Examining Practical, Everyday Theory Use in Design Research

Jordan Beck; Erik Stolterman

doi:10.1016/j.sheji.2016.01.010

Examining Practical, Everyday Theory Use in Design Research

Jordan Beck, Erik Stolterman

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This paper discusses how theories (as objects) are used in articles published in Design Studies. While theory and theory construction have been given time and attention in the literature, less is known about how researchers put theories to work in their written texts—about “practical, everyday” theory use. In the present paper, we examine 32 articles and synthesize six models of “theory use” based on our examination.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	125-140
Number of pages	16
Journal	She Ji
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2016.01.010
State	Published - Jun 1 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Education
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Management of Technology and Innovation

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