Teacher training in pedagogical handicraft education in Iceland 1892–1939

• Main Authors: Þorsteinsson, Gísli, Ólafsson, Brynjar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Icelandic Journal of Education 2015
• Subjects: Pedagogical handicraft education; sloyd; teacher education; handicraft; cottage craft; Uppeldismiðaðar handmenntir; slöjd; kennaramenntun; handverk; heimilisiðnaður; Borg; Hafnarfjordur; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/uppmennt/article/view/1979

The article reports the development of pedagogical handicraft (sloyd) in the training of teachers in Iceland, from 1892 to 1938. Teacher training in pedagogical handicraft started in 1892 in Flensborg public and high school in Hafnarfjordur, influenced by the sloyd movement in Scandinavia. Sloyd com...