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Sri Lankan fashion designers: Self-directed learning in the apparel industry

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dc.contributor.author Gopura, S.
dc.contributor.author Payne, A.
dc.contributor.author Bandara, D.
dc.contributor.author Buys, L.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-05T05:37:49Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-05T05:37:49Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/18903
dc.description.abstract The Sri Lankan apparel industry is currently in transition from apparel assembly to manufacturing original designs as a value addition. Design teams work closely with Western brands, buyers and designers to offer advanced creative and technical design services. The purpose of this article is to investigate how Sri Lankan designers acquire personal, high value fashion knowledge and design skills in this crucial time of industry transition. The study adopts a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews conducted with 28 fashion design and product development professionals in the industry. Based on an inductive thematic analysis, the study finds that Sri Lankan designers’ acquisition of high value fashion knowledge and skills comes primarily through their self-directed learning. This study proposes the Designers’ Self-Directed Learning Cycle to illustrate how designers’ learning happens and is applied in their professional practice. The findings are significant in understanding the designers’ practice in the export-oriented apparel value chain. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Apparel industry en_US
dc.subject Apparel design en_US
dc.subject Design process en_US
dc.title Sri Lankan fashion designers: Self-directed learning in the apparel industry en_US
dc.type Article-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.year 2021 en_US
dc.identifier.journal Clothing and Textiles Research Journal en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp.[1 - 31] en_US
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1177/0887302X211049516 en_US


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