Journal of the Learning Sciences· 2016Q1
Social Design Experiments: Toward Equity by Design
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Short summary
Social design experimentation is a research approach that reorganizes sociohistorical practices to expand learning and promote social equity, aiming to redress historical injustices for non-dominant communities.
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Key points
- Social design experimentation aims to promote social equity and learning by transforming educational and social circumstances of non-dominant communities.
- The approach integrates traditional design experiment goals with a social agenda to redress historical injustices.
- It focuses on developing theories for the organization of equitable learning opportunities.
- Two examples demonstrate how reorganizing sociohistorical community practices can expand learning.
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Abstract
In this article, we advance an approach to design research that is organized around a commitment to transforming the educational and social circumstances of members of non-dominant communities as a means of promoting social equity and learning. We refer to this approach as social design experimentation. The goals of social design experiments include the traditional aim of design experiments to create theoreticallygrounded and practical educational interventions, the social agenda of ameliorating and redressing historical injustices, and the development of theories focused on the organization of equitable learning opportunities. To illustrate how we use social design methodology, we present two examples that strategically reorganized the sociohistorical practices of communities to expand learning as a key goal. We conclude with a discussion of the opportunities this approach creates for learning scientists to form effective research partnerships with community members, as well as the responsibilities it entails for creating a more just society.
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Field: Human Factors and Ergonomics
Human Factors and ErgonomicsSocial Sciences