Design Education in the Anthropocene

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.

List 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

About the author

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).

Product details

• Assisted by: Paul A. Rodgers (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.12.2025
• EAN: 9780367627928
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62792-8
• No. of pages: 174
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Design Research for Change
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; The arts: general issues, DESIGN / General, DESIGN / History & Criticism, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Art forms, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration, The Arts: art forms, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities, The arts: general topics