{"id":52923,"date":"2020-06-21T21:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T04:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=52923"},"modified":"2020-06-24T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T18:39:24","slug":"if-the-government-listened-to-business-leaders-they-would-encourage-humanities-education-not-pull-funds-from-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/if-the-government-listened-to-business-leaders-they-would-encourage-humanities-education-not-pull-funds-from-it\/","title":{"rendered":"If the government listened to business leaders, they would encourage humanities education, not pull funds from it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/humanities2020X.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/humanities2020X.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/humanities2020X-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/humanities2020X-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\nThe federal government\u2019s announcement they will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/fee-cuts-for-nursing-and-teaching-but-big-hikes-for-law-and-humanities-in-package-expanding-university-places-141064\">more than double<\/a>\u00a0the cost of humanities and communications degrees for university students has taken the sector by surprise \u2013 not least because it goes against increasing evidence that these programs are the key to our nation\u2019s future success.<\/p>\n<p>If the government wants to support university courses that lead to jobs, they\u2019d do well to listen to their business leaders who have been quite clear, in recent years, about the sorts of graduates they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Business leaders call for humanities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Chief Executive of the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bca.com.au\/the-true-value-of-humanities\">said in a 2016 speech<\/a>\u00a0all 21st century successful leaders would need \u201csome form of humanities perspective and education\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I argue this because I believe our economic and technological success has not been matched with a constant orientation towards a better human condition.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She said the humanities produce people who can \u201cask the right questions, think for themselves, explain what they think, and turn those ideas into actions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She went further to say the key skills required by industry and business were nested in the humanities: \u201ccritical thinking, synthesis, judgement and an understanding of ethical constructs\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inundated with messages from business leaders and alumni this morning eg: \u201cProud bearer of an Arts Degree. Wish I had more Arts graduates working for me! They&#39;re more likely to be able to write well, think critically and have broader perspectives on the world.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanTehanWannon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dantehanwannon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sharon Pickering (@ProfSPickering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfSPickering\/status\/1273740338646016000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAnother valued industry body, Deloitte Access Economics,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/au\/en\/pages\/economics\/articles\/value-humanities.html\">reported<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 that humanities and communications graduates delivered 30 technical skills hugely sought-after by employers.<\/p>\n<p>Their analysis was based on graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction surveys, coupled with wide-ranging consultations with global business, public sector agencies and researchers.<\/p>\n<p>They found 72% of employers \u201cdemanded\u201d communication skills when hiring, but only 27% of potential hires actually had those skills.<\/p>\n<p>They also found transferable skills, such as as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, innovation and emotional judgement, \u201chave become widely acknowledged as important in driving business success\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The report concluded<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>[\u2026] humanities education and research has a fundamental role to play in understanding how our society and economy can adapt to these changes, in creating future value, and in helping individuals gain rewarding employment.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If our purpose is to incentivise programs that lead to jobs, which will equip the nation for the future, and will elicit innovative and creative responses to complex problems, then we must encourage broad study in the humanities and social sciences.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Our society calls for humanities<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Most of us working in these fields can explain with great conviction the richness our disciplines bring to students, and ultimately to the societies they live in.<\/p>\n<p>They bring an understanding of the world, of past mistakes and future threats, of current failings we can try to solve, and of medical, social and environmental challenges that confront us.<\/p>\n<p>Our ability to understand the impact of the current global pandemic or migration, the environmental crisis, social cohesion, poverty and its many side-effects, domestic violence, the effects of social media and politics are daily concerns in the humanities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyArtsDegree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyArtsDegree<\/a> has enabled me to co-found three companies, employ hundreds of people a year &amp; work with my business partner (also Arts Degree) to establish a media fund that invests in startups. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Heath George (@WDP_HeathGeorge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WDP_HeathGeorge\/status\/1274172813532790785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And increasingly, we are aware the scale of these problems and the failure of our current institutions to deal with them \u2013 the often-discussed \u201ccrisis of trust\u201d \u2013 cannot be solved by science, mathematics, engineering and technology alone.<\/p>\n<p>It is the contribution of the humanities and social sciences to the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) disciplines that may ultimately lead us to some real and applied solutions to the crises we face.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s therefore curious the education minister Dan Tehan is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/uni-fees-to-be-slashed-for-in-demand-courses-but-cost-of-arts-degrees-set-to-soar\">encouraging humanities students<\/a>\u00a0to add a \u201cjob-ready\u201d edge to their studies by doing (soon-to-be much cheaper) courses in technology, science and maths.<\/p>\n<p>And at the same time, he is actively discouraging students of technology, science and maths from being able to take some humanities courses as part of their degree because of the prohibitive higher cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you want to study history, also think about studying teaching. If you want to study philosophy, also think about studying a language. If you want to study law, also think about studying IT\u201d,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ministers.dese.gov.au\/tehan\/minister-education-dan-tehan-national-press-club-address\">Tehan said<\/a>\u00a0in his National Press Club address.<\/p>\n<p>Interdisciplinary knowledge, and combining humanities and social science with the STEM disciplines, is a strong concept. We already do it in many of our communications and arts degrees.<\/p>\n<p>But to suggest this should only be one-way traffic is highly problematic.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft president Brad Smith and head of Microsoft\u2019s AI division Harry Shum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/microsoft-president-says-tech-needs-liberal-arts-majors-2018-1?r=AU&amp;IR=T\">recently wrote<\/a>\u00a0that lessons from liberal arts would be \u201ccritical to unleashing the full potential of AI\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>[\u2026] skilling-up for an AI-powered world involves more than science, technology, engineering, and math. As computers behave more like humans, the social sciences and humanities will become even more important. Languages, art, history, economics, ethics, philosophy, psychology and human development courses can teach critical, philosophical and ethics-based skills that will be instrumental in the development and management of AI solutions.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.mit.edu\/interdisciplinary\/undergraduate-programs\/degrees\/humanities-engineering\/\">Leading universities<\/a>\u00a0around the world are increasingly combining core study in engineering and IT with humanities study. They acknowledge the communication, interpersonal and adaptable skills gives a much longer \u201cshelf life\u201d to the technical skills learned while at university.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>And let\u2019s not forget world leaders with Arts degrees<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Academy of Social Sciences\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/socialsciences.org.au\/news\/devaluing-humanities-and-social-science-education-will-leave-Australia-worse-off\/\">reports<\/a>\u00a0two out of three CEOs of Australia\u2019s ASX200 listed companies have a degree in the social sciences. There are similar proportions of government senior executives, and federal parliamentarians holding social science degrees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The government is hiking costs of studying humanities by 113%. But all these Cabinet members have arts degrees. <\/p>\n<p>Dan Tehan<br \/>Alan Tudge<br \/>Greg Hunt<br \/>Paul Fletcher<br \/>Marise Payne<br \/>Michaelia Cash<br \/>Christian Porter<\/p>\n<p>Plus former leaders:<br \/>Kevin Rudd<br \/>Julia Gillard<br \/>Bill Shorten<br \/>Malcom Turnbull<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia Baird (@bairdjulia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bairdjulia\/status\/1273795768269205504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And of course, the roll call of important world leaders of the 20th and 21st century with a humanities or social science degree \u2013 Barack Obama, Martin Luther King, Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Indira Gandhi among them \u2013 tells us our messages now must be around the importance of the humanities, not the reverse.<\/p>\n<p>So I return to the start. There is increasing confirmation, in Australia and across the world, that humanities, social sciences and communication are key to a viable future.<\/p>\n<p>On what evidence, then, has the federal government proposed these changes? We have to trust this is not an attempt to muzzle critical thought and new ideas in our universities \u2013 but rather, a misguided attempt that needs a little more work.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Susan Forde is Director, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research at Griffith University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal government\u2019s announcement they will\u00a0more than double\u00a0the cost of humanities and communications degrees for university students has taken the sector by surprise \u2013 not least because it goes against increasing evidence that these programs are the key to our nation\u2019s future success. 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