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pEdagogy and InstItutIonal approachEsproblems relating to the social and environmental impact
of the fashion industry are presented.
In Collaborating across Universities and Industry to
offer online Educational opportunities for Social
responsibility, Marsha Dickson, University of Delaware,
Suzanne Loker, Cornell University, and Molly Eckman,
Colorado State University, USA, describe the development
of an online series of courses, ‘Socially Responsible Apparel
Production and Sourcing’, for post-baccalaureate students
and industry professionals, initially offered to students
from the three universities. The types of courses created,
their formats, the challenges of offering courses across
universities, and how they are sustaining the courses
beyond the funding period are discussed.
Educating for a Socially responsible Fashion Industry at
AMFI, Amsterdam summarises the institutional approach
taken to teaching about the social and environmental
impact of the fashion industry. Patricia Brien, Linnemore
Nefdt, Jan de Vries and Jan Piscaer, AMFI, The Netherlands,
describe some of the key aspects of the curricula.
We present two examples of New Course Units on
Ethical Fashion, offered at the London College of Fashion
and University of the Creative Arts, UK, within fashion
courses. Full summaries of these courses are available
online.
Caroline Gilbey, University of the Creative Arts (Epsom),
UK, describes Student Experiences of raising Ethical
Issues during Placement in her contribution. Many
students felt frustrated at companies’ lack of understanding
about social responsibility and found it difficult to obtain
information.