A Survey of the Professional Audio Industry in an Eight State Region To Assess Employers' Perceived Value of Formal Audio Education and Their Perceived Training Needs for Entry-Level Employees.

Autor/in	Lightner, John W.
Titel	A Survey of the Professional Audio Industry in an Eight State Region To Assess Employers' Perceived Value of Formal Audio Education and Their Perceived Training Needs for Entry-Level Employees.
Quelle	(1993), (173 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Audio Equipment; Community Colleges; Education Work Relationship; Employer Attitudes; Employment Potential; Employment Practices; Employment Qualifications; Entry Workers; Higher Education; Job Skills; Labor Needs; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audio-CD; Community college; Community College; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Berufspraxis; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf
Abstract	A community college conducted a study to determine how employers perceived formal education for audio professionals--both baccalaureate and associate degrees from community colleges, employers' training needs, how they judged entry-level employees' qualifications, and the availability of internships and entry-level employment. The study surveyed 564 audio professionals in an 8-state region, with 154 (27 percent) responses. The survey found that most employers (recording studios) were very small (three or fewer full-time employees with about the same number of part-time and contract employees). A predominant finding is that industry practitioners want the schools to form attitudes as well as technical skills. Respondents cited the need for "people skills" above technical skills; thinking skills were also requested. Most wanted applicants to have a bachelor's degree or at least 2 years experience past a two-year degree. Employers also tended to emphasize the traditional studio gear, indicating that these smaller studios have not been able to upgrade to the technological advances in the industry. The outlook for entry-level jobs was not good, and employers also did not like to use interns. Four conclusions were reached: the community college needs to do public relations work within the audio community to raise the perception of the abilities of students with two-year degrees; attitudes should be taught in a formal setting; internship opportunities should be pursued by the college; and follow-up research of the college's graduates should be undertaken. (Nineteen appendixes contain the questionnaire, cover letter, explanations for the study, and detailed analysis of responses to questions. A bibliography lists 29 references; 29 tables are included in the report.) (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC