Category: ARP – Final Submission 30th Jan 2026
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Integration Of Feedback for the Future:
The structure and focus of the Winter Break above task directly respond to feedback gathered from using the 3×3 Summer Project as part of the ARP on my PGcert study, particularly around the idea of purpose, accessibility, and the need for stronger integration into studio practice. Students mentioned that engagement was highest when the value…
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Ethics:
Draft one of my Ethical action plan below: My existing research practice is grounded in visual research and studio-based inquiry, which often operates at a distance from direct human participation (Sullivan, 2010; Barrett and Bolt, 2014). This form of research typically takes place within books, archives, and visual collections, with references subsequently interpreted and developed…
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My Research Question:
In my teaching practice as a design tutor at the London College of Fashion, I have observed a recurring lack of personal engagement and a tendency towards prescriptive approaches within students’ visual research for design projects. This has become particularly evident during early-stage discussions of research imagery at the outset of projects, most notably within…
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3X3 Project Brief and Lists:
Below is the brief for the 3X3 task given to students in June 2025: Below is the reading list that accompanied the above summer research task: Below is the film list provided to students along side the above brief: Lastly, Below is the locations provided to students to visit: When I look back at the…
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Student Facing Feedback form:
The purpose of the feedback form below was to understand how the 3×3 Summer Project has influenced student learning, research practice, creativity, and personal engagement with ideas, and whether it has improved engagement with non-traditional research forms. It is designed to capture both quantitative and qualitative data that can inform future course development, strengthen task relevance, and…
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Research Methodology:
This research adopts a qualitative, reflective approach grounded in my teaching practice as a design tutor at the London College of Fashion, mainly focused on year two students (year two as a curriculum is based on mimicing industry practice through simulated or live projects). The methodology has emerged from a desire to better understand how…
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Rationale:
I designed the 3×3 Summer Project for Year 2 BA Menswear students as a way to help them develop a deeper, more individual connection to their research practice. At this stage of their course, students are beginning to define who they are as designers — their points of reference, their creative language, and their critical…
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References:
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G., Williams, J.M., Bizup, J. & FitzGerald, W.T. (2016) The craft of research. 4th edn. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-23973-6. Collins, H. (2025) Creative Research: Research Theory and Practice for the Creative Industries. 3rd edn. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Earnshaw, R. (2023) ‘Research and Development in Creativity’, in Creativity in Art,…