A capital project? 'The New Deal for Musicians' in Scotland

Cloonan, M. (2004) A capital project? 'The New Deal for Musicians' in Scotland. Studies in the Education of Adults, 36(1), pp. 40-56.

Abstract

This article is based on empirical research conducted in Scotland between 2000 and 2002 into the New Deal for Musicians (NDfM) -- a UK government training scheme for unemployed musicians which forms part of the 'Welfare to Work' initiative. It argues that while the NDfM forms part of a wider lifelong agenda within current adult education policy based on developing human capital, the scheme is successful only when it manages to move beyond that narrow base to embrace social and (sub)cultural capital. As such, the programme lays down fundamental challenges to current UK lifelong learning policy and thus has important implications for adult educators.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cloonan, Professor Martin
• Authors: Cloonan, M.
• Subjects: L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education; M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music
• Journal Name: Studies in the Education of Adults
• ISSN: 0266-0830