Visual Research in Fashion and Textile Design Undergraduate Education and Implications for Pedagogy.

Research question What is visual research and what functions does it serve in fashion and textile design students ’ learning experience and practice? Aims of research • To form a functioning definition of ‘visual research ’ in the context of fashion and textile design education based on empirical data and relevant literature. • To investigate the process of visual research in a longitudinal ethnographic study of fashion and textile design students. • To consider the ways in which the students engage with Victoria and Albert Museum in their visual research. • To present a contribution to new knowledge through the development of a theoretical framework of visual research to inform future design pedagogy