Instructional Resources for Skill Acquisition in the Art of Millinery for Higher National Diploma: A Study of Fashion Design in Technical Universities in Ghana

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of instructional resources used in skills acquisition in millinery art in fashion design in technical universities in Ghana. The study examined the available instructional resources used in the skills acquisition in millinery art by higher national diploma (HND) fashion design students in five selected technical universities in Ghana. The study used a descriptive survey design. The study population was 249 students at HND Level 200 and 31 lecturers of millinery art in the five selected technical universities in fashion design departments. The study used multistage and stratified sampling techniques to collect data from the respondents. Data was collected using an observation checklist, a closed-ended questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to analyse data. The overall regression was statistically significant R2 = .508, F(20, 228) = 11.794, p < 0.05, indicating that the instructional resources used impacted millinery skills acquired. The study found that cutting scissors, milliners’ pins and straw proofed statistically significant as predicted in the millinery skills acquired by the HND fashion design students, which implied that these were the instructional resources used most often; however, the study also discovered that the essential instructional resources were not available to be used in skills acquisition in millinery art in the technical universities. It was recommended that the technical universities support the fashion design departments to acquire the needed instructional resources for skill acquisition in milliner art

Prerequisites for Millinery Art Skills Acquisition by Higher National Diploma Fashion Design Students in Ghana

“…This is because most hats and other forms of headdresses are hand-stitched, and the ability to finish millinery products neatly and securely is paramount. However, this can only be achieved when instructional resources for skills acquisition in millinery art are available, adequate and used to transfer the needed skills (Agordah et al, 2023).…”

“…Limited research has been conducted on the skills of millinery art in Ghana. As a result, instructional resources for millinery art skills acquisition are unavailable in the fashion design programs at technical universities in Ghana (Agordah et al, 2023). In 2017, Wovenu conducted a study that evaluated the professional achievements of fashion design graduates in the Ghanaian fashion industry.…”