Visions of the Future of Craft Education




Mommo, Sanna; Kouhia, Anna; Rönkkö, Marja-Leena

PublisherWiley-Blackwell

2025

International Journal of Art and Design Education

44

1

149

161

1476-8062

1476-8070

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12548

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jade.12548

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/477791465



This study examines the history of craft education, especially in the context of social and temporal changes, and envisions its future based on narratives collected by student teachers at two Finnish universities. The research material covers essay responses that discussed the future of craft education in the light of forecasted megatrends. The essay responses were analysed using narrative methods, and the results are presented as visions of the priorities and content of future craft education. While craft teaching today emphasises technology, well-being and communal living, the growth of digitality, sustainable education and materiality is likely to continue in the future. We envision that future craft education will focus on pedagogical content rooted in craft traditions, with a strong emphasis on skills education.



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