN-13 978-1-032-85826-5 / 9781032858265
Zustand Neuware
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