Assessment of perceptions of design educators and professionals regarding lighting concepts for design educatio

Scope of study. The purpose of this study was to evaluate perceptions of design professionals, and lighting educators regarding components of interior lighting practices and education. The components of interior lighting practice and education that were used in the evaluation were included in three major categories namely: Acquisition and value of lighting knowledge; use and value of lighting related resources; importance of inclusion of various lighting concepts in interior lighting curriculum (lighting education). Specifically the objectives include: (1) To assess and compare perceptions of interior designers, architects, and members of the lighting industry regarding lighting concepts. (2) To assess and compare perceptions of architecture and interior design lighting educators regarding lighting concepts. (3) To assess and compare perceptions of lighting design professionals and lighting design educators regarding interior lighting concepts. (4) To make recommendations for interior lighting curricula based on educational models and the findings of this study.;Findings and conclusion. The findings indicated that the educators and professionals rated the use of lighting resources as less valuable to their career than concepts under the category of acquisition of lighting knowledge. Majority of the concepts under the lighting education category received high rating indicating that both the professionals and educators considered these concepts important to be included in the interior lighting curricula. Overall, it is important to note that both the groups considered the qualitative aspects of lighting as important or valuable concepts. The results of this study documents the shift of emphasis from the quantity of light to quality of light.