THE POINT OF DEPARTURE: A METHOD OF ENHANCING CREATIVE INVENTION FOR INDUSTRIAL ARTS STUDENTS IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS

The monograph and illustrated body of work are the result of an investigation of the current state of design training offered in Industrial Arts Teacher Training Programs.;Included are the author's findings, in table form, and accompanying data analysis of a survey of 183 college Industrial Arts Departments. The literature and data support the contention that Industrial Arts Teacher Training Programs are not adequately addressing design in their curricula.;Industrial Arts programs are overlooking the study of design history and are graduating teachers who are often unaware of modern design principle. It is to the improvement of these circumstances that Chapters II and III are presented.;To provide a context for exploration of modern design principles, Chapter II traces the genesis of contemporary design with a brief exploration of the growth of the modern design movement from its origins in the Industrial Revolution.;The first of five chapters includes a statement of the problem along with a review of past and present literature by leading experts in the field, reinforced by project illustrations and the author's personal research on the status of design in the field.;Chapter III identifies and discusses principles of modern design and their applications, through presentation of the theories and philosophies of authorities in Architecture and Industrial Arts.;Chapter IV offers the author's suggested method for enhancing creative invention for Industrial Arts students in Teacher Training Programs. The author's body of work represents an investigation in aesthetic form development through introduction of a required element in a project design.;Each piece in the author's body of work was designed not only to fulfill functional requirements, but to incorporate a physical element as a means of involving the author's eye and mind in form manipulation for aesthetic value.;Chapter V summarizes the author's findings. The chapter also offers conclusions on the current state of design training and presents useful recommendations for improving design training within the curriculum through form experimentation, theoretical study and an understanding of modern design principles.