Design and Craft Education in Iceland, Pedagogical Background and Development: A literature review

• Main Authors: Ólafsson, Brynjar, Thorsteinsson, Gisli
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Design and Technology Association 2009
• Subjects: pedagogy; craft; pedagogical craft; Sloyd; Iceland; Cygnaeus; Salomon; Thorarinsson; Design and Craft; technology education; Innovation Education; national curriculum; Canada; New Zealand
• Online Access: https://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/246

Sloyd pedagogy was introduced towards the close of the18th century to Icelandic educators. Subsequently craft was established as a specific subject aimed at general education. In the beginning craft was called “school industry,” to distinguish it from “home industry” whose aim was to help homes to b...