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In this article, a general model is proposed for design research in ed- Characteristics and Implications of the Integrative
ucation that grows out of the author’s research and work in related Learning Design Framework
design fields. The model emphasizes the stage sensitivity of (a) re- I propose an integrative learning design (ILD) framework (see
search questions, (b) data and methods, and (c) the need for re- Figure 1) that attempts to provide a comprehensive, yet flexible,
searchers to design artifacts, processes, and analyses at earlier stages guiding framework that positions design research as a socially
constructed, contextualized process for producing educationally
in their research that can then be profitably used (perhaps by differ-
effective interventions with a high likelihood of being used in
ent researchers) in later stages. practice. This framework attempts to move past isolated, indi-
vidual efforts of design research by articulating a logically or-
dered, but dynamic frame that considers both field studies and
n psychological research, the juxtaposition of the words de- experimental research methodologies in advancing the systemic
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FIGURE 1. Merging of design and research processes into the integrative learning design framework.
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