Pedagogy and Professional Development

Textile Curriculum Development Model: Creating Continuity in Textile Education via Microscopic Fiber Identification

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Abstract

The textile curriculum development model entails extensive learning through the work of textile microscopy. The goal of this model is to bring students back to a textile laboratory throughout their undergraduate tenure. The study of textiles is complex and apparel students ought to be exposed to its complexities in many different subject areas. This textile development curriculum model is based on Dewey’s (1938, 1963) theory on continuity of experience in education. According to Dewey, “what the student has learned in the way of knowledge and skill in one situation becomes an instrument of understanding and dealing effectively with the situations which follow” (p. 44). To create continuity in textile learning, textile microscopy has been incorporated in two additional apparel courses: Supply Chain Management and Culture & Historic Costume.

Keywords: textile fiber identification, curriculum development, Textile fiber microscopy, continuity in textile education

How to Cite:

Markova, I., (2019) “Textile Curriculum Development Model: Creating Continuity in Textile Education via Microscopic Fiber Identification”, International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings 76(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/itaa.8444