Managing interdisciplinarity: a discussion of the contextual review in design research

摘要: Design issues typically emerge from multifaceted social situations, making design research investigations ones of adequately contextualized application. Where this is the case review literature must navigate multiple fields while also resolving relations between orthodox disciplinary and non-disciplinary sources knowledge, including those emanating design’s strong vocational foundations. Managing contextual frameworks to arrive at a creative fusion methods principles represents significant practical intellectual challenge for students supervisors. The on ‘Mode 2’ knowledge production in higher education can provide guidance here, describing that fundamentally applied, industry-oriented interdisciplinary. paper draws theoretical discussion reflexive situated nature Mode 2 establish some parameters applied research, complementing with three narrative studies professional doctorate projects an Australian university.