Educational Design Research

Edited by Jan Van den Akker, Koeno Gravemeijer, Susan McKenney, Nienke Nieveen

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• ISBN: 978-0-415-39635-6
• Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 17th August 2006
• Pages: 176

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About the Book

The field of design research has been gaining momentum over the last five years, particularly in educational studies. As papers and articles have grown in number, definition of the domain is now beginning to standardise. This book fulfils a growing need by providing a synthesised assessment of the use of development research in education. It looks at four main elements:

• background information including origins, definitions of development research, description of applications and benefits and risks associated with studies of this kind
• how the approach can serve the design of learning environments and educational technology
• quality assurance - how to safeguard academic rigor while conducting design and development studies
• a synthesis and overview of the topic along with relevant reflections.

Reviews

'This collection is a good introduction to the issues of design research as a methodology.' - British Journal of Educational Teachnology

Table of Contents

Part 1: What and Why Introducing Educational Design Research. Toward Productive Design Studies Part 2: Examples from the Field Design research from the Learning Design Perspective. Design Research from the Technology Perspective. Design Research from a Curriculum Perspective Part 3: Quality Assessing the Quality of Design Research Proposals: Some Philosophical Perspectives. Balancing Innovation and Risk: Assessing Design Research Proposals. Quality Criteria for Design Research: Evidence and Commitments Part 4: Moving Ahead From Design Research to Large-Scale Impact: Engineering Research in Education. Educational Design Research: The Value of Variety

About the Author(s)

Jan van den Akker is Professor at the Department of Curriculum, University of Twente, the Netherlands, and Director of the National Institute for Curriculum Development.

Koeno Gravemeijer is Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Susan McKenney is Assistant Professor at the Department of Curriculum, University of Twente, the Netherlands.

Nienke Nieveen is Assistant Professor at the Department of Curriculum, University of Twente, the Netherlands.

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