Design research in education : a practical guide for early career researchers Design Research in Education is a practical guide containing all the information required to begin a design research project. Providing an accessible background to the methodological approaches used in design research as well as addressing all the potential issues that early career researchers will encounter the book uniquely helps the early career researcher to gain a full overview of design research and the practical skills needed to get their project off the ground. Based on extensive experience the book also contains multiple examples of design research from both undergraduate and postgraduate students to demonstrate possible projects to the reader. With easy to follow chapters and accessible question and response sections Design Research in Education contains practical advice on a wide range of topics related to design research projects including: The theory of design research what it entails and when it is suitable The formulation of research questions How to structure a research project The quality of research and the methodological issues of validity and reliability How to write up your research The supervision of design research Through its theoretical grounding and practical advice Design Research in Education is the ideal introduction into the field of design based research and is essential reading for Bachelors Masters and PhD students new to the field as well as to supervisors overseeing projects that use design research. Part 1: Theory and Practice What is Design Research in Education History of Design Research in Education Intermezzo 1: A Fictive Dialogue between two Research Approaches Design Principles Conjecture Mapping and Hypothetical Learning Trajectories Research Questions in Design Research Research Quality in Design Research Argumentative Grammars used in Design Research Writing an Empirical Design Research Paper Supervising Design Research in Education Examples Teaching Design Research as a Case of Cultivating a Community of Professional Practice Harvesting Ecosystem Dynamics Through a Computational Model of a Garden Giant Steps for Algebra Explicit Oral and Written Reasoning During Science Argumentation An Embodied Approach to Derivatives Building Bridges: Uniting Students Researchers and Teachers to Improve a Course Easy Equilibrium: Discovery in an Introductory Chemistry Course Rearview Mirrors for the Expert Blind Spot : Usign Design to Access Surgeons Tacit Knowledge and Create Shared Referents for Teaching Childrens Reasoning about Animal Lifecycles: Tradeoffs Across Four Different Designs Linking Design and Theory: Using Conjecture Maps to Focus the Design Research Process in Art Education Literary Education with Narrative Digital Games: From Formulating Research Equestions to Capturing the Design Rationale From Implementer to Co Designer: A Teachers Changing Role in a Design Research Project Using Hypothetical Learning Trajectories in Design Research Reflection and Wish List