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Marja-Leena Rönkkö; Juli-Anna Aerila; Tuula Stenius – Design and Technology Education, 2025
This study explores humour's role in a holistic craft process when 7-8-year-olds design personalised soft toys. Humour enhances learning environments by fostering joy, belonging and a positive atmosphere, acting as a motivational tool in experiential and arts-based learning. The study aims to answer the following questions: (1) What are the…
Descriptors: Humor, Toys, Handicrafts, Young Children
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Gus Vouchilas; Connie Ulasewicz – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2024
According to the authors, the apparel and retail industries are integral to our lives, yet they contribute to environmental issues from discarded clothing items that still have life within them. Gen Z and Millennials today are at the forefront of the pre-worn apparel movement, often documented as thrift shopping. This shift from new to pre-worn…
Descriptors: Clothing, Pollution, Ecological Factors, Family and Consumer Sciences