Journal article
Transforming the Fashion Industry by: The Evolution of Design & Merchandising Education
Journal of higher education theory and practice, v 21(15), pp 197-205
01 Jan 2021
Abstract
Based on individual research, literature reviews, interviews with industry leaders, and various adjustments to course design, this paper explores the exchange of ideas and the intersection of the fields of ethics and entrepreneurship in design and merchandising education and asserts the importance of this exchange regarding how design problems are understood, how solutions will be executed, and how higher education develops the next generation of design and merchandising professionals. How can the examination of design phase practices allow students space to conceptualize, explore, and critique design ideas through an ethical lens? EXPERIENCE, ETHICS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP With climate change and social injustice crippling the planet, the motivation to instil ecological and ethical values in the future creative workforce is clear; the means of doing so, however, can be an overwhelming task. According to Viktor Hiort af Ornas and Martina Keitsch: "There are at least two possibilities of integrating ethics in design curriculum: (1) Recognition of ethical dilemmas through informed discourse and (2) intuitive understanding of these dilemmas through reflective practice, or according to Aristotle, 'developing one's moral and intellectual virtues.'The former is discussing moral challenges by identifying, analyzing and assessing ethical problems connected with products and services. According to Schumpeter, an entrepreneur is a person who is willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation.
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Details
- Title
- Transforming the Fashion Industry by: The Evolution of Design & Merchandising Education
- Creators
- Chris BaezaElizabeth Quinn
- Publication Details
- Journal of higher education theory and practice, v 21(15), pp 197-205
- Publisher
- North American Business Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Design and Merchandising; Design
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85123092683
- Other Identifier
- 991019173728604721