Table 3

Thematic analysis of selected book publications

THEMES
Source no. (from Table 2)1. Agenda2. Pedagogy3. Student experience4. Project type5. Staffing and leadership6. Facilities and funding7. Teaching research nexus8. Risks
1Giving back to community, social relevanceTeam size, communication skills, construction studios, synthesise knowledgeCollaboration, team buildingProject size, project materialsdelegationfundraising Liability and safety
2Social welfare, ethical responsibility, service to the communityOut of the theoretical
Students make their own mistakes
Classroom of the community, gained confidence, teamworkHouses, community buildingsSubversive leadership (e.g. outside the mainstream)Salvaged, recycled or donated, grants Risk-averse faculty
3community engagement, mission, outreachcurriculum/pedagogyMultidiscipline teams, profound impact History and leadershipsources of supportResearch and design method, design research, field researchAt-risk clients
6Usefulness of architecture, responsibility to the public, educational, humanism, help to understand the building process (educate)Pedagogical structure, professional training, educational value, innovation, learning experienceCollaborate, design groups, social experience, client relations, own physical labour, team design, valuableCommunity Centre, buildable within time, local, affordable housingFaculty involvement, transitioning, support of DeanFunding, grant proposals Risks, unprecedented, potential disasters
9Pedagogical tool, People/processes/materials/construction/other skills, value systems, social responsibilityMethod, learning intentions, outcomes, assessment means, criteria, semester structures, curriculumCommunity engagement, social good, transformative experience, collaboration, open mindedness, communication Sufficiently skilled (staff to teach DB) Evidence-based, academic research, metricsLiability, risk-taking
10Motivation, Community designEducational objectives, Interaction, communication and collaboration, self-directed, application, tectonics, experiential learning theoryCollaborative skills, social values, professional attitudes, journal, reflection, ownershipInterior, one project outcome, prefabricatedEducators and instructors become facilitatorsworkshopFurther reflection and assessmentSuccesses and Failures, Challenges and drawbacks, burnout, safety awareness
11Community, valuesCurriculum, enrolment (choices), reflective buildingCommunity, consensus, funType, project scope, project budget, permitsinstructorsWorkshop or shop, mobile shop, grants, fundraising Risk, mistakes, liability, safety
13Agenda, Essential themes, motivations
People, collaborate
Process, pedagogical mission
Team
Soft skills
Practice,
Dialogue, impact
Pavilions, installations, permanent projectsDiverse teamGrant funding
Project funding
Re-use
Space, storage, logistics, self-funded, client funded
Community engaged scholarship, EvaluateLiving with your mistakes
Failure
Safety
Licence
Permits
Legal framework, contract, liability
14Social responsibility, community driven, social advocacy, pragmatist philosophy, build a capacityPedagogy of design-build, real world, interpersonal skills, handcraft and digital fabrication, curriculum, peripheral coursesUnderstanding material relationships, experience-based respect for the builders, material feedback, Genuine client interactionShort build, long build  Design and research, time for research 
23Various agendas, research agendaPedagogical models, Assessment, syllabus designPreparing students for practiceRegulatory conditionsShared and sustainable, DB faculty, leadershipInfrastructure, Research income, Align with industryResearch agendasobstacles
24Principles
Social architecture, collaboration and social skills, testing development, objectives
Pedagogy, Curriculum and students
Teaching strategies, assessment, learning outcomes
Colleagues, chosen studiosProject procurement, public and common good(challenges created by) Retirement, academisationFundraising, donations. Workshops, no fees When things go wrong, liability, accidents, contract
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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