ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines a product of design education research undertaken by members of the Design Research Society's Special Interest Group in Design Pedagogy. This group began in the UK but has established itself as an international group, chiefly through its biennial conference in design education research. Other research societies have similar strands of research in design education. The Design Society has an annual international conference in Engineering and Product Design Education, and the International Association of Societies of Design Research includes a strand dedicated to design pedagogy research. The book addresses whether or not there are links between design research and design teaching. Design research is an activity which is directed to exploring and understanding the nature of design, its processes and methods. It has loftier academic aspirations than the data-gathering part of the design process.
