Browsing by Author "Papadopoulos, Kaisa"

Objectives. The local Finnish curriculums are renewed in Finland whenever the national core curriculum gets renewed. In her master’s Thesis, Sanni Saarinen has determined that the local curriculums were executed using varied methods. According to Saarinen the renewal process in different parts of Finland was quite diverse. (Saarinen 2016, 37.) The objective of this study is to analyse the local curriculums in craft education and determine which goals and contents are emphasized. Methods. This thesis is a data driven qualitative study that describes, analyses, and interprets the studied phenomenon. 16 local craft education curriculums from different regions in Finland were used as data. Content analysis was used to find relevant concepts, which were categorized into five major themes. The data was also described generally. Results and Conclusions. The study found that the local curriculums vary greatly, some are short, and some extremely broad. Nearly all the curriculums list techniques and working methods used in lessons. Through analysing the content of local curriculums, five themes were found in craft education. The main themes were found to be the Active learner, and Crafting and crafting techniques. The others are the Responsible Citizen, Craft Skills, and Learning Environments and Tasks. The aim of craft education in schools is to strengthen both the student’s craft skills and learning skills through the craft process.