Creative Discipline Education Shaping Entrepreneurial Outcomes in the Creative Industries, a Gender Perspective

Jenkins, Jacqueline (2024) Creative Discipline Education Shaping Entrepreneurial Outcomes in the Creative Industries, a Gender Perspective. Doctoral thesis, Birmingham City University.

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the nature of creative discipline education and how this shaped entrepreneurial outcomes. The research study examined the role that higher education played in shaping entrepreneurial outcomes and preparation for securing work in their chosen industry for students in creative disciplines.

The study undertook to determine three main research objectives:

• To identify factors that influence and contribute to career preparation and potential entrepreneurial identity formation.
• To examine factors in shaping entrepreneurial outcomes and career preparation in creative disciplines in higher education.
• To explore whether there is a gender perspective in the factors shaping entrepreneurial outcomes.

This study straddles research, education, and practice. The methodological framework was developed with the aim of understanding the factors that shape entrepreneurial outcomes within the creative industries and examining how creative discipline in higher education shapes entrepreneurial outcomes from a gender perspective. The study participants included students, practitioners, and higher education creative discipline educators to take a holistic approach to the investigation in answering the research questions. The study is focused on two creative disciplines, architecture and photography.

This study used a mixed-method convergent design approach. The philosophy of critical realism has been applied in this study. The nature and aims of this study lend themselves to a critical realist approach. This philosophical approach contributes towards developing an understanding of how one can move within this structured layer and navigate the ontological structures to progress from student to practitioner, from practitioner to educator, and from educator to practitioner.

Item Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Dates:
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12 October 2021
Submitted
13 June 2024
Accepted
Uncontrolled Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Creative Industries, Gender
Subjects: CAH17 - business and management > CAH17-01 - business and management > CAH17-01-02 - business studies
Divisions: Doctoral Research College > Doctoral Theses Collection
Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship
Depositing User: Jaycie Carter
Date Deposited: 16 Sep 2024 10:41
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2024 10:41
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15839

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