About the Journal

Welcome to Design and Technology Education: An International Journal (DEITJ), hosted by Liverpool John Moores University.

Design and Technology Education: An International Journal is a research journal that provides a broad and inclusive platform for all aspects of Design and Technology Education, Design Education and Technology Education in primary, secondary and higher education sectors, initial teacher education (ITE) and continuous professional development (CPD). The mission of the Journal to publish high quality research, scholarly and review articles at the leading edge of development of theories and practices of Design and Technology Education that increase insight, support understanding and add to global discourse.

All content in Design and Technology Education: An International Journal is freely available through open access on the LJMU Library Open Journal Service and is linked to from the Design and Technology Association's website's 'Research' page: https://www.designtechnology.org.uk/for-education/research/. There are no Article Processing Charges (APCs) associated with the inclusion of articles and papers.

The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Journal has moved from the previous hosting site at Loughborough University.  As Editors, we are excited about our new home and look forward to continuing to publish our Open Access Journal and to be able to offer open access to all of the Journal’s Archives.  Historic articles from Loughborough University have now been moved to Liverpool John Moores and are all available under the ‘Archives’ tab on the Journal’s home page. 

Articles are available to anyone who wishes to view or download them.  In order to submit an article it is necessary to register, using the link in the top right hand corner, before uploading a submission or go to “make a submission”.  Registering on the site is also a good idea for those who wish to receive news, updates and notifications about new and upcoming issues.

We are grateful for the support we are receiving from Liverpool John Moores and look forward to welcoming both old and new readers and contributors to our new home.

 

Announcements

Design and Technology Education: An International Journal Volume 30.2 is now published.

2025-04-29

This issue includes research articles from the USA, UK, Norway and Turkey, sharing insights across diverse aspects of design and technology education: from culturally relevant place-based learning with native American middle school students; to nurturing creativity  in schools through makerspaces; to approaches that focus on assessable creative outcomes that prioritise design thinking processes; to the complexities and value of collaboration via a cross-cultural, virtual, design studio with a focal point on peer learning.

In addition, there is an article reflecting on an interpaly between a Rubic's cube and changes in design and technology curricula and a review of a new book that provides "A field Guide to Design Education".

We hope you enjoy the articles in this issue. Comments and questions are welcomed by the editors.  Contact k.stables@gold.ac.uk and/or l.buck@soton.ac.uk

September 2025

Read more about Design and Technology Education: An International Journal Volume 30.2 is now published.

Current Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2025): Design and Technology Education: An International Journal
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INDEXING

This journal is currently indexed by ERIC, DOAJ, CABELLS and Google Scholar

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Pending

We are in the process of applying to be indexed by Scopus (August 2025).