Design knowledge or design, communication and culture?
"The problem with any debate over design is that the intellectual resources with which the debate is typically engaged are themselves located within the field, and the competing definitions of design is the terrain over which struggles are fought and the resources used in those struggles. Each actor (or in this case, each designer) engages in these struggles and does so from a position within the field; each has a situated viewpoint and this viewpoint shapes the analysis of the field (Bourdieu, 1983). Thus, there is a need to be able to view the field afresh, from a perspective that is not associated with any specific position within the field but rather objectifies the field. This is not to argue for an 'ultimate-truth' perspective, but rather to suggest that, in order to be able to analyse the debates, one needs specific kinds of tools. Designers work with knowledge to 'do' design. When analysing the field of design the object of study has now shifted: it is not the design object but knowledge itself as an object that is being studied. For engineering a bridge, engineering knowledge is valuable; for designing a house, architectural knowledge is valuable. For analysing knowledge, a theory of knowledge itself is valuable."
(Lucila Carvalho, Andy Dong & Karl Maton, 2009, p.485)
Fig.1 Legitimation codes of specialisation Source: Maton (2007:97)
2). Carvalho, L., Dong, A. & Maton, K. (2009) 'Legitimating design: A sociology of knowledge account of the field', Design Studies 30(5): 483-502.
CONTRIBUTOR
Simon PerkinsSHARE
list of scholarly research related resources
"ResearchStudent.com where we understand that the nature of academic study by research is a different ball game to simply completing assigned coursework. We invite anyone undertaking, considering or completing study by research at PhD, Masters, and Honours levels to visit us and share your experiences and insights."
(ResearchStudent.com)
[List of research related resource links.]
CONTRIBUTOR
Simon PerkinsSHARE
Qualitative Research and Quilting: Advice for Novice Researchers
"I am a qualitative researcher and a quilter. I have been a quilter for 25 years. I have been a researcher for 2 years. I have discovered conducting research is a lot like quilting and that the research process is a lot like the creative process of quilting.
...
Traditional quilting involves cutting up fabric into pieces and sewing them back together in a pattern. ... There are five steps to go through in completing a quilt: planning, cutting, sewing, quilting, and binding.
...
How does quilting relate to qualitative research? Recall that there are steps to follow to complete a quilt. There are also steps to follow in carrying out a qualitative research project: planning, data collection, data analysis, and reporting."
(Leigh Ausband, pp. 764-770)
Leigh Ausband, The Qualitative Report Volume 11 Number 4 December 2006 764-770
CONTRIBUTOR
Simon PerkinsSHARE
NUD*IST: Qualitative Data Analysis System
"NUD*IST software was first developed by Tom Richards to support social research by Lyn Richards. One of the first qualitative research programs of its kind, the product stood for 'Non-Numerical Unstructured Data Indexing Searching and Theorizing'. It helps to change the way that qualitative research is conducted."
(QSR International Pty Ltd)
CONTRIBUTOR
The Constellations ProjectSHARE
