Overview

This volume examines emerging practice and research in design education rooted in the context of significant global issues. A diverse set of international contributors present novel design education research that seeks to make significant social, economic, cultural and environmental change. Topics covered include fashion, sustainability, creativity, social justice, museum education, climate change, environmentalism, and empathy. The chapters draw a link between current research practice and theory and future challenges for the field. The book will be of interest to scholars working in communication design, graphic design, design research, and information design.

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Author:   Paul A. Rodgers (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367627928

ISBN 10:   0367627922
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   26 December 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors Introduction Paul A. Rodgers Chapter1 Dare to Intervene - Facilitating learning and caring in design education Stephanie Carleklev Chapter 2 Change by Design: Reinventing V&A Museum Learning for the 21st Century Helen Charman Chapter 3 Difference and Diversity - Mapping Relations Between Teaching Creative Practice and Education for Social Justice in Higher Education Chi Roberts Chapter 4 Designing the Future Workforce through STEAM Education Laura Ferrarello & Sina Sareh Chapter 5 The Fashion + Sustainability Paradox: Is Education a Way Forward? Catherine Glover Chapter 6 Using Empathy as a Teaching Methodology in Design Institutions with Reference to India Arshiya Kapoor & Mathew Kurien Chapter 7 New Sustainable Creative Didactics in a Design for Change Education Thomas Østergaard Chapter 8 Discourse. Designing a Fashion Practice Research Methodology Susan Postlethwaite Chapter 9 The Role of Visual Communication Design in Developing Strategies for Effective Environmental Campaigns Tyhe Reading & Mark Roxburgh Chapter 10 Ego to Eco: Changing Perspectives on Nature and the Environment within Design Education Joanna Rucklidge & Elizabeth Freeman Chapter 11 The Social Designer: Pedagogy, Education and Practice Dina Shahar & Jonathan Ventura# Index

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Author Information

Paul A. Rodgers is Professor of Design at the University of Strathclyde, Department of Design Manufacturing & Engineering Management and was the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Design Leadership Fellow (2017 - 2021).

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