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Doe, Vanessa O. A. – Online Submission, 2022
Researchers have argued that fast fashion's second-hand market has affected seamstresses' lives in various facets from business to livelihoods. This study seeks to explore effects the fast fashion's second-hand clothing market has on seamstress' business and livelihoods in Ghana. It also asks the question about how relevant formal and non-formal…
Descriptors: Clothing, Finishing, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Green, Crystal D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This action research study investigated the perceptions that student participants had on the development of a career exploration model and a career exploration project. The Holland code theory was the primary assessment used for this research study, in addition to the Multiple Intelligences theory and the identification of a role model for the…
Descriptors: Careers, Multiple Intelligences, Test Results, Action Research
Berman, Naomi; White, Alexandra – Youth Studies Australia, 2013
The media plays a significant role in shaping cultural norms and attitudes, concomitantly reinforcing "body" and "beauty" ideals and gender stereotypes. Unrealistic, photoshopped and stereotyped images used by the media, advertising and fashion industries influence young people's body image and impact on their feelings of body…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Literacy, Secondary School Students, Sex Stereotypes
Brown, Abbie H.; Green, Timothy D. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2018
Instructional Design literature provides descriptions of established models that are particularly helpful for novices learning the patterns and approaches that have historically proven successful. However, it does not provide as much information about the design process in its largest sense. The popularity of established ID models may cause…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Models, Faculty Development, Expertise
Rysst, Mari – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2010
Based in experience-near anthropology, this article explores constructions of gender by 10-year-old Norwegian girls who are informed by a developmental discourse and by new clothing-fashion codes. The analysis reveals gaps in aesthetic understanding between the clothing-fashion industry, preteen girls and older generations. The industry seems to…
Descriptors: Females, Industry, Anthropology, Ethics
Mills, Colleen E. – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the interface between design education and business start-up in the designer fashion industry (DFI) and provide a new framework for reflecting on ways to improve design education and graduates' business start-up preparedness. Design/methodology/approach: This interpretive study employed…
Descriptors: Clothing, Design, Industry, Entrepreneurship
Cheek, Wanda K.; Easterling, Cynthia R. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
Counterfeiting, which has always been somewhat of a problem in several different industry settings, has recently become an epidemic in the fashion industry. Widespread and seemingly endless counterfeiting of fashion goods is costing the industry millions of dollars in lost profits and tarnishing the image of many luxury brands. This article…
Descriptors: Clothing, Industry, Deception, Design
Paul, Christine; Tzelepis, Flora; Parfitt, Nicholas; Girgis, Afaf – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2008
Objective: To explore adolescents' self-reported reasons for sun protection, as adolescents as a group continue to have poor sun protection practices. Methods: Seventeen age- and gender-segregated focus groups were conducted in Australian high schools. Results: Reasons for using sun protection included personal comfort, appearance, policies, fear…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Campbell, Rene Crepaldi; Gaudy, Glenna; Green-Jobe, Victoria; Hatch, Susan; Moen, Julianne; Sheldon, Shannon; Smith, Loree; Chessell, Karen – Nevada Department of Education, 2008
The mission of Fashion, Textiles and Design Education is to prepare students for family and community life and careers in the fashion industry by creating opportunities to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors needed to: (1) Examine skills needed to effectively manage clothing decisions; (2) Evaluate the use, care and production…
Descriptors: Merchandising, Clothing, Textiles Instruction, Clothing Instruction
Fashion Inst. of Tech., New York, NY. – 1973
The career exploration guide is the first of a series of five interrelated program resource guides encompassing the various dimensions of the fashion industry. The series is intended to provide an information source for establishing, expanding, or evaluating secondary and adult vocational instructional programs related to the broad field of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education
Godart, Frederic C. Mears, Ashley – Social Forces, 2009
Faced with high uncertainty, how do producers in the cultural economy make creative decisions? We present a case study of the fashion modeling industry. Using participant observation, interviews and network analysis of the Spring/Summer 2007 Fashion Week collections, we explain how producers select models for fashion shows. While fashion producers…
Descriptors: Clothing, Creativity, Decision Making, Personnel Selection
Deschênes, Jean-Sebastien; Barka, Noureddine; Michaud, Mario; Paradis, Denis; Brousseau, Jean – Chemical Engineering Education, 2013
A joint learning activity in process control is presented, in the context of a distance collaboration between engineering and technical-level students, in a similar fashion as current practices in the industry involving distance coordination and troubleshooting. The necessary infrastructure and the setup used are first detailed, followed by a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Distance Education, Technical Occupations, Engineering
Nevada Department of Education, 2008
Meeting the Housing and Interior Design Standards will provide students with skills for personal family life and towards becoming a professional in the interior design field. The mission of Housing and Interior Design education is to prepare students for family life, work life, and careers in the fashion industry by creating opportunities to…
Descriptors: Interior Design, Housing, Clothing, State Standards
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Belleau, Bonnie D.; Bourgeois, Elva B. – Journal of Home Economics, 1991
As computer-assisted design (CAD) become an integral part of the fashion industry, universities must integrate CAD into the apparel curriculum. Louisiana State University's curriculum enables students to collaborate in CAD problem solving with industry personnel. (SK)
Descriptors: Clothing Design, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Bard, Bernard – Change, 1974
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a successful community college in New York's garment district, is a fashion industry in minature. Two-thirds of the courses are technical or professional, the remaining are liberal arts and placement of graduates runs at 85-90 percent per year. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Sewing Instruction