Browsing by Author "Ojanen, Linda"

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to find out primary school teachers toughts about the handcrafts new curriculum (The Finnish National Board of Education 2014) commissioning in school. This study examines handcrafts new curriculums commissioning allowing and complicating factors as primary school teachers describe them. Former studies have shown that curriculums role in directing teaching in classroom is weak. During the reform of curriculum is extremely important to find out reasons why curriculum and teaching in action wont match. Methods. Data collection method is semi-structured theme-based-interview in which participated six primary school teachers. The analysis of the research is done by content-analysis. The study was theory-based and material-based because other of the research questions was formed during data collection and analysis. Results and conclusions. Primary school teachers experience the handcrafts new curriculum commissioning possible by their knowledge of students, their own handcraft skills and personal feature. Handcraft curriculums solid handcraft was seen difficult as teachers handcraft skills were emphasized either in technical work or in textile crafts and also because of schools structure. Teachers thoughts are lead by traditions in history of handcraft. As a conclusion can be noted that teachers education must be taken in practise especially during the curriculum transforming. In addition management of change in all levels from The Finnish National Board of Education to cities and schools is extremely important: by organizing resources, space and renovating. In addition in the conclusions is shown that signal to teachers must be clear: its is time to reform thinking about the handcraft in schools.