From classroom to design room: the transitional experience of the fashion design graduate
Keywords:
Design; Education; Fashion; learning; student
Abstract
This study examines the transitional experience of fashion design graduates as
they move from academia into professional practice through the lenses of recent graduates,
established professionals, educators, academics, and undergraduate program structures.
This study also considers the future of fashion design education and what kind of undergraduate experience might best prepare graduates to transition into the industry. The
literature review examines design in society, fashion design education, developmental attributes of young adults, mentorship, and undergraduates’ preparation for the professional
world. Through focus groups with professional designers and educators, professional conferences, an online survey of recent graduates, the graduates’ experience is contextualized.
This study aims to provide fashion design educators and program directors with awareness
for how they can improve their students’ preparation for entry into professional practice.
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Skjold, E. (2008). Fashion research at design schools. Kolding, Denmark: Kolding School of Design.
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Yates, M. & Youniss, J. (1996). A developmental perspective on community service in ado- lescence. Social Development, 5, 85-111
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(2000). Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. American Psychologist, 55 (5), 469-480.
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Seigel, L. (2011, May 8). Why fast fashion is slow death for the planet. The Guardian, 35.
Skjold, E. (2008). Fashion research at design schools. Kolding, Denmark: Kolding School of Design.
Van Zandt, D. (2011). Inaugural Address. Retrieved from http://www.newschool.edu/lea dership/president/installation/ Wax, M. (2010). Out of the Bauhaus and into the future. (Unpublished master’s thesis).
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
Wolff, L., Rhee, J. (2009, May). Is design the new liberal arts? Re:D, 26(6), 9-13.
Yates, M. & Youniss, J. (1996). A developmental perspective on community service in ado- lescence. Social Development, 5, 85-111Erikson, E.H. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Galambos, N.L., Barker, E.T., & Krahn, H.J. (2006) Depression, anger, and self-esteem in emerging adulthood: Seven-year trajectories. Developmental Psychology, 42, 350-365.
Hamilton, S.F. & Hamilton, M.A. (2004). Designing work and service for learning. In S.F.
Hamilton & M.A. Hamilton, M. A. (Eds.), The youth development handbook: Coming of age in American communities (147 – 169). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Hamilton, Hamilton & Pittman. (2004). Principles for youth development. In S.F. Hamil- ton & M.A. Hamilton, M. A. (Eds.), The youth development handbook: Coming of age in American communities (3-22). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
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Karcher, M.J, Brown, B.B., & Elliot, D.W. (2011). Enlisting peers in developmental inter- ventions: Principles and practices. In S.F. Hamilton & M.A. Hamilton, M. A. (Eds.), The youth development handbook: Coming of age in american communities (193-215). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
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Marshall, T. (2009, January). Designing design education. Form, 224. Retrieved from http:// www.icograda.org/education/education/articles1397.htm Palomo-Lovinski, N. & Faerm, S. (2009). What is good design?: The shifts in fashion educa- tion of the 21st century. Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, 3 (6), 89-98.
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Pink, D. H. (2005). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York: Riverhead Books.
Pinkerson, D. & Levin, M. (Producers), & Levin, M. (Director). (2009). Schmata: rags to riches to rags [Motion picture]. United States: Home Box Office Documentary Films.
Postrel, V. (2003). The substance of style. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Seigel, L. (2011, May 8). Why fast fashion is slow death for the planet. The Guardian, 35.
Skjold, E. (2008). Fashion research at design schools. Kolding, Denmark: Kolding School of Design.
Van Zandt, D. (2011). Inaugural Address. Retrieved from http://www.newschool.edu/lea dership/president/installation/ Wax, M. (2010). Out of the Bauhaus and into the future. (Unpublished master’s thesis).
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
Wolff, L., Rhee, J. (2009, May). Is design the new liberal arts? Re:D, 26(6), 9-13.
Yates, M. & Youniss, J. (1996). A developmental perspective on community service in ado- lescence. Social Development, 5, 85-111
Published
2019-10-08
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Faerm, S. (2019). From classroom to design room: the transitional experience of the fashion design graduate. Cuadernos Del Centro De Estudios De Diseño Y Comunicación, (48), 129 a 152. https://doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi48.1383
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