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Technology Education in Finnish Comprehensive Schools

Aki RasinenTimo RissanenPasi Ikonen

subject

Technology educationHigher educationbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectPrimary educationGeneral educationCreativityScience educationCraftPedagogySociologybusinessCurriculummedia_common

description

Finnish technology education dates back to 1866 when craft education was accepted to be one of the compulsory subjects in the school curriculum. Uno Cygnaeus, founder of Finnish general education, considered ‘technological’ contents an important part of craft education. Cygnaeus emphasised dexterity, design and aesthetics but also consideration, innovation and creativity (Kantola, 1997). He also underlined the importance of realising the connections between natural sciences and craft education (Kantola et al., 1999).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-546-8_9