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Valuing the Humanities
Author(s) -
O’Mahony John,
Garga Rohan,
Thomas Michael,
Kimber Max
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian economic review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-8462
pISSN - 0004-9018
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8462.12328
Subject(s) - redress , humanities , foundation (evidence) , position (finance) , sociology , higher education , political science , public relations , social science , pedagogy , art , business , law , finance
Humanities education and research have been a critical foundation of societies for centuries. However, societal change and the broadening of tertiary education over time have negatively affected the position and perception of the humanities, at least in relative terms. This article aims to redress this slide, informing discussion by bringing together new and existing evidence. We find that businesses, governments and societies in general benefit from humanities‐educated individuals. We also find the humanities can improve students’ job and earning prospects and equip them with a range of technical and transferrable skills.