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Dear Jan, I'm not sure why the possible directions of inquiry in design would be called categories. I don't think of them as categories at all. I think of them as themes or places of inquiry. In any case, my interest in the matter is to better understand how doctoral students describe their work. It is an empirical question, with no ulterior motives. However, I do believe that students may find it useful to think about the broader perspectives within which their work may be understood. It is always a challenge for students--and others--to explain where they believe their contribution is being made. Richard Richard Buchanan Carnegie Mellon University --On Monday, December 20, 2004 1:26 PM +1030 Jan Coker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What is the use to which identification of design research "categories" > will be put? > > Jan Coker > C3-10 Underdale > University of South Australia > +61 8 8302 6919 > fax +61 8 8302 6239 > Relativity teaches us the connection between the different descriptions > of one and the same reality > Albert Einstein >