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- Title
- Epistemological positions in design research: a brief review of the literature
- Author(s)
- Feast, Luke; Melles, Gavin
- Abstract
- Design research is not simply concerned with speculations regarding the relationship of theory and practice. Design research also brings out significant questions regarding the nature of research and the position occupied by the doctorate in university education. This paper reviews the major epistemological positions informing theories of design research. Analyses of examples from subjectivist, constructivist and objectivist epistemologies are presented. The paper concludes by considering the pedagogical implications of the role of disciplinarity in discourses of design research. The paper does not aim to seek statistical generalization but rather to explore the complexity of the issue.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Source
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education (ConnectED 2010), Sydney, Australia, 28 June - 01 July 2010
- Publication year
- 2010
- FOR Code(s)
- 1201 Architecture; 1203 Design Practice and Management
- Keyword(s)
- Design education; Design research; Doctorate; Literature review; University education
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales
- Publisher URL
- http://www.connected2010.com.au
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2010 The University of New South Wales. Paper reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher.
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- Peer reviewed
