Exploring Fashion Vocational Practice Process for Students with Multiple Disabilities in Special School

Indonesian special schools face difficulties in discovering comprehensive references on methods and procedures for developing and implementing their curriculum. Subsequently, the purpose is to explore the learning processes of vocational practice in the fashion field at a special school. A qualitative approach and case study method were employed in fashion vocational practice at a special school in Indonesia. The research was conducted on students with multiple disabilities from their first registration to graduation. Interviews and observations were held for three years. The data were then analyzed in a thematic framework. The findings showed that the school carried out diagnostic assessment and identification, curriculum modifications, learning outcomes, and devised annual learning plans for new students. The learning plans were formulated based on the results of reflections, monitoring, and periodic evaluations to assess their development. The learning processes yielded more favorable results with the support of teachers, students’ parents, therapists, and other stakeholders. In conclusion, these findings provide an example to develop and implement a special school curriculum to recognize the talents of those students with special needs, to prepare them for the future.