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An Empirical Analysis of the Journal of Interior Design
Author(s) -
Eckman Molly,
Demons Stephanie,
Oliver Barbara
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of interior design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1939-1668
pISSN - 1071-7641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1668.2001.tb00473.x
Subject(s) - scholarship , subject (documents) , categorization , computer science , subject matter , research design , mathematics education , engineering ethics , management science , medical education , psychology , library science , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , curriculum , social science , artificial intelligence , political science , engineering , law
The objective of this study was to conduct a content analysis of indices and articles in the Journal of Interior Design Education and Research (JIDER) and Journal of Interior Design (JID) from 1975 to 1997. The purpose was to study characteristics of articles, including authorship and subject matter, to identify areas of scholarship in the academic discipline of interior design. Guided by previous studies in other disciplines, data were collected from two sources: examination of topical indices and content analysis of journal articles. Content analysis was performed on 23 volumes of JIDER and JID. The researchers jointly analyzed each index and article according to specific criteria. Frequencies and percentages were calculated and summarized in tables to categorize and classify data. Findings indicated that the most‐often published subjects in JIDER and JID pertained to pedagogy/program development, professional practice, and history. This research identified opportunities for future studies in areas including color, technology, design process, barrier free design and international design. Research on these topics may affect interior design education and practice and therefore further investigation is warranted. Findings will be useful to three groups: researchers/graduate students, JID Publication Board Members, and practitioners. JID, an academic journal dedicated solely to the interior design discipline for 25 years, has operated as a communication vehicle in recording research conducted by educators and practitioners.