A comparison of the social standing of the design professions in Korea and Australia

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Title: A comparison of the social standing of the design professions in Korea and Australia
Author(s): Chung, Siwah; Whitfield, Allan
Abstract: This study, designed within the tradition of occupational prestige assessment, investigated public perceptions of the social standing of the design professions in both Korea and Australia. The results reveal the design professions as barely differentiated in each country. Collectively they occupy an intermediate level of social standing, though higher for the Koreans than for the Australians. Their perceived level of usefulness is low to the Australians, as is their perceived level of responsibility. Comparisons with the perceptions of design-trained respondents revealed an expected enhancement of the standing of the design professions by the Australian sample, but, surprisingly, no enhancement for the Korean sample. Implications for the design professions are noted.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. National School of Design
Source: Design Studies, Vol. 20, no. 4 (Jul 1999), pp. 381-396
Publication year: 1999
FOR Code(s): 0806 Information Systems; 1203 Design Practice and Management
Keyword(s): Careers; Design studies; Occupational standing; Public perceptions
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0142-694X
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/S0142-694X(98)00023-4
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