New Release: Design and Technology Education: An International Journal – Volume 30, Issue 2 (2025)
Published 2nd September 2025
We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 30, Issue 2 of ‘Design and Technology Education: An International Journal’. This issue presents fresh explorations of how design and technology education can be revitalised through culturally responsive pedagogy, creativity frameworks, and innovative learning environments.
Inside the Issue
Designing Futures
Tilanka Chandrasekera, Tutaleni Asino, and Nicole Colston
This article examines how immersive, culturally grounded pedagogies can transform STEM learning for Native American middle school students. Using VR, AR, and 3D printing alongside place-based and culturally relevant teaching, the authors show how heritage and technology can intersect to strengthen STEM engagement and identity.
Reclaiming Relevance
Andrew Rockliffe
Andrew reframes D&T not as a subject in decline but as a creative powerhouse for the UK curriculum. He introduces a ‘Creative Competency Framework’ of 15 teachable skills, supported by AI-driven assessment tools, and calls for practitioners to share creativity-rich projects to strengthen the subject’s role in education.
Fostering Creativity in School Makerspaces
Larysa Kolesnyk and colleagues
Drawing on Rhodes’ Four Ps model, this research highlights the importance of the learning environment (“Press”) in nurturing creativity. The team presents the Creative Educational Environment Assessment Model, offering educators a framework to evaluate and enhance makerspaces with equity, autonomy, and socio-emotional support in mind.
Cross-Cultural Virtual Design Studio: EINSTUDIO
Barış Gür and colleagues
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of international virtual collaboration, this Erasmus+ project shows how structured methodologies and hybrid models can foster effective teamwork across cultures in Virtual Design Studios, even amid the complexities of remote peer learning.
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