A continuum of measures of validity for research in the making fields
David Wang
With the growth of “making” doctorates in design-related fields comes need to define how dissertations these achieve doctoral robustness. This paper first suggests that this new category degree is justifiable from a historical point view. A brief survey PhD emerged European tradition, and its trajectory through centuries, reveals there have been previous changes areas study deemed worthy distinction. On view, we can justify awarding fields, art architecture, on grounds. The aspect has remained constant years, however, signifies inclusion community learners and, turn, learning positively impacted human general. Making should therefore not be so unique exclusive they separate themselves historic community-building role played. second part way towards inclusivity. proposes “continuum measures research validity” help researchers (and evaluators) making anchor their logic roots scientific method. continuum purposefully broad, beginning with standard research, but stretching those all fictive constructions. Within broad continuum, comfortably fall within scope using expanded definitions for validity. concludes four recommendations candidates committees guide them, emerging as whole.
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