Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to critically analyze and appraise the effectiveness of
the teaching of competency-based skills in the Fashion and Textiles programme in the
Ghanaian CBT space with emphasis on the programme in University of Education
Winneba, Kumasi Campus. The study was descriptive with the researcher adopting
the use of the mixed-method research design. Questionnaires, interviews, focus group
discussions, and observation were used as the main data collection instruments for the
study. The researcher purposively obtained a sample of 65 respondents consisting of
instructors and students of the University of Education Winneba CBT fashion programme.
The study revealed that females mostly enrolled in the fashion programme of the University
of Education. The study also revealed that the most common skills in the BSc. Fashion
Design and Textiles Education programme are pattern drafting, garment design,
pattern construction, sewing of garments, computer aided design, millinery work and
accessories production. The major objectives of the programme include providing
students with employable and innovative skills, and also to enable them to find a route
to gaining employment out of acquired skills. Finally, courses such as creative design
and working drawing, pattern drafting, garment designing, pattern construction,
fashion drawing, fashion illustration, embroidery, applique, computer aided design
and millinery work were deemed very effective in the institution. The study
recommends that curriculum developers should concentrate on the less effective
courses by either redeveloping their modules or seek improvement to make them
more effective and appealing to student
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Fashion Design and Textiles Education,
Faculty of Vocational Education, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the award of Master of Technology (Fashion Design and Textiles) degree
JANUARY, 2020
