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Communication and learning in sloyd practices (KOMOLAR)
The aim of the project is to contribute to increased understanding of teaching and learning in sloyd, craft and design. By speaking of communication we want to emphasize the importance of the whole context in which interaction, teaching, and learning take place. Competence in the field of sloyd is perceived as mediated, that is, dependent on the cultural tools at the pupil’s disposal. The term sloyd practices is an expression of our aspiration to extend the perspective on learning from referring solely to knowledge itself to include also familiarity with the context in which knowledge and skills are formed and applied. We are thus interested not just in the materials and techniques that the pupils learn in sloyd but also the more general learning qualities (general competences) that pupils are given the opportunity to develop.