Literature
At the end of the V&A exhibition was a wealth of inclusive magazines, creative magazines like the ‘Stammar’ designed typographic zine, more traditional books, an exciting illustrated game, and many more useful references. I was drawn to the game and some of my students are creating a workshop to hold in this space based on our discussions on how to engage the public in this area and to analyse the learnings from the exhibition.
I’ve split my Literature references for my students across the strands of the PG Cert Learning outcomes because I think these areas are a great starting point for both their, and my own, live project research.
LO1 Social justice, disability, and student experience (Knowledge)
Supports critical analysis of disability as a social justice issue affecting access, representation, and participation in learning environments—mirroring student experience in design education.
Analysing how disability and inclusion impact learning and participation in design education
Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (2010) Exploring Disability. 2nd edn. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Garland-Thomson, R. (2011) ‘Misfits: A feminist materialist disability concept’, Hypatia, 26(3), pp. 591–609.
Oliver, M. (1990) The Politics of Disablement. London: Macmillan.
Shakespeare, T. (2014) Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited. 2nd edn. London: Routledge.
Victoria and Albert Museum (2025) Design and Disability. Exhibition, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Available at: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/design-and-disability (Accessed: 17 December 2025).
Sandell, R., Dodd, J. and Garland-Thomson, R. (2010) Re-presenting Disability: Activism and Agency in the Museum. London: Routledge.
LO2 Research design and enquiry (Enquiry)
These sources justify a practice-based, ethical, and inclusive research design, such as evaluating how inclusive design principles influence student engagement.
Developing a feasible, small-scale practitioner research project on inclusive design (Live brief campaign) inspired by the exhibition
Cohen, L., Manion, L. and Morrison, K. (2018) Research Methods in Education. 8th edn. London: Routledge.
Bell, J. and Waters, S. (2018) Doing Your Research Project. 7th edn. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Kember, D. and Gow, L. (1992) ‘Action research as a form of staff development in higher education’, Higher Education, 23(3), pp. 297–310.
Costanza-Chock, S. (2020) Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
LO3 Methods, instruments, and ethical practice (Process)
Supports the design, implementation, and review of methods such as reflective journals, student feedback tools, or small focus groups, with ethical awareness.
Designing and reviewing methods appropriate to your context e.g. My survey and Live brief
Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design. 4th edn. London: Sage.
Moon, J.A. (2004) A Handbook of Reflective and Experiential Learning. London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Braun, V. and Clarke, V. (2006) ‘Using thematic analysis in psychology’, Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), pp. 77–101.
British Educational Research Association (BERA) (2018) Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research. Available at: https://www.bera.ac.uk (Accessed: 17 December 2025).
LO4 Synthesis, evaluation, and communication (Communication)
4. These texts support critical synthesis, evaluation of outcomes, and clear communication of findings in a context-sensitive academic voice.
Presenting findings and critically evaluating impact in contex
Brookfield, S. (2017) Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. 2nd edn. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Biggs, J. and Tang, C. (2011) Teaching for Quality Learning at University. 4th edn. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Candlin, F. (2010) Art, Museums and Touch. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Gazi, A. (2014) ‘Museums and disability: A matter of access?’, Museums & Social Issues, 9(2), pp. 129–143.
Victoria and Albert Museum (2025) Design and Disability: Exhibition interpretation and learning resources. London: V&A.
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