>Rosan asks:
>"Will graphic design Ph.D programs really benefit, graphic design and
>how?".
>
>I have only one ansver to that: Those who run the programs would believe in
>a Yes. Otherwise I guess they would have trouble with matching their belief
>structure with what they do, i.e. experience moral dissonance. Others,
>especially the rebels who need to carve out a different faith to make room
>for competing solutions would likely say No. Any conclusion offered would
>be an article of faith, propaganda to win a war, or pure speculation.
This doesn't preclude speculation on specific plausible effects.
Since I don't join my President in the lionization of faith-based
programs, I would love to hear solid reason but the specifics of
faith systems would be quite interesting if that's all that is
available. Social constructions and Word-of-God alike accepted
gleefully.
Let me do some multiple rewording of Rosan's rewording of my question
to avoid the impression that "yes" or "no" might be useful answers:
What plausible design Ph.D work would be of benefit to the practice
of graphic design?
What sort of non-practice issues would holders of a Ph.D introduce
into graphic design programs?
What roles should holders of a Ph.D play in the teaching of graphic
design practice?
If teaching in graphic design programs were primarily by holders of a
Ph.D, how would this affect what would be taught or learned in the
programs?
Please feel free to answer these questions for a general design Ph.D
as well as degrees in a specific field such as a graphic design Ph.D.
Answers for other-than-graphic-design design fields would be of
interest and probably illuminating of graphic design questions.
If you know about places where a shift to Ph.D holders as teachers
has taken place, reports on observed effects would be even more
useful than speculation.
Gunnar
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