ABSTRACT

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.

摘要

对创意产业毕业生就业能力的关注往往忽视了教育部门作为目的地的重要性。本文为音乐职业的教育逻辑提供了一个案例，这些案例被视为嵌入在“文化”概念中的发展议程的示例。它通过查看澳大利亚和英国的纵向毕业生去向数据进一步证明了这一点，该数据显示了教育就业对音乐职业的重要性。它根据大学级别，毕业生级别的就业和职业满意度来考虑两国音乐毕业生的成绩。研究发现，性别方面的结果差异很大，教育事业的回报不亚于音乐职业。