From Gender-segregated Subjects to Multi-material Craft: Craft Student Teachers’Views on the Future of the Craft Subject

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  • Jaana Lepistö
  • Eila Lindfors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.1313

Emneord (Nøkkelord):

craft education, multi-material craft, pedagogical innovation process, gender-segregated craft, teacher education, basic education

Sammendrag

This paper describes the views of student teachers of craft about the future of craft as a school subject. The study was conducted at the University of Turku, Department of Teacher Education, in Rauma in 2014. The literature review revealed that the subject of craft in Finnish basic education is understood as a dialog between the maker and the materials. However, teaching and learning craft in schools and in teacher education has a strong gender-based tradition. The aim of this study is to investigate student teachers’ understanding of craft as a school subject in the future and their solutions to teaching craft in basic education. The data were collected from essays (N = 20) written by student teachers of craft. The essays were analyzed qualitatively using content analysis. The results showed that the student teachers of craft viewed holistic craft, reflective action readiness, entrepreneurial behaviour, multiple skills, the use of versatile materials, and craft as sources of pleasure and the main solutions for the future of craft as a subject.

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Jaana Lepistö

Turku University, Department of Teacher Education

Eila Lindfors

Turku University, Department of Teacher Education

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Publisert

2015-12-31

Hvordan referere

Lepistö, J., & Lindfors, E. (2015). From Gender-segregated Subjects to Multi-material Craft: Craft Student Teachers’Views on the Future of the Craft Subject. FormAkademisk, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.7577/formakademisk.1313

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