Prerequisites for Millinery Art Skills Acquisition by Higher National Diploma Fashion Design Students in Ghana
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Date
2023
Authors
Agordah, Faustina Emefa
Jacqueline, Kisato
Isika, Juliet Kaindi
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EANSO
Abstract
The art of millinery has been in decline despite its significant contribution to
the performance of fashion design students in the industry. This study
investigated the prerequisite skills of HND fashion design students in the
acquisition of millinery art skills in technical universities in Ghana. The
sample consisted of 249 HND level 200 students and 31 millinery art lecturers
from five selected Technical Universities. The study employed multistage and
stratified sampling methods to gather data from the participants. Data was
gathered through the utilisation of an interest inventory and a semi-structured
interview guide. The study data was analysed using frequency tables to assess
the relationship between prerequisite skills and the acquisition of millinery art
skills. A Chi-square Test of Independence was conducted to examine the
association between the millinery art skills acquired and practised in the
participants’ institutions. The findings revealed that the students possessed the
necessary skills and exhibited a genuine interest in millinery art before
enrolling in the Fashion Design program. However, their interest waned
following their instruction in millinery art at different educational institutions.
The null hypothesis indicating that there is no relationship between the
institution attended and the millinery art skills acquired and practised by
students, was rejected based on the statistical analysis. The chi-square value
was 135.42, with 4 degrees of freedom and a sample size of 249. The p-value
was found to be 0.000, which is less than the significance level of 0.05. The
study suggests that Technical Universities should assist lecturers in obtaining
industrial training in millinery art. This will improve the acquisition of
millinery art skills.
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Keywords
Prerequisite skills, Millinery, Acquisition, Interest, Fashion
Citation
Agordah, F., Jacqueline, K., & Kaindi, I. (2023). Prerequisites for Millinery Art Skills Acquisition by Higher National Diploma Fashion Design Students in Ghana. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 6(2), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.6.2.1411