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lubomir: i few ideas but good ones. i find that a lot of designers refer to design research to legitimize their proposals, in effect saying they have done a lot of serious work to come to a design. i suggest everyone does this more or less. but capitalizing on the social reputation of "research" is a cheap rhetorical move that doesn't further the design process. i like about lubomir's suggestion to refocus on paradigms because the quantitative/qualitative distinction doesn't come close to elucidating what designers do to justify a design. it is a distinction that has polarized the methods debate in the social sciences but both of them are descriptive and not particularly directed to what designers need to do. klaus -----Original Message----- From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lubomir Savov Popov Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 11:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Qualitative and Quantitative Information Dear Colleagues, The concepts of the qualitative and the quantitative are actually umbrella terms for two major classes of research paradigms that have emerged and are (predominantly) supported either in the Humanities or in the Sciences. With the advent of Deconstruction, paradigms that for centuries have been "native" to the Humanities have penetrated into the social sciences and have created new epistemological challenges. You can call it the Humanities turn, if you like. The whole conversation might take a completely different turn if we conceptualize design methodology in terms of paradigms. Then the relationships and the interactions will be seen in a new light and actually, very differently from what we do now. Just a few ideas. Best wishes, Lubomir ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------