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Getting Real: A Student Perspective on Benefits and Challenges of Incorporating Industry Projects into the Classroom
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings
  • Elena Karpova, Iowa State University
  • Sara Marcketti, Iowa State University
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PPD: Pedagogy and Professional Development
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Learning through industry collaborations in classroom activities is critical in decreasing the gap between the real world and the academic environment. Challenges drawn from industry can increase student knowledge and future employability (Collins, Curtis, Curtis & Stevenson, 2007; Cox & King, 2006; Fleischmann, 2011). Yet, most academic programs focus largely on increasing student cognitive skills and few incorporate activities using industry collaborations (Fleischmann, 2011). Such collaborations are especially critical for industry-based majors, such as textiles and apparel. This is particularly crucial given research findings that academic curricula largely lack “an integration of both industry and the academy” (Wright, Cushman & Nicholson, 2002, p. 122).

Citation Information
Elena Karpova and Sara Marcketti. "Getting Real: A Student Perspective on Benefits and Challenges of Incorporating Industry Projects into the Classroom" (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elena_karpova/47/