Mr. Lauri Väkevä, PhD, is currently working as a Professor of Didactics of Crafts and Arts at University of Helsinki, Finland. He has previously worked as a Lecturer, Professor, and Vice-Rector at the University of the Arts Helsinki and as a researcher at the University of Oulu. His research interests cover crafts and arts education and didactics with a special focus on music education, popular culture, educational philosophy, instructional technology, and the sociology of education. He has published and lectured widely in these fields.