Appraising structural textile design as a life skill in the employment sector in Uganda: a case of students living in and outside school.
Abstract
The study was meant to analyze the appraising structural textile design as a life skill in the
employment sector in Uganda: a case of students living in and outside school. More so, the thesis
was based on the following objectives on relation to the study topic.
i. To establish important methods and ways of creative thinking while in lecture rooms and
outside among students.
ii. To explore more variable talent through testing students on their creativity specifically in
textile design.
The research presents life skills that students can embark on to sustain themselves favourably in
competitive local and global market. This research enlightes students to adopt and master some
techniques, hence specify some of the affordable machines and looms to use for the start this
acquiring experience in the field that creates jobs to society.
The available literature about textile design and the visualization concepts were analyzed and
depended on in order for the study .Respondent's contributions from interviews, discussions and
reports of data collected from observed textile designers experts' creations were highly called for
and examined.
The research involves the qualitative analysis that was done included published case histories
and interviews that enabled a researcher to compile the final report.
The researcher analyzed the different textile fabrics produced and the materials used plus the
different techniques used to produce them using specified looms that students can use to acquire
life skills to earn a living.
The research contains all information about textile designers work experiences, that can be
gained by students practically hence they are equipped with skill and knowledge from the
workplace and studio that enables them produce works hence creating employment to them.