Growth of Undergraduate Education in Design in the United States, 1988-2012.

DESIGN education; HIGHER education; UNDERGRADUATE programs; CULTURE; UTILITARIANISM; VOCATIONAL education; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; DESIGNERS; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY

The article offers information on the disciplinary growth in undergraduate education in design in the U.S. from 1988 to 2012. Topics discussed include the higher education system of the U.S. in the late 20th century, the impact of the cultural transformation of the 1970s on the education system, and the ethos of utilitarianism. Also mentioned are the growth of professional and vocational education, the ethos of designers and the promotion of the ethos of entrepreneurship through them, and the role of creative and problem-solving activities in fostering innovation.