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Direct linkRumbidzayi Masina – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a pivotal role in preparing students to contribute to sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study focused on the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and examined how SDGs were integrated into the field of textile science, apparel design, and technology (TSADT). The research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textiles Instruction, Clothing Instruction, Sustainable Development
Mawonedzo, Abigal; Tanga, Magdaline; Luggya, Simon; Nsubuga, Yvonne – Education & Training, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore how the strategies of entrepreneurship education in clothing and textile programmes are implemented in selected Technical Colleges in Zimbabwe. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative research approach was adopted for this paper. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from 42…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Technical Institutes
Kafai, Yasmin B.; Lee, Eunkyoung; Searle, Kristin; Fields, Deborah; Kaplan, Eliot; Lui, Debora – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
In this article, we examine the use of electronic textiles (e-textiles) for introducing key computational concepts and practices while broadening perceptions about computing. The starting point of our work was the design and implementation of a curriculum module using the LilyPad Arduino in a pre-AP high school computer science class. To…
Descriptors: High School Students, Scientific Concepts, Educational Practices, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedLee, Cheryl L. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 2002
A survey of 300 family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals in North Carolina received 140 responses that rated the importance of teacher competencies in textiles and clothing instruction. Clothing construction ranked highest. Results informed the work of a committee revising FCS curriculum. (JOW)
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Minimum Competencies
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Instructional Materials Center. – 1981
A study was undertaken to obtain and analyze input from consumer and homemaking education teachers, students, and parents regarding desired content for a clothing and textiles semester course. Of the 1,200 questionnaires mailed to parents, teachers, and students throughout Texas, 327 were returned. Of these, 178 were teacher questionnaires, 84…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Content Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Download full textMazejy, Shamiram – 1976
A study was conducted to identify the different entry level jobs available and to determine the competencies, qualifications, and/or training important for persons seeking employment in clothing apparel and textile service occupations in the State of Wisconsin. The four occupations studied were sewing machine operator, fabric specialist,…
Descriptors: Clothing, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Employer Attitudes
Everts, Joanne; Eads, Sally – 1979
A study was conducted to research and develop a statewide project for the improvement of home economics teacher education programs in Texas. The steering committee, composed of representatives from the Texas Education Agency, colleges and universities, and public school districts, directed a select group of forty-five state, area, and local home…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clothing Instruction, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Education
