Factors That Shape Design Thinking. Gray, C. M International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 18(3):8–20, 2013.
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A wide range of design literature discusses the role of the studio and its related pedagogy in the development of design thinking. Scholars in a variety of design disciplines pose a number of factors that potentially affect this development process, but a full understanding of these factors as experienced from a critical pedagogy or student perspective is lacking. In this study, the experiences of six first-year design students were examined as they evolved in their conceptions of design. Data was collected during a series of three interviews. Analysis of data confirmed and recontextualized factors identified in the literature. Additional factors relating to group work, culture shock, critique, individual versus group identity, and the design influence of professors, mentors, and curricula are identified and reported. Opportunities for future research are identified.
@ARTICLE{Gray2013-jg,
  title    = "Factors That Shape Design Thinking",
  author   = "Gray, Colin M",
  journal  = "International Journal of Technology and Design Education",
  volume   =  18,
  number   =  3,
  pages    = "8--20",
  abstract = "A wide range of design literature discusses the role of the studio
              and its related pedagogy in the development of design thinking.
              Scholars in a variety of design disciplines pose a number of
              factors that potentially affect this development process, but a
              full understanding of these factors as experienced from a critical
              pedagogy or student perspective is lacking. In this study, the
              experiences of six first-year design students were examined as
              they evolved in their conceptions of design. Data was collected
              during a series of three interviews. Analysis of data confirmed
              and recontextualized factors identified in the literature.
              Additional factors relating to group work, culture shock,
              critique, individual versus group identity, and the design
              influence of professors, mentors, and curricula are identified and
              reported. Opportunities for future research are identified.",
  year     =  2013,
  url      = "https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1119596"
}

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