ERIC Number: ED482527
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Jun
Pages: 330
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ISBN: N/A
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Textile & Apparel Production, Management, and Services: Curriculum Guide.
Killman, Letitia
This curriculum guide contains materials for a course that provides occupationally specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the textile and apparel industries. Contents include an introduction; the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) covered; sample course outlines; instructional strategies organized topically by chapters, each containing a chapter focus, chapter vocabulary list, resource list, detailed instructions for the teacher to implement the curriculum, and suggested Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America activities; blended activities; creative ideas; lists of 28 resource organizations, 58 print resources, and 60 web sites; 108 teaching aids; and 6 program tools. Content topics include textile and apparel manufacturing systems, fibers, fabrics, laws, technology applications, career options, and managing multiple family, community, and career roles. The training specialization in production addresses apparel production from design concept to finished product, including the production of products. The management services specialization addresses the apparel production process, coordination of clothing and accessories, and marketing and promotional techniques. The services specialization content includes techniques for alterations, repair, customization, and commercial care of textile and apparel products to meet industry standards. (YLB)
Descriptors: Career Development, Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction, Competency Based Education, Fashion Industry, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Material Culture, Needle Trades, Occupational Home Economics, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Service Occupations, Service Workers, Sewing Instruction, State Curriculum Guides, Student Organizations, Teaching Guides, Textiles Instruction
Texas Tech University, The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences, Box 41161 (15th and Akron, Human Sciences 02), Lubbock, Texas 79409-1161 (No. 1372, $34). Tel: 806-742-3029; Fax: 806-742-3034; Web site: http://www.hs.ttu.edu/ccfcs/.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
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