Design and Technology Education: An International Journal Special Edition

摘要

In this special issue of the journal we are presenting a selection of papers from the third DRS/CUMULUS conference. Entitled Learn × Design, and held in Chicago, it had an ambitious range of topics from theoretical research to practical application. The assumption was that at a career level, the intention in the study of design is to create a well-crafted, aesthetic fit of form to function, materials, and tools. We can interpret each designed product in terms of a narrative about the culture from which it evolved, about the person who produced it, and the values and practices of both. Design academics who have engaged in scholarship and research to develop theories and principles about learning had the opportunity to present their work at the event. For many the classroom could be a laboratory in which they test and validate new approaches and thus extend policy and practice.