Studios Abroad: A Challenge in Innovative Pedagogy
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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v29i2.393Keywords:
Study abroad, Pedagogical models, Urban planning, Design studios, Design students, Education abroadAbstract
Study abroad programs offer a unique opportunity to evaluate pedagogic models. The role of studios in design and planning pedagogy has been examined; however, how the general framework of a studio supports other pedagogic models has not been widely discussed. This article assesses a series of urban planning and design studios conducted abroad to illustrate how studios can be enabling environments for urban planning and design students to develop fundamental skills. The article also discusses how interdisciplinary studios expose urban planning students to diverse thinking processes and approaches. The studio environment gives students the opportunity to consider creative alternatives outside of their general planning paradigm. An analysis of learning outcomes supports the conclusion that studios offer a fertile ground for students to experiment and develop ideas; they are essential to urban planning education and allow students to develop a deeper perspective on their profession.
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Wetmore, L.B. & Heumann, L.F. (1988) The changing role of the workshop course in educating planning professionals. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 135-146.
Alexander, E.R. (2005) What Do Planners Need to Know? Identifying Needed Competencies, Methods, and Skills. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol.22, No.2, pp. 91-106.
Banerjee, T. (1985) Environmental Design in the Developing World: Some Thoughts on Design Education. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.5, No.1, pp. 28-38.
Banerjee, T. (1990) Third World City Design: Values, Models and Education. In B. Sanyal [Ed] Breaking the boundaries: a one-world approach to planning education. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 173-189.
Boyer, E.L. & Mitgang, L.D. (1996) Building community: a new future for architecture education and practice, a special report. Princeton, N.J.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Bryant, A., & Charmaz, K. (2007). The SAGE Handbook of Grounded Theory: SAGE Publications Ltd.
Dandekar, H.C. (2008) Commentary, A Multiuniversity Planning Studio at the World Planning Congress: An Opportunity for International Planning Education. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.28, No.3, pp. 382-390.
Dutton, T.A. (1987) Design and Studio Pedagogy. Journal of Architectural Education, Vol.41, No.1, pp. 16-25.
Dutton, T.A. [Ed] (1991) Voices in Architectural Education. New York: Bergin & Garvey.
Elwood, S.A. (2004) Experiential Learning, Spatial Practice, and Critical Urban Geographies. Journal of Geography, Vol.103, No.2, pp. 55-63.
Forsyth, A. & Crewe, K. (2006) Research in Environmental Design: Definitions and Limits. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol.23, No.2, pp. 160-175.
Forsyth, A., Lu, H., & McGirr, P. (2000) Service Learning in an Urban Context: Implications for Planning and Design Education. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol.17, No.3, pp. 236-259.
Frank, A.I. (2006) Three Decades of Thought on Planning Education. Journal of Planning Literature, Vol.21, No.1, pp. 15-67.
Freire, P. (1986) Pedagogy of the oppressed. Translated by M. B. Ramos. New York: Continuum. Original edition, 1970, translated from the original Portuguese manuscript in 1968.
Friedmann, J. (1996) The Core Curriculum in Planning Revisited. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.15, No.2, pp. 89-104.
Gadotti, M. (1996) Pedagogy of praxis: a dialectical philosophy of education. Translated by J. Milton. Albany: State University of New York Press.
Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (1967). The discovery of grounded theory; strategies for qualitative research. Chicago: Aldine Pub. Co.
Goldsmith, W.W. (1999) What's Under the Bed? City, Pasta, or Commie: Reflections on Teaching American Students in Italy. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.19, No.2, pp. 193-200.
Grant, J. & Manuel, P. (1995) Using a Peer Resource Learning Model in Planning Education. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.15, No.1, pp. 51-57.
Heumann, L.F. & Wetmore, L.B. (1984) A Partial History of Planning Workshops: The Experience of Ten Schools from 1955 to 1984. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.4, No.2, pp. 120-130.
Higgins, M., Aitken-Rose, E. & Dixon, J. (2009) The Pedagogy of the Planning Studio: A View from Down Under. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 8-30.
Hodge, G. (1980) On Linking Planning Knowledge and Action in the Classroom. Ekistics, Vol.285, (Nov./Dec.1980), pp. 459-463.
IIE – Institute of International Education (2017a) Leading Institutions by Study Abroad Total, 2014/15. Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (online). Available at http://www.iie.org/opendoors (accessed 22 July 2017).
IIE – Institute of International Education (2017b) Top 25 Institutions Hosting International Students, 2014/15. Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (online). Available at http://www.iie.org/opendoors (accessed 22 July 2017).
Kotval, Z. (2003) Teaching Experiential Learning in the Planning Curriculum. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 297-308.
Kraft, R.J., Ballantine, J. & Garvey, D. (1994) Study Abroad or International Travel: The Case of Semester at Sea. International Review, Vol.4, pp. 23-61. Cited in Sowa, P.A. (2002) How Valuable Are Student Exchange Programs? New Directions for Higher Education, Vol.117, pp. 63-70.
Kreditor, A. (1990) The Neglect of Urban Design in the American Academic Succession. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 155-163.
Lang, J. (1983) Teaching Planning to City Planning Students. An Argument for the Studio / Workshop Approach. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 122-129.
Marques da Silveira, L.R. (2006) Sobre o conceito de ateliê integral e algumas práticas de ensino. Textos em Reforma Curricular, Pedagogia. UFSC. Available at http://www.arq.ufsc.br Accessed October 25, 2010.
Moore, K.D. (2001) The Scientist, the Social Activist, the Practitioner and the Cleric: Pedagogical Exploration towards a Pedagogy of Practice. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol.18, No.1, pp. 59-79.
Perloff, H.S. (1957) Education for planning: city, state & regional. Essays. Baltimore: Published for Resources for the Future by Johns Hopkins Press.
Salama, A.M. (2009) Transformative Pedagogy in Architecture & Urbanism. Salingen, Germany: Umbau-Verlag.
Salama, A.M. & Wilkinson, N. [Eds] (2007) Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. Gateshead, UK: The Urban International Press.
Sanoff, H. (2007) Community Based Design Learning: Democracy and Collective Decision Making. In A.M. Salama & N. Wilkinson [Eds] Design Studio Pedagogy: Horizons for the Future. Gateshead, UK: The Urban International Press.
Sanyal, B. (1990) Breaking the boundaries: a one-world approach to planning education. New York: Plenum Press.
Schön, D. A. (1985). The Design Studio: An Exploration of Its Traditions and Potential. London: RIBA Publications Ltd.
Schön, D. A. (1987) Educating the reflective practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Schön, D. A. (1988). Toward a Marriage of Artistry & Applied Science in the Architectural Design Studio. Journal of Architectural Education, 41(4), 4-10.
Seidel, A.D. (1981) Teaching Environment and Behavior: Have We Reached the Design Studios? Journal of Architectural Education, Vol.34, No.3, pp. 8-13.
Sletto, B. (2010) Educating Reflective Practitioners: Learning to Embrace the Unexpected through Service Learning. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.29, No.4, pp. 403-415.
Smith, K. (2011) Curiositas and Studiositas: Investigating Student Curiosity and the Design Studio. International Journal of Art & Design Education, Vol.30, No.2, pp. 161-175.
Sowa, P.A. (2002) How Valuable Are Student Exchange Programs? New Directions for Higher Education, Vol.117, pp. 63-70.
Walliss, J. & Greig, J. (2009) Graduate Design Education: The Case for an Accretive Model. International Journal of Art & Design Education, Vol.28, No.3, pp. 287-295.
Wetmore, L.B. & Heumann, L.F. (1988) The changing role of the workshop course in educating planning professionals. Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol.7, No.3, pp. 135-146.
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Macedo, J. (2017). Studios Abroad: A Challenge in Innovative Pedagogy. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 29(2), 63–78. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v29i2.393
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