Dear David,
Reading Amanda's post jogged my memory.
Wondering if you've found the extensive body of research from the 80s and
90s highly critical of apprenticeship in design education and
characterised by the phrase 'sitting with Nellie'?
Cal Swann, Michael Tovey and others produced detailed criticisms of the
failure of Design curricula that use this approach.
Similar criticisms are also found in a variety of other professional fields.
Google scholar searches on "sitting with nellie design" pick up many of
those papers in the first 300 items.
Best wishes,
Terry
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Amanda
Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2012 6:57 AM
To: Dr Terence Love
Subject: Re: Apprenticeships
Dear David,
I found this paper useful in researching creative education.
Guile, D., & Okumoto, K. (2007). 'We are trying to reproduce a crafts
apprenticeship': from Government Blueprint to workplace-generated
apprenticeship in the knowledge economy. Journal of Vocational Education &
Training, 59(4), 551 - 574.
It's about the future development of apprenticeship in the creative sector
in the UK and internationally, and supports the idea that design is best
learnt as a situated form of practice.
Best wishes
Dr Amanda Bill
Institute of Design for Industry and Environment College of Creative Arts
Massey University, Wellington New Zealand
+64 4 8015799 ex 62555
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On 2/02/12 3:55 AM, "David Balkwill" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear all,
This is a rather pragmatic question, some way away from most of the
discussions on this list, but I'm sure you'll forgive me.
What does anyone know about the use of apprentice schemes in design
education?
I'm primarily interested in product design, but other areas may have
interesting examples.
I know about the French set up based initially on their BTS exams, but who
else is working on this?
I suppose that a secondary question might look at what anyone thinks about
these schemes?
Looking forward to your input.
Regards
David
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