This volume thoroughly discusses methods and strategies appropriate for conducting design and development research.
Rich with examples and explanations, the book describes actual strategies that researchers have used to conduct
two major types of design and development research: 1) product and tool research and 2) model research. Common
challenges confronted by researchers in the field when planning and conducting a study are explored and procedural
explanations are supported by a wide variety of examples taken from current literature. Samples of actual research
tools are also presented. Important features in Design and Development Research include: concise checklists at
the end of each chapter to give a clear summary of the steps involved in the various phases of a project; an examination
of the critical types of information and data often gathered in studies, and unique procedures for collecting these
data; examples of data collection instruments, as well as the use of technology in data collection; and, a discussion
of the process of extracting meaning from data and interpreting product and tool and model research findings.
Design and Development Research is appropriate for both experienced researchers and those preparing to become researchers.
It is intended for scholars interested in planning and conducting design and development research, and is intended
to stimulate future thinking about methods, strategies, and issues related to the field.