The field of design research has been gaining momentum over the last five years, particularly in educational studies. As papers and articles have grown in number, definition of the domain is now beginning to standardise. This book fulfils a growing need by providing a synthesised assessment of the use of development research in education. It looks at four main elements: background information including origins, definitions of development research, description of applications and benefits and risks associated with studies of this kind how the approach can serve the design of learning environments and educational technology quality assurance - how to safeguard academic rigor while conducting design and development studies a synthesis and overview of the topic along with relevant reflections.
Authors: Jan Van den Akker, Koeno Gravemeijer, Susan McKenney, Nienke Nieveen
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-11-22 - Publisher: Routledge
The field of design research has been gaining momentum over the last five years, particularly in educational studies. As papers and articles have grown in number, definition of the domain is now beginning to standardise. This book fulfils a growing need by providing a synthesised assessment of the use of
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-23 - Publisher: Routledge
The key question this book addresses is how to identify and create optimal conditions for the kind of learning and development that is especially important for effectively functioning in the 21st century. Taking a new approach to this long-debated issue, it looks at how a design research-based science of learning
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-11 - Publisher: Springer
Showcasing exemplars of how various aspects of design research were successfully transitioned into and influenced, design practice, this book features chapters written by eminent international researchers and practitioners from industry on the Impact of Design Research on Industrial Practice. Chapters written by internationally acclaimed researchers of design analyse the findings
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-06-10 - Publisher: Routledge
This book offers state-of-the-art ‘tools for thinking’ for urban designers, planners and decision-makers. Thematically it focuses on the contexts of problems in urban design and places community spaces at the heart of urban design research. The book provides practicable tools for network modelling and visualization in urban design research. Step-by-step
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986-10-02 - Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
A how-to book offering systematic coverage of this emerging field. Defines research and design and explains how they relate. Resolves the ``applicability gap,'' which may prevent the application of valuable research to design needs, by tying the research concept into the special needs of design professionals. Includes considerable discussion of