Burland, K orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-0132, Mellor, L and Bates, C (2023) Employability ecosystems in music: (Re)navigating a life in music (in precarious times). Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, 22 (1). pp. 26-44. ISSN 1474-0222
Abstract
Preparing students to navigate a life in music involves understanding how they develop awareness of their personal and professional identities, build networks, and reflect on practice in order to sustain and develop work which is meaningful. In a complex, uncertain and rapidly changing world, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic, we explore the ways in which HEIs might support music students as they prepare for their futures. We argue that employability ecosystems may provide a useful frame for considering the ways in which students’ work transitions can be supported. We consider three vignettes of practice relating to the role of eportfolios and mentoring in scaffolding student reflections on how the intersections of passion, partnership and identity inform personal definitions of success. We suggest that there is a need to disrupt dominant working practices within the music industry and its institutions towards a more ethical, sustainable and culturally enriching employability ecosystem.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Employability, identity, music, ePortfolio, higher education |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Music (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2022 12:09 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 12:17 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/14740222221125629 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193480 |