Notes on the Value of a Design PhD
Much has been written about practice-based research – and design-based research, speci!cally. In the vast body of literature and growing discussions about PhD studies in design (Durling 2002; Schwarzenbach and Hackett 2015; Vaughan 2017; Vaughan and Morrison 2014), strong arguments have been raised...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jap Sam Books
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Cubic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://cubicjournal.org/index.php/cubic/article/view/72 |
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| Summary: | Much has been written about practice-based research – and design-based research, speci!cally. In the vast body of literature and growing discussions about PhD studies in design (Durling 2002; Schwarzenbach and Hackett 2015; Vaughan 2017; Vaughan and Morrison 2014), strong arguments have been raised to persuade ‘traditional’ academia to allocate design its proper place and acknowledge design research as a scientific methodology – and accordingly, to provide design researchers with PhDs (Anderson and Shattuck 2012; Goff and Getaenet 2017; LaMere 2012). This paper joins this effort by reframing this discourse’s fundamental assumptions and motivations while offering a theoretical framework that grounds the disciplinary hold in the academic realm.
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| ISSN: | 2589-7101 |