This paper explores the potential influence of ideology on the education of design and focuses particularly upon the interaction between tutors and students. Structural Equation Models are constructed to investigate the relationship between the ideological style of the tutor and the learning style of the students and to assess the impact of these variables on the achievement of educational objectives in the field of design education. The results indicate that the potential influence of a tutor's ideology on the total, cognitive and psychomotor educational objectives must be recognised and carefully considered in the education of design.