Innovative Forms of Education in Art and Design: Overview and Prospects

Abstract

The latest educational technologies and courses in art and design are the focus of this paper. Various practice-based graduate courses such as the practicebased Ph.D., the Art Ph.D., practice-based research, and practice-led research, and others, are of particular interest. The authors argue that traditional education is no longer capable of meeting today’s smart society’s needs with its focus on information, technology, and creativity. By establishing convergent teaching principles, these new graduate courses provide career-oriented education that fuses theory and practice. These innovative courses aim to reinforce practical/applied and research skills and bring together theoretical findings and practical representation forms. With today’s growing interest in projectbased and practice-based research, the authors examine the evolution of educational and academic standards and analyze the background of project-based activity in art and design education. Based on their in-depth study of international experience and postgraduate European art and design programs, they draw a range of conclusions and take a detailed look at practice-based research Ph.D. As Ph.D. programs become more diverse and the choice is continually growing, the authors feel that the traditional teaching and research role of a Ph.D. student is becoming outmoded. Becoming a key resource for creating innovative Ph.D. programs, today’s practice-based Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in art and design focus on applied research, the effectiveness of which is beyond question. Practice-based Ph. Ds, which are increasingly becoming the subject of academic debate, clearly show the shift taking place in views on graduate study standards. In today’s educational and academic learning models, the dichotomy between theory and practice is erased with practical research bringing together methodologies based on academic and practical results. The development of integrative methodology is greatly advanced through practical research cases, the effectiveness of which largely depends on the educational establishment’s management’s dedication to updating traditional learning formats. The paper offers a brief review of the leading practice-based Ph.D. discussion platforms while also introducing a wide variety of foreign-language sources, in which this new phenomenon and various practical research models are analyzed, into the academic field.