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Mathematics in Fashion Programs: Are Graduates Prepared for Today’s Retail Market?
Author(s) -
Enderson Mary C.,
Watson Ginger S.,
Miles Christina G.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family and consumer sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 1077-727X
DOI - 10.1111/fcsr.12377
Subject(s) - coursework , mathematics education , test (biology) , fashion industry , marketing , field (mathematics) , mathematics , business , political science , clothing , paleontology , law , biology , pure mathematics
Fashion programs are no stranger to mathematics and its importance to the field. This study reports on 205 undergraduate fashion marketing and fashion merchandising students who completed a Mathematics for Industry test used to measure their mathematics abilities. New program students were compared to program completers to see if coursework had any impact on improved scores. Findings revealed no differences except for “numbers and computations” where new program students performed better than program completers. This raised questions on the ability of exiting students to operate successfully in industry and retail markets particularly in areas that have direct connections to mathematics.