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Kate Dunstone

Lecturer, Design Contexts

Kate is a design educator and researcher, interested in how we learn and teach in design.

Since completing an MA in Design and Art Direction at Manchester School of Art, she has worked in higher education and arts engagement, leading to continuing research with an MA in Higher Education.

She teaches contextual studies and design theory across design courses at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Chester.

Research

Journal Articles

Dunstone, K., 2024. 'Communities of practice in art and design teaching in higher education: considering the literature', Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 12 (1), pp. 76-91.

Dunstone, K., 2021. 'Newcomer to Expert Practitioner: identifying emerging communities of practice in extra-curricular student engagement activities in art and design', Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3 (2), pp. 17-25.