Description of DEED the Journal
DEED – Designer l'Enseignement, Enseigner le Design is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to exploring the relationships between design, pedagogy, higher education, educational innovation, and the transformation of learning practices.
The journal serves as a space for reflection, research, and debate dedicated to the design of education and the teaching of design. It explores how design approaches, methods, and cultures can contribute to rethinking pedagogical frameworks, learning environments, knowledge transmission processes, and various forms of educational experimentation.
For DEED, designing education does not simply mean improving existing pedagogical practices. Rather, it involves viewing education as a field of design in its own right, where learning situations can be questioned, imagined, prototyped, assessed, and continuously reinvented in response to contemporary challenges.
The journal welcomes theoretical, methodological, empirical, and experimental contributions addressing topics including:
- Instructional design;
- Project-based pedagogies;
- Educational innovation;
- Learning environments;
- Educational technologies;
- Artificial intelligence and education;
- Sociotechnical, cultural, and environmental transitions;
- Action research;
- Project-led research;
- Interdisciplinary approaches to design education and higher education.
Mission
DEED's mission is to contribute to the development of an international scholarly community committed to understanding, experimenting with, and anticipating the futures of education. The journal promotes exchanges among researchers, educators, designers, practitioners, doctoral candidates, and institutional stakeholders engaged in the contemporary transformation of educational systems.
Editorial Governance
The journal is led by Ines Sahtout, Editor-in-Chief.
It is supported by an International Editorial Board composed of scholars, design specialists, education researchers, and experts from related fields. The board ensures the scientific quality of publications, adherence to international standards of academic publishing, and the journal's engagement with emerging issues in research and pedagogical innovation.
DEED also benefits from the collaboration of an Academic Editorial Committee and an Editorial Production Committee, which jointly oversee the scientific review process, manuscript evaluation, editorial quality, dissemination of knowledge, and the journal's continuous development.
Institutional Support
DEED is published under the auspices of the Higher Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis (ISBAT) and benefits from the support of the institution's administration as well as the University of Tunis.
The journal also contributes to the promotion of research activities supported by Tunisia's national scientific research institutions and enhances the visibility of scholarly production in the fields of design, education, and educational innovation.
Open Access Policy
DEED adheres to the principles of Open Science and promotes the free and unrestricted dissemination of scientific knowledge. All published content is made freely accessible to readers without subscription fees, thereby fostering knowledge sharing and equitable access to research.
Ethics and Scientific Integrity
The journal applies a rigorous peer-review process and upholds international standards of scientific integrity, originality of scholarly work, transparency of sources, and academic responsibility.
Research Visibility and Dissemination
DEED is part of the national effort to promote scientific research led by the National University Center for Scientific and Technical Documentation (CNUDST). Through this commitment, the journal contributes to the visibility, dissemination, and accessibility of Tunisian scientific production in the fields of design, pedagogy, and educational innovation.