Skills for Creative Industries Graduate Success

Autor/in	Bridgstock, Ruth
Titel	Skills for Creative Industries Graduate Success
Quelle	In: Education & Training, 53 (2011) 1, S.9-26 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0912
DOI	10.1108/00400911111102333
Schlagwörter	Economic Progress; Career Planning; Self Management; Outcomes of Education; Graduates; Teaching Methods; Surveys; Higher Education; Employment Potential; Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Career Development; Labor Market; Likert Scales; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Economic growth; Wirtschaftswachstum; Karriereplanung; Selbstmanagement; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Ausland; Prädiktor; Berufsentwicklung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Likert-Skala; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	Purpose: Although there is increasing evidence that the creative industries are essential to national economic growth as well as social and cultural well-being, creative graduates often find it difficult to become established professionally. This study aims to investigate the value of career management competence and intrinsic career motivations (as elements of "protean career orientation") in predicting positive graduate outcomes. Design/methodology/approach: Self-report surveys were administered to 208 creative industries graduates from two Australian universities at two points in time: at course completion, and one year later. Findings: The paper finds that individual career management competence and intrinsic work motivations, measured at course completion, were significant predictors of early career success, using both subjective and objective measures, measured one year later. Practical implications: This study suggests that an emphasis on student development beyond the traditional "key" employability skills may well be worthwhile. The paper also suggests a broad learning and teaching approach by which universities can encourage the development of student career identity, and thus engender student intrinsic career motivations and career self management skills and behaviours. Originality/value: This is one of the first studies to demonstrate empirically a link between a particular set of skills and graduate outcomes. In addition, it provides insights into the role of student career motivations in positive transitions to the world of work in the creative industries. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10