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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2011.35.11.1399

Comparative Analysis of Domestic University's Curriculum in the Field of Clothing Construction for Activating Fashion Business  

Hong, Sung-Ae (Dept. of Apparel & Fashion Business, Hansung University)
Lee, Jin-Hee (Dept. of Fashion Design & Apparel Industry, Wonkwang University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.35, no.11, 2011 , pp. 1399-1408 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzes the current educational curricula in the field of clothing construction to provide some fundamental information for developing more appropriate educational courses and to activate the fashion business. A total of 82 different departments related to fashion and apparel were selected from four-year domestic universities and the curricula recently posted on their internet websites were analyzed by descriptive statistics. More than half (53.7%) of the 82 departments were offering classes in the clothing construction field for 3 credits and 4 class hours. College affiliation of the departments that offered curricula in the clothing construction field was classified into 5 categories: the arts (34), human ecology (22), natural sciences (14), humanities/culture (9), and others (3). Human ecology category showed the highest results in the average class hours (3.9), the number of classes in the clothing construction field (7.6), and the percentage of the classes in the clothing construction field out of all major classes offered by the clothing department (19.9%). All 82 departments were classified into 3 categories of: fashion design (32), clothing (28), and fashion business (22). The clothing category showed the highest results in the average credits (2.8), class hours (3.8), the number of classes offered by the clothing construction field (7.6), and the percentage of the classes that offer clothing construction education out of all major classes offered by the clothing department (19.9%). The educational contents of clothing construction area were classified into 8 different categories of: basic theory and sewing, clothing construction, flat pattern, draping, tailoring and advanced clothing construction, pattern CAD, sewing science and apparel manufacturing process, and clothing construction for special needs. Among these categories, the draping category constituted 21.7% as the largest part. In addition, the distribution of classes offered by 4 academic years were analyzed into 8 different categories.
Keywords
Clothing construction; Curriculum; 4-year domestic university; Apparel; Fashion;
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