I'd like to recommend Meredith Davis's article in the International Journal
of Design for an excellent treatment of the place that research has in the
academic world of design. The focus is on American PhD programs in design,
but in my experience in Europe and Korea, the same issues apply there as
well.
Her article treats many of the issues that repeatedly come up in this
discussion list.
Davis, M. (2008). Why Do We Need Doctoral Study in Design?
http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/481
(If you don't know this journal, you should: www.ijdesign.org. )
Don
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