nÃo hà / A presente dissertaÃÃo consiste em um estudo relacionado à Racionalidade TÃcnica no processo de FormaÃÃo de Professores de Teatro, tendo como ponto de partida experiÃncias de EstÃgios referentes ao curso de Licenciatura em Teatro do Instituto Federal de EducaÃÃo, CiÃncia e Tecnologia do Cearà (IFCE-CE), em Fortaleza. Para a realizaÃÃo desta dissertaÃÃo foi efetivada aproximaÃÃo com reflexÃes inerentes à Racionalidade TÃcnica, em especial Ãs crÃticas desenvolvidas por Theodor W. Adorno e Max Horkheimer na obra DialÃtica do esclarecimento (1985). Como este estudo trata da anÃlise de uma FormaÃÃo Docente na Ãrea de Teatro, tambÃm houve aproximaÃÃo com estudos voltados a discussÃes relacionadas à FormaÃÃo de Professores, como artigos de Selma Garrido Pimenta (1995, 1996, 2005 e 2010) e de Dermeval Saviani (1991, 1994, 2005, 2007a, 2007b, e 2009), assim como ensaios de autores provindos do campo do Teatro, como Augusto Boal (2012) e Bertolt Brecht (2005), entre outros estudos. Foi adotado o materialismo histÃrico dialÃtico marxista como metodologia para a realizaÃÃo desta dissertaÃÃo que reÃne questionamentos voltados à FormaÃÃo de Professores de Teatro, com Ãnfase na formaÃÃo do citado curso, tendo como suporte documentos que orientam tal curso, reflexÃes a respeito da FormaÃÃo Docente, do Trabalho e da EducaÃÃo, destacados a partir de tensionamentos da Racionalidade TÃcnica identificados por meio de experiÃncias de EstÃgio curricular, expondo fatores relacionados Ãs condiÃÃes de FormaÃÃo e AtuaÃÃo de Professores de Teatro na educaÃÃo bÃsica da atualidade, negando resoluÃÃes inconsistentes e impulsionado pelas experiÃncias inerentes ao estÃgio curricular apontando alternativas. / The present academic paper consists of a study that analyzes the presence of Technical Rationality in the process of Teacher Training in the Theater, starting from the experiences offered by the undergraduate course in Instituto Federal de EducaÃÃo, CiÃncia e Tecnologia do Cearà (IFCE-CE) â in Fortaleza. In order to accomplish this work, it was made an approximation with reflections inherent to Technical Rationality, especially the criticism developed by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer in the Dialectic of Enlightenment (1985), and the valorization of some aspects about the experiences derived from the Teachersâ Training Course, as a student. Since this study deals with teacher education in the Theater area, there was also an approach to works related to Teacher Training such as studies by Selma Garrido Pimenta (1995, 1996, 2005 and 2010) and Dermeval Saviani (1991, 1994, 2005, 2007a , 2007b, 2007c and 2009), also writers from theater, like Augusto Boal (2012) and Bertolt Brecht (2005).This paper also had the art educator Ana Mae Barbosaâs book (2008a, 2008b) âAnalyzes on the importance of art in education. The methodology adopted for the accomplishment of this case study was a mix of questions aimed at the Theater Teachersâ Training, focusing on the formation of that course. The reflections were supported on teacher education, work and education, and it brought to discussion some aspects derived from Theater Teaching and Theater as a Language, starting from the experiences and readings related to the Theater Teachersâ formation for the concrete picture of the work of theater teaching, guided by Marxist dialectical historical materialism.

This thesis sets out to examine the relationship between science fiction and its conditions of production, specifically interrogating the genre's articulations of the ideology of modernity as progress. Sf has been characterized variously as a characteristically useful critical engagement with the ideologies of its context and as wholly ideological at the level of form, relying on the authority of a scientific episteme in its "cognitive estrangements," while not obligated to operate within the boundaries of this episteme. As such, the genre is unparalleled in its capacity to articulate ideologies under the guise of a putatively neutral science and reason. However, this same formal action places the genre in the unique position of being able to utilize the authority of a scientific episteme to re-evaluate the putative neutrality of that very scientific episteme. As a result, this study concludes that while the genre's reliance on the external authority of science in "cognitively" organizing its estrangements may make it particularly conducive to articulating ideological technoscience and the ideology of modernity as progress, the genre is characteristically ambivalent in this respect, both at the level of form and as a result of the incongruities between form and narrative. To support my thesis I engage a number of science fictional texts, focusing on Golden Age sf of the mid-20th century, while also branching out into explorations of a variety of 20th and 21st century sf texts, including texts from the pulp era, New Wave, cyberpunk, and post-singularity sf. I analyze within the effects of the conceptual mapping of society in terms of the natural sciences in sf, as well as the ambivalent presence of the robot as a megatextual motif, exploring the relationship of these to the ideology of modernity as progress and the post-scarcity fantasy of global mass consumption prosperity.

This thesis looks at the introduction of educational action research as part of the national education reforms in Lao PDR. National policies on education emphasise concepts such as ‘education for all’ and ‘student-centred education’ taken from the globalised education reform agenda. Action research became a tool to implement the new pedagogy of student-centred education that was labelled ‘the five-pointed star’. The thesis contributes to the field of global policy studies. It combines global and contextual aspects in order to analyse how action research travelled from policy to practice. This process was part of a Lao national education reform that developed after the introduction of the new economic mechanism, when the previous socialist planned-economy system was replaced by a globalised market-oriented system. Data were collected from national policy documents, international donor documents, instructional material, and interviews with Lao educators involved with action research in different ways. Furthermore, we carried out action research as part of our own teaching duties in Lao PDR, which were subsequently documented and analysed. In this study of educational reform in Lao PDR we have found that an educational approach like action research that is introduced as part of a taken-for-granted global agenda of change, is reduced to a technical rationality and practices that resemble previous experiences. Our findings are explained from the theoretical perspectives of hidden policy ensembles and policy backlashes. Hidden policy ensembles reduce action research to a technical rationality due to their alien cultural and social connections that are not brought into the open at the reform arena. Policy backlashes become a way for practitioners to create meaning based on previous contextual practices, conceptions, and discourses as a consequence of the technical rationality created by the hidden policy ensembles and the use of the cascade model. The thesis concludes with an outline of a possible future educational development in the form of a critical and educative action research network in Lao PDR that is inspired by cross-cultural dialogue, a critical pedagogy of place, and our own action research experiences.

Orientador: Antonio Miguel / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T15:41:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cardoso_VirginiaCardia_D.pdf: 1387826 bytes, checksum: 5457b90e2387944f137a4c79e56c29ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Pesquisamos tendências para o ensino de Matemática no nível médio atual, em alguns discursos veiculados pelo Governo Federal brasileiro, publicados como orientações para os docentes deste nível de ensino. Os discursos analisados são os Parâmetros Curriculares do Ensino Médio, os PCNEM/99, seu complemento, os PCNEM+/02 e sua posterior reformulação, as Orientações Curriculares para o Ensino Médio/06, produzidos de acordo com a legislação educacional posterior à LDB/96. Nossos objetivos foram: estabelecer possíveis relações entre os discursos analisados e os discursos próprios do pensamento da época atual; entender as novas propostas de ensino de Matemática à luz das conjunturas política, econômica e cultural atuais; analisar os contextos de produção desses discursos. Em nossa busca, aliamos dois referenciais metodológicos: o Paradigma Indiciário, de Carlo Ginzburg e a Hermenêutica de Profundidade, de John B. Thompson. Ao levantarmos os elementos constitutivos de tendências, caracterizamos uma delas, dentre as possíveis interpretações, chamada por nós de Tendência Utilitarista, inserida na ideologia da Racionalidade Técnica. O referencial teórico que embasa nossas interpretações é o da Teoria Crítica, que denuncia a Racionalidade Técnica, aliada às vertentes política, social e econômica do liberalismo atual, como o modo de pensamento que uniformiza e homogeneíza os comportamentos e pensamentos na sociedade, impondo a eficácia da técnica na padronização da produção de bens e de conhecimentos, em vários âmbitos da vida, a favor do fortalecimento do poder de quem controla a técnica. Apresentamos, também, outra possibilidade de análise, realizada por Gottschalk (2000 e 2008), com base na noção de jogos de linguagem, de Wittgenstein. Concluímos que é necessário estabelecer a crítica à técnica, com um estudo de uma proposta para o ensino de Matemática, defendida por Ole Skovsmose, como uma Educação Matemática Crítica. / Abstract: Among statements published by the Brazilian Federal Government as directions for high school teachers, we research tendencies for Mathematics teaching at High School. The analyzed directions are the High School Curricular Parameters, the PCNEM/99, its complement, the PCNEM+/02 and its posterior reformulation, the High School Curricular Directions/06, produced in accordance to the educational legislation subsequent to the LDB/96. Our objectives were: to establish possible relations between the analyzed statements and the actual thoughts; to understand the new proposals of Mathematics education into the political, economical and cultural current conjunctures; to analyze the production context of those statements. In our research, we combined two methodological references: Adumbrative Paradigm, by Carlo Ginzburg and the Hermeneutic of Thoroughness, by John B. Thompson. When raising the constituent tendencies elements we characterize one of them, amongst the possible interpretations, called for us Utilitarian Tendency, inserted in the Technical Rationality ideology. The theoretical reference that bases our interpretations is the Critical Theory, that denounces the technical rationality allied to the current political, social and economical sources of actual liberalism, as a way of thinking that makes uniform and homogeneous the behaviors and thoughts in the society, imposing the effectiveness of the technique in the standardization of the production of possession and knowledge, in some scopes of life, in favor of the reinforcement of the power of who controls the technique. We present also another possibility of analysis, done by Gottschalk (2000, 2008), with base on the concept language's games, by Wittgenstein. We conclude that is necessary to establish the criticism of the technique, with a study of a proposal to the Mathematics Teaching, defended by Ole Skovsmose, with a Critical Mathematic Education. / Doutorado / Ensino e Práticas Culturais / Doutor em Educação

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:13:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese Patricia Medina.pdf: 1692546 bytes, checksum: aac3ae5803ec10cb87b345b97b14dcbd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-13 / This is a theoretical study devoted to reconstructing conceptions of nature-care-ethics theme, in an expository approach of Martin Heidegger (2002) ideas, in conversation with Hans Jonas (2004-2006), aiming, in the future, to subsidize the philosophical foundations an environmental education methodology. The research method was the phenomenological hermeneutics of Heidegger, expressed in his work Being and Time . The basis of reflection is the relationship between man and nature, its actual sense and verifying that Care (Sorge) can serve as critical to our civilization and as a guiding principle of convivial with nature. If the technique and technology take on a new sense of ethics because of the central role they now occupy, it will be able to come to a state of irreversibility for nature and human life, requiring that human behavior becomes duty subject. The ethics need will be exponentially greater as much as the powers of human action are governed by it. Only an ethics based on the human being, maintenance and custody of existence can have an effective sense. This indicates that care takes on the original centrality and provides a lumen to the merits of its value and its meaning to life that causes one diverse devise to the society. Care should constitute the root of ethics, as it has its psychological basis in the human capacity to transcend the concrete situation of the will directed to itself, to make decisions and live for the common welfare, being around its formative dimension: responsibility is the care recognized as an obligation towards other living beings when there is a threat to the vulnerability of live. / Trata-se de um estudo teórico vinculado à linha de pesquisa Cultura e Processos Educacionais do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal de Goiás dedicado a reconstruir concepções acerca do tema natureza-cuidado-ética, numa abordagem expositiva das ideias de Martin Heidegger (2002) e Hans Jonas (2004-2006), em vista aos fundamentos filosóficos para uma metodologia de educação ambiental. A fundamentação teórica da pesquisa seguiu o fluxo do círculo hermenêutico constitutivo do método fenomenológico heideggeriano, expresso na obra Ser e Tempo. A base da reflexão é a relação homem-natureza, seu sentido atual e a verificação se o cuidado (Sorge) pode servir de crítica à nossa civilização e também como princípio inspirador de convivencialidade com a natureza a partir da descrição das tensões e das fertilidades nas relações entre cuidado, civilização e a convivência com a natureza. Se a técnica/tecnologia assumem um novo sentido ético por causa da centralidade que agora ocupam, poder-se-á chegar a uma situação de irreversibilidade para a natureza e a vida humana, havendo necessidade de que o comportamento humano se torne objeto de dever. A realização deste estudo possibilitou concluir que a necessidade da ética será exponencialmente maior quanto maiores forem os poderes do agir humano que esta deverá regular. Somente uma ética fundada na vida, na manutenção e na custódia da existência pode ter um sentido efetivo. Isso indica que o cuidar assuma a centralidade original e forneça um lúmen à procedência do seu valor e do seu sentido para a vida. O cuidado deve constituir a raiz da ética, pois possui sua base na capacidade do humano transcender a situação concreta da vontade orientada para si, para tomar decisões e viver voltado para o bem estar comum estando sua dimensão formativa no entendimento da responsabilidade no cuidado reconhecido como obrigação em relação a outro ser vivo quando existe uma ameaça à vulnerabilidade da vida.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T16:28:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ADRIANA_RAMOS.pdf: 2307727 bytes, checksum: 425a64c60e9491e4ca27b7127e24fd0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-12-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Inserted into the research line Society, Knowledge and Education, of the Program of Master in Education from UNIOESTE Campus Francisco Beltrão, in Brazil; this research is included in the debate on labor, education and the teaching of engineering. Through this investigation, we sought to uncover the relationship between epistemology and the conception of teaching-learning from authors of scientific papers published in the annals of COBENGE 2012; in detail those which address teaching and learning of engineering. Through the research, we specifically aimed to: a) understand the teaching of engineering in the context of productive restructuring of the capitalism; b) investigate and analyze the relationship between epistemology and the conception of teaching and learning present in papers published in the annals of COBENGE 2012; c) contribute with discussions concerning the teaching of engineering from the epistemology of the dialectical-historical materialism. We started from the hypothesis that, in an attempt to overcome the traditional pedagogy, teaching in undergraduate courses of engineering would be wavering between the positivist technical rationality and the postmodern practical rationality. Thus, the teachings, by professors, of scientific, abstract concepts from formal logic, have been giving its way to constructive activities of the learners, from empirical situations that favor the development of cognitive, flexible and adaptive competences of individuals to the reality. From such assumption, it is understood that the teaching of engineering would not go through the dialectic-historical logic, which is based on the teaching of concrete. Bibliographic methodology with analysis of contents was applied in this research; in compliance with the explanations of Gil (2002) and Bardin (1977). The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is in accordance with the dialectical and historical materialism, since such method provides theoretical elements that make it possible to understand the contradictions between work, education and the teaching of engineering, and contributes to the discussion and the understanding of new possibilities regarding the formation of engineers. The present work is organized into three parts: the first part presents a discussion over the teaching of engineering in the context of productive restructuring of the capitalism, focusing on the implications of such context over the shift of professional profiles at the postmodernity; it also debates the emergence of the ideology of the end of work society and the upcoming of the knowledge society and with it the emergence of the practical rationality paradigm; the resumption of the motto "learning to learn" and the theory of Jean Piaget in postmodern educational ideas; and also the influence of these theories on official education documents such as the National Curriculum Guidelines for undergraduate degree in engineering. The second part presents an analysis of the annals of COBENGE 2012, over the relationship between epistemology and conceptions of teaching and learning of authors of scientific articles published in that edition of the congress. The third part presents the epistemology of dialectical historical materialism as a way to elicit reflections on the teaching of engineering based on that epistemological paradigm. / Inserida na linha de pesquisa Sociedade, Conhecimento e Educação, do Mestrado em Educação da UNIOESTE - Francisco Beltrão, esta pesquisa inclui-se no debate sobre trabalho, educação e ensino de engenharia. Por meio desta investigação, buscou-se desvelar a relação entre epistemologia e concepção de ensino-aprendizagem dos autores dos artigos científicos publicados nos anais do COBENGE 2012, que abordam o tema ensino-aprendizagem de engenharia. Objetivou-se, especificamente, por meio da pesquisa: a) compreender o ensino de engenharia no contexto de reestruturação produtiva do capitalismo; b) investigar e analisar a relação entre epistemologia e concepção de ensino-aprendizagem no conteúdo dos artigos científicos publicados nos anais do COBENGE 2012; c) contribuir com a discussão sobre o ensino de engenharia a partir da epistemologia do materialismo histórico-dialético. Partiu-se da hipótese de que, na tentativa de superação da pedagogia tradicional, o ensino nos cursos de graduação em engenharia estaria oscilando da racionalidade técnica positivista à racionalidade prática pós-moderna. Dessa forma, o ensino por parte do professor, de conceitos científicos, abstratos, da lógica formal, tem dado lugar às atividades construtivas dos alunos, a partir de situações empíricas que privilegiem o desenvolvimento de competências cognitivas, flexíveis e adaptativas dos indivíduos à realidade. A partir desse pressuposto, entende-se que o ensino de engenharia não passaria pela lógica dialética histórica, que tem por base o ensino do concreto. A metodologia de pesquisa aplicada nesta investigação é bibliográfica com análise de conteúdo e está em conformidade com as explicações de Gil (2002) e Bardin (1977). O fundamento teórico-metodológico da pesquisa está de acordo com o materialismo histórico-dialético, por entender que este método fornece elementos teóricos que possibilitam compreender as contradições existentes entre o trabalho, a educação e o ensino de engenharia, além de contribuir para a discussão e compreensão de novas possibilidades para a formação de engenheiros. Esta pesquisa está organizada em três partes: na primeira parte, é apresentada uma discussão sobre o ensino de engenharia no contexto de reestruturação produtiva do capitalismo, destacando-se as implicações desse contexto na mudança dos perfis profissionais na pós-modernidade; o surgimento da ideologia do fim da sociedade do trabalho e ascensão da sociedade do conhecimento e com ela o surgimento do Paradigma da racionalidade prática; a retomada do lema aprender a aprender e da teoria de Jean Piaget no ideário educacional pós-moderno; e, ainda, as influências dessas teorias em documentos oficiais da educação como as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do curso de graduação em engenharia. Na segunda parte, apresenta-se uma análise realizada dos anais do COBENGE 2012, sobre a relação entre epistemologia e as concepções de ensino-aprendizagem dos autores dos artigos científicos publicados na supracitada edição do congresso. Na terceira parte, apresenta-se a epistemologia do materialismo histórico-dialético como forma de suscitar reflexões acerca do ensino de engenharia com base nesse paradigma epistemológico.

Cette thèse contribue à une théorie générale de la conception du projet. S’inscrivant dans une demande marquée par les enjeux du développement durable, l’objectif principal de cette recherche est la contribution d’un modèle théorique de la conception permettant de mieux situer l’utilisation des outils et des normes d’évaluation de la durabilité d’un projet. Les principes fondamentaux de ces instruments normatifs sont analysés selon quatre dimensions : ontologique, méthodologique, épistémologique et téléologique. Les indicateurs de certains effets contre-productifs reliés, en particulier, à la mise en compte de ces normes confirment la nécessité d’une théorie du jugement qualitatif. Notre hypothèse principale prend appui sur le cadre conceptuel offert par la notion de « principe de précaution » dont les premières formulations remontent du début des années 1970, et qui avaient précisément pour objectif de remédier aux défaillances des outils et méthodes d’évaluation scientifique traditionnelles. La thèse est divisée en cinq parties. Commençant par une revue historique des modèles classiques des théories de la conception (design thinking) elle se concentre sur l’évolution des modalités de prise en compte de la durabilité. Dans cette perspective, on constate que les théories de la « conception verte » (green design) datant du début des années 1960 ou encore, les théories de la « conception écologique » (ecological design) datant des années 1970 et 1980, ont finalement convergé avec les récentes théories de la «conception durable» (sustainable design) à partir du début des années 1990. Les différentes approches du « principe de précaution » sont ensuite examinées sous l’angle de la question de la durabilité du projet. Les standards d’évaluation des risques sont comparés aux approches utilisant le principe de précaution, révélant certaines limites lors de la conception d’un projet. Un premier modèle théorique de la conception intégrant les principales dimensions du principe de précaution est ainsi esquissé. Ce modèle propose une vision globale permettant de juger un projet intégrant des principes de développement durable et se présente comme une alternative aux approches traditionnelles d’évaluation des risques, à la fois déterministes et instrumentales. L’hypothèse du principe de précaution est dès lors proposée et examinée dans le contexte spécifique du projet architectural. Cette exploration débute par une présentation de la notion classique de «prudence» telle qu’elle fut historiquement utilisée pour guider le jugement architectural. Qu’en est-il par conséquent des défis présentés par le jugement des projets d’architecture dans la montée en puissance des méthodes d’évaluation standardisées (ex. Leadership Energy and Environmental Design; LEED) ? La thèse propose une réinterprétation de la théorie de la conception telle que proposée par Donald A. Schön comme une façon de prendre en compte les outils d’évaluation tels que LEED. Cet exercice révèle cependant un obstacle épistémologique qui devra être pris en compte dans une reformulation du modèle. En accord avec l’épistémologie constructiviste, un nouveau modèle théorique est alors confronté à l’étude et l’illustration de trois concours d'architecture canadienne contemporains ayant adopté la méthode d'évaluation de la durabilité normalisée par LEED. Une série préliminaire de «tensions» est identifiée dans le processus de la conception et du jugement des projets. Ces tensions sont ensuite catégorisées dans leurs homologues conceptuels, construits à l’intersection du principe de précaution et des théories de la conception. Ces tensions se divisent en quatre catégories : (1) conceptualisation - analogique/logique; (2) incertitude - épistémologique/méthodologique; (3) comparabilité - interprétation/analytique, et (4) proposition - universalité/ pertinence contextuelle. Ces tensions conceptuelles sont considérées comme autant de vecteurs entrant en corrélation avec le modèle théorique qu’elles contribuent à enrichir sans pour autant constituer des validations au sens positiviste du terme. Ces confrontations au réel permettent de mieux définir l’obstacle épistémologique identifié précédemment. Cette thèse met donc en évidence les impacts généralement sous-estimés, des normalisations environnementales sur le processus de conception et de jugement des projets. Elle prend pour exemple, de façon non restrictive, l’examen de concours d'architecture canadiens pour bâtiments publics. La conclusion souligne la nécessité d'une nouvelle forme de « prudence réflexive » ainsi qu’une utilisation plus critique des outils actuels d’évaluation de la durabilité. Elle appelle une instrumentalisation fondée sur l'intégration globale, plutôt que sur l'opposition des approches environnementales. / This thesis is a contribution to the general theory of design thinking. In the prevalent demand for a sustainable development, the main objective of this research is the construction of a theoretical model of design thinking that contextualizes standard sustainability evaluation tools. The basis of these normative tools is analyzed in four dimensions: ontological, methodological, epistemological and teleological. Indications of potential counter-productive effects of these norms for design thinking confirm the need for a theory of qualitative judgment. Our central hypothesis revolves around the benefits of the underlying conceptual framework of the ‘precautionary principle’ for design thinking, the first formulations of which goes back to the early seventies in Germany, and was in fact created as a way to address the failures of traditional scientific evaluation tools or methods. The thesis comprises five parts. Beginning with a historical perspective, a review of classical models of design thinking, specifically focuses on the evolving approaches for addressing sustainable development. Theories of “green design” coming from the early sixties, theories of ecological design of the seventies and eighties are finally converging on the developing theories of “sustainable design” formulated in the early nineties. The underlying theories of the precautionary principle are then reviewed and explored for the specific context of design within the perspective of sustainability. Current methods of standard risk assessment methods are compared to a precautionary approach, revealing their conceptual limits for design thinking. A preliminary theoretical model for design thinking is then constructed adopting the theories underlying the precautionary principle. This model represents a global vision for judging the design project in a context of sustainability, rather than on traditional approaches for risk assessment, which are purposive and instrumental. The precautionary principle is further explored for the specific context of architectural design. This exploration begins with a historical perspective of the classical notion of ‘prudence’ for guiding architectural judgment. In light of the contemporary issues related to sustainability, we then examine the challenges of judging architectural projects given the increasing international prominence of such standard evaluation methods (i.e. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED). The thesis proposes a reinterpretation of design thinking as proposed by Donald A. Schön is introduced such that the use of tools, like LEED can be contextualized. This exercise reveals an epistemological barrier, which shall be taken into consideration when reformulating the theoretical model. In accordance with a constructivist epistemology, a new theoretical model is therefore confronted to the study and illustration of three contemporary Canadian architectural competitions adopting the standard evaluation method LEED. A preliminary set of ‘tensions’ identified in the judgment process and design thinking is further categorized into their conceptual counterparts. These are: (1) analogical/logical conceptualization; (2) epistemological/methodological uncertainty; (3) interpretive/analytic comparability; and (4) universal/contextual relevance of the proposal. These conceptual tensions are considered as vectors that come into correlation with the theoretical model, enriching it, yet without validating it, in the positivist sense of the word. These confrontations with the real, help better define the epistemological barrier identified above. This thesis therefore highlights the often underestimated impact of environmental standards on the judgment process and design thinking, with particular, albeit non restrictive, reference to contemporary Canadian architectural competitions for public buildings. It concludes by stressing the need for a new form of “reflective prudence” in design thinking along with a more critical use of current evaluation tools for sustainability founded on a global integration rather than on the opposition of environmental approaches.

Cette thèse contribue à une théorie générale de la conception du projet. S’inscrivant dans une demande marquée par les enjeux du développement durable, l’objectif principal de cette recherche est la contribution d’un modèle théorique de la conception permettant de mieux situer l’utilisation des outils et des normes d’évaluation de la durabilité d’un projet. Les principes fondamentaux de ces instruments normatifs sont analysés selon quatre dimensions : ontologique, méthodologique, épistémologique et téléologique. Les indicateurs de certains effets contre-productifs reliés, en particulier, à la mise en compte de ces normes confirment la nécessité d’une théorie du jugement qualitatif. Notre hypothèse principale prend appui sur le cadre conceptuel offert par la notion de « principe de précaution » dont les premières formulations remontent du début des années 1970, et qui avaient précisément pour objectif de remédier aux défaillances des outils et méthodes d’évaluation scientifique traditionnelles. La thèse est divisée en cinq parties. Commençant par une revue historique des modèles classiques des théories de la conception (design thinking) elle se concentre sur l’évolution des modalités de prise en compte de la durabilité. Dans cette perspective, on constate que les théories de la « conception verte » (green design) datant du début des années 1960 ou encore, les théories de la « conception écologique » (ecological design) datant des années 1970 et 1980, ont finalement convergé avec les récentes théories de la «conception durable» (sustainable design) à partir du début des années 1990. Les différentes approches du « principe de précaution » sont ensuite examinées sous l’angle de la question de la durabilité du projet. Les standards d’évaluation des risques sont comparés aux approches utilisant le principe de précaution, révélant certaines limites lors de la conception d’un projet. Un premier modèle théorique de la conception intégrant les principales dimensions du principe de précaution est ainsi esquissé. Ce modèle propose une vision globale permettant de juger un projet intégrant des principes de développement durable et se présente comme une alternative aux approches traditionnelles d’évaluation des risques, à la fois déterministes et instrumentales. L’hypothèse du principe de précaution est dès lors proposée et examinée dans le contexte spécifique du projet architectural. Cette exploration débute par une présentation de la notion classique de «prudence» telle qu’elle fut historiquement utilisée pour guider le jugement architectural. Qu’en est-il par conséquent des défis présentés par le jugement des projets d’architecture dans la montée en puissance des méthodes d’évaluation standardisées (ex. Leadership Energy and Environmental Design; LEED) ? La thèse propose une réinterprétation de la théorie de la conception telle que proposée par Donald A. Schön comme une façon de prendre en compte les outils d’évaluation tels que LEED. Cet exercice révèle cependant un obstacle épistémologique qui devra être pris en compte dans une reformulation du modèle. En accord avec l’épistémologie constructiviste, un nouveau modèle théorique est alors confronté à l’étude et l’illustration de trois concours d'architecture canadienne contemporains ayant adopté la méthode d'évaluation de la durabilité normalisée par LEED. Une série préliminaire de «tensions» est identifiée dans le processus de la conception et du jugement des projets. Ces tensions sont ensuite catégorisées dans leurs homologues conceptuels, construits à l’intersection du principe de précaution et des théories de la conception. Ces tensions se divisent en quatre catégories : (1) conceptualisation - analogique/logique; (2) incertitude - épistémologique/méthodologique; (3) comparabilité - interprétation/analytique, et (4) proposition - universalité/ pertinence contextuelle. Ces tensions conceptuelles sont considérées comme autant de vecteurs entrant en corrélation avec le modèle théorique qu’elles contribuent à enrichir sans pour autant constituer des validations au sens positiviste du terme. Ces confrontations au réel permettent de mieux définir l’obstacle épistémologique identifié précédemment. Cette thèse met donc en évidence les impacts généralement sous-estimés, des normalisations environnementales sur le processus de conception et de jugement des projets. Elle prend pour exemple, de façon non restrictive, l’examen de concours d'architecture canadiens pour bâtiments publics. La conclusion souligne la nécessité d'une nouvelle forme de « prudence réflexive » ainsi qu’une utilisation plus critique des outils actuels d’évaluation de la durabilité. Elle appelle une instrumentalisation fondée sur l'intégration globale, plutôt que sur l'opposition des approches environnementales. / This thesis is a contribution to the general theory of design thinking. In the prevalent demand for a sustainable development, the main objective of this research is the construction of a theoretical model of design thinking that contextualizes standard sustainability evaluation tools. The basis of these normative tools is analyzed in four dimensions: ontological, methodological, epistemological and teleological. Indications of potential counter-productive effects of these norms for design thinking confirm the need for a theory of qualitative judgment. Our central hypothesis revolves around the benefits of the underlying conceptual framework of the ‘precautionary principle’ for design thinking, the first formulations of which goes back to the early seventies in Germany, and was in fact created as a way to address the failures of traditional scientific evaluation tools or methods. The thesis comprises five parts. Beginning with a historical perspective, a review of classical models of design thinking, specifically focuses on the evolving approaches for addressing sustainable development. Theories of “green design” coming from the early sixties, theories of ecological design of the seventies and eighties are finally converging on the developing theories of “sustainable design” formulated in the early nineties. The underlying theories of the precautionary principle are then reviewed and explored for the specific context of design within the perspective of sustainability. Current methods of standard risk assessment methods are compared to a precautionary approach, revealing their conceptual limits for design thinking. A preliminary theoretical model for design thinking is then constructed adopting the theories underlying the precautionary principle. This model represents a global vision for judging the design project in a context of sustainability, rather than on traditional approaches for risk assessment, which are purposive and instrumental. The precautionary principle is further explored for the specific context of architectural design. This exploration begins with a historical perspective of the classical notion of ‘prudence’ for guiding architectural judgment. In light of the contemporary issues related to sustainability, we then examine the challenges of judging architectural projects given the increasing international prominence of such standard evaluation methods (i.e. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED). The thesis proposes a reinterpretation of design thinking as proposed by Donald A. Schön is introduced such that the use of tools, like LEED can be contextualized. This exercise reveals an epistemological barrier, which shall be taken into consideration when reformulating the theoretical model. In accordance with a constructivist epistemology, a new theoretical model is therefore confronted to the study and illustration of three contemporary Canadian architectural competitions adopting the standard evaluation method LEED. A preliminary set of ‘tensions’ identified in the judgment process and design thinking is further categorized into their conceptual counterparts. These are: (1) analogical/logical conceptualization; (2) epistemological/methodological uncertainty; (3) interpretive/analytic comparability; and (4) universal/contextual relevance of the proposal. These conceptual tensions are considered as vectors that come into correlation with the theoretical model, enriching it, yet without validating it, in the positivist sense of the word. These confrontations with the real, help better define the epistemological barrier identified above. This thesis therefore highlights the often underestimated impact of environmental standards on the judgment process and design thinking, with particular, albeit non restrictive, reference to contemporary Canadian architectural competitions for public buildings. It concludes by stressing the need for a new form of “reflective prudence” in design thinking along with a more critical use of current evaluation tools for sustainability founded on a global integration rather than on the opposition of environmental approaches.