Editorial. Special edition of the ADCHE Journal, on best practice in the PhD in Design

This output refers to a special edition of the journal Art Design Communication in Higher Education, published by Intellect on behalf of the national HE Academy for Art Design and Communication. Durling and Friedman were invited to edit a special edition to highlight best practice in the PhD in design internationally. A substantial editorial introduces, discusses, and evidences the background and issues arising. A number of key authors in the field were invited to submit papers dealing with a spread of topics including: the role of the artefact; characterising creative-production; the future of the practice-based doctorate; and a comparative study of a successful professional doctorate.
This was one of two journal special editions at the time, the other being Durling, Friedman and Gutherson. Editors. (2003) Special edition of the International Journal of Design Sciences and Technology, on doctorates in design, 10(2). Europia: France. ISSN 1630-7267. This also contains a substantial evidenced editorial titled 'Debating the practice-based PhD'.