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      Perceptions of broadcast and film media practitioners in UK higher education

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            With a growing emphasis on employability and commercial relevance, universities are increasingly involving practitioners in delivery to add perceived value and credibility to their film and television courses. Likewise, film education researchers, including Bergala (2016), see significant value in practitioner involvement in teaching. Yet, from both the academic and industry sides, this integration has been questioned and challenged, resulting in a long-standing discussion of the 'theory/practice divide'. Through analysis of two formal surveys conducted in 2012 and 2014, involving 131 respondents from 64 UK higher education institutions, this paper reports on the perceptions of broadcast television and film practitioners working in academia. It also briefly considers whether the issues raised have changed since the surveys were completed. Responses suggest that an appreciable number of respondents encountered a mixed or negative reaction from new academic colleagues immediately upon joining their institution, and that this has had a potentially lasting negative impact on their productivity. The data indicate that many media practitioners working in higher education do not feel that they are seen as equal to non-practitioner colleagues, although they do still feel part of the academy as a whole. Respondent institutions were broken down by type, and there is statistically significant evidence of perceptions of systematic disadvantaging of media practitioners across all types of UK academic institutions, although Arts-focused universities were seen most favourably. This suggests that, despite the UK government's increased emphasis on teaching and employability, and new commercially focused research funding initiatives, higher education institutions need to do more to redress the perception of a theory/practice divide.

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            Journal
            75011008
            Film Education Journal
            UCL IOE Press
            2515-7086
            2515-7086
            12 June 2019
            : 2
            : 1
            : 3-26
            Article
            2515-7086(20190612)2:1L.3;1- s2.phd /ioep/fej/2019/00000002/00000001/art00002
            10.18546/FEJ.02.1.02
            b40b3651-546c-4753-a77c-340c61fc0e2c
            Copyright @ 2019
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            Education,Educational research & Statistics,General education
            FILM EDUCATION,CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE,THEORY/PRACTICE DIVIDE,ACADEMIC LIFE,MEDIA PRACTITIONERS IN EDUCATION

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