Students and Graduates Perceptions of the Value of Studying Dance in higher education

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Sieradzan, Zaneta
Date
2014Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Dance education in the UK has significantly developed over last forty years and its
development is still recognised through appearance of new courses. Dance first appeared
in formal education contexts in the UK as part of Physical Education and with time
developed as a single subject that may be taught as part of GCSE in schools, A-levels
and BTEC within further education, up to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in
different universities in the UK. However, its appropriateness and effectiveness is still
under discussion within politics and society where the value of dance education is
questioned in comparison to more 'traditional' subjects within the national curriculum. The
purpose of this study was to identify the values of dance education as perceived by current
dance students and graduates. This study can be directed to potential dance students to
provide them with an insight into how successful dance studies can be in order to increase
potential salary and career prospects within the dance industry but also to show that dance
has a value in developing transferable professional skills.
A qualitative approach has been undertaken including focus group interviews with current
dance students and individual interviews with dance graduates.
This study recognised the value of dance studies in the development of personal and
professional skills as well as gaining identified graduates attributes allowing students to
become employable upon successful completion of a dance degree.
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)
DANCE
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