Reckoning, wrighting and reasoning : on the relatability of an education in the arts

Comments on education in the arts having a poor reputation for creating employment opportunities, and discusses transferable skills and the non-linear career paths taken by arts graduates - who have similar long-term employment rates as other graduates. Looks at how the public can relate to various...

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Published in:Scope. Art : contemporary research topics 2017-09 (13), p.141-144
Main Author: Davidson, E.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aims and objectives
Arts
Economic aspects
Education, Higher
Study and teaching
Training
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Summary:Comments on education in the arts having a poor reputation for creating employment opportunities, and discusses transferable skills and the non-linear career paths taken by arts graduates - who have similar long-term employment rates as other graduates. Looks at how the public can relate to various fields of academic study, and discusses the three areas in which education suits people for work - reckoning or training in deductive rule-based methodologies, wrighting or training in practical hands-on construction or maintenance of things, and reasoning. Comments on how training for a volatile employment market rather than a job for life suggests the need for a balanced, interdisciplinary education and for a collaborative rather than individual approach to educational tasks. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
ISSN:1177-5661
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