‘PARTICIPATION’ AS A STRATEGIC AND CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH IN DESIGN EDUCATION

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 771 - 783, 01.07.2025

Sevi Merter , Özgen Osman Demirbaş

https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1674063

Abstract

This study discusses that enhanced participation have the potential to enhance learning by establishing a more grounded dialogue between instructors and students in the design studio. It draws upon the constructivist view of project-based design learning and the concept of participation, defined as a mutual and continuous learning process. First, a workshop was conducted with instructors and students to set a foundation for the main discussion through participants’ views. Then, the outcomes were implemented in a second-year undergraduate industrial design course. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a focus group in addition to an interview with the course coordinator. The results show that participation helps students make sense of both design and learning processes, despite diverse motivations and preferences in learning and participation.

Keywords

Constructivism , Design Education , Participatory Approach , Project-Based Design Learning

TASARIM EĞİTİMİNDE STRATEJİK VE YAPILANDIRMACI BİR PEDAGOJİK YAKLAŞIM OLARAK “KATILIM”

Abstract

Bu çalışma, artırılmış katılım fırsatlarının tasarım stüdyosunda eğitmenler ve öğrenciler arasında daha gerçekçi bir diyalog kurarak öğrenmeyi geliştirme potansiyeline sahip olduğu konusunu tartışmakta ve proje tabanlı tasarım öğreniminin yapılandırmacı görüşüne ve karşılıklı ve sürekli bir öğrenme süreci olarak tanımlanan katılım kavramına dayanmaktadır. İlk olarak, katılımcıların görüşleri aracılığıyla ana tartışmaya bir temel oluşturmak için eğitmenler ve öğrencilerle bir atölye çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ardından, elde edilen çıktılar bir ikinci sınıf endüstriyel tasarım dersinde uygulanmıştır. Ders koordinatörü ile yapılan bir görüşmeye ek olarak öğrenciler ile yarı yapılandırılmış bir odak grup çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sonuçlar, öğrenme ve katılım konusundaki farklı motivasyon ve tercihlere rağmen, katılımın öğrencilerin hem tasarım hem de öğrenme süreçlerini anlamlandırmalarına yardımcı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Yapılandırmacılık , Tasarım Eğitimi , Katılımcı Yaklaşım , Proje Tabanlı Tasarım Öğrenimi

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