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Autio, Ossi; Jamsek, Janez; Soobik, Mart; Olafsson, Brynjar – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2019
The research is based on a comparative study of craft and technology education curriculums and students' attitudes towards craft and technology in Finland, Slovenia, Estonia and Iceland. The study was undertaken by the Helsinki University, University of Ljubljana, University of Tallinn and University of Iceland. A literature review was completed,…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, National Curriculum
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Autio, Ossi – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2023
Technology is affecting our lives more and more. It has consequences to every human being, and we find ourselves faced with both positive and negative aspects of technology. Certainly, this has an effect on our attitudes towards technology. In this study, we tried to find out if there have been any changes in attitudes towards technology among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents
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Autio, Ossi – Journal of Technology Education, 2016
There has been technology as long as there have been human beings. We can suppose that technology was as indispensable in the past as it is now. However, nowadays, the great speed at which technological changes come and new techniques are introduced is even more evident. Technology is affecting our lives more and more. It has consequences to every…
Descriptors: Handicrafts, Technology, Attitude Change, Student Attitudes
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Thorsteinsson, Gísli; Ólafsson, Brynjar; Autio, Ossi – Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Craft education in both Finland and Iceland originated over 140 years ago and was influenced by the Scandinavian Sloyd pedagogy. Since then, the subject has moved away from craft and towards technology, with the aim being to increase students' technological abilities. In the beginning, the subject largely focused on the students copying artefacts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handicrafts, Technological Literacy, Thinking Skills