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Redfield, Verlene – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Competency Based Education, Clothing, Vocational Education
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Bard, Bernard – Change, 1974
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a successful community college in New York's garment district, is a fashion industry in minature. Two-thirds of the courses are technical or professional, the remaining are liberal arts and placement of graduates runs at 85-90 percent per year. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Sewing Instruction