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Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse

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Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
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Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame

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Australia risks becoming an “artless country” if it does not address the long-term decline in enrolments in creative courses, with more than 40 courses and degrees axed in less than a decade.

New research published in the Australian Journal of Education this week found fewer students in high school and university were choosing to study the creative arts. At the same time, it found, dozens of tertiary courses were being slashed.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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