Design literacy - from primary education to universit level
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Digranes I, Nielsen LM: Design literacy - from primary education to universit level. In: Israsena, Tangsantikul, Durling D. Design Research Society 2012: Bangkok, Conference Proceedings, Volume 3, 2012. Design Research Society p. 1348-1356Sammendrag
This paper is based on on-going research into design education at several educational
levels. What is said, and what is done? In the DESIGN LITERACY project, we focus on the
content of a continuous design education, the transition between different educational
levels – from primary education, throughout the university level – in the Norwegian
educational system. Designers, decision makers, investors, and consumers hold different
positions in the design process, but they all make choices that will influence our future.
Design education at primary and secondary level represents both a foundation for
professional design education and a prequalification for the general public’s competence
for decision-making. We ask if there is a coherent connection between the different levels
from primary school to university, and between the intentions and the practice. What is the
reasoning behind the choices of design education of professionals? We have chosen to use
the concept design literacy to address the complex matter of objectives and content in
design education. The project is in its initial stages with an end focus on: What challenges
need to be addressed in design education at different levels in order to boost the
advancement of design literacy?