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Sanna Riuttanen

Dissertation: Migrant adults’ skills and knowledges should be utilised more in Finnish education

Students in adult basic education can sometimes be viewed through a deficit lens. MA Sanna Riuttanen’s doctoral dissertation focused on how the knowledges and skills of migrant students in adult basic education could be better utilised in their classrooms

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Study: Higher education institution groups have strengthened collaboration and changed the operating culture

The study examining the experiences of six Finnish higher education institution groups assessed the operational and economic impact of the group structure.

Youngbin Kwon

Dissertation: Luhmann’s Lesson for the Fragile Care Systems for Older People of Our Time

Community-based integrated care remains sustainable when it is both responsive to community needs and capable of preserving organisational independence. Youngbin Kwon's dissertation demonstrates how specific governance, funding and coordination arrangemen

Mirja Hämäläinen

Dissertation: Teaching ethical dialogue in university English language education can promote sustainable development and student well-being

Lic.Phil. Mirja Hämäläinen’s doctoral dissertation examines how an elective university English language course can also contribute to sustainable development and student well-being.

Camilla Aarnio

Dissertation: Digital work may promise freedom, yet coexist with control, constant availability, and loneliness

M.A. Camilla Aarnio demonstrates that contradictions related to digital work emerge through the interplay of people, communication technologies, and organizational practices.

Veronica Kamanzi

Dissertation: Inclusive pedagogy implementation can support literacy learning among diverse learners, but teachers need stronger support

MA (Ed) Veronica Kamanzi’s doctoral dissertation examines how inclusive pedagogy implementation can support literacy acquisition in early childhood education in Tanzania.

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An apple for the teacher is no longer enough – the old symbol challenges us to think what is now needed in everyday school life

Is it time to think of new creative alternatives to this centuries-old gift for teachers, write teacher educators Anne Martin and Matti Rautiainen from the University of Jyväskylä.

Dissertation: Making teacher education research visible: Knowledge production in Finnish teacher education

Jenni Koski mapped Finnish teacher education research in her dissertation” Knowledge production in Finnish teacher education – mapping empirical teacher student and teacher educator research".

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Building a supportive community for early career researchers

Drawing on experiences from a collaborative ECR pool, this blog highlights how simple practices can help build a supportive research community—and what others can learn from those.

JYU and UCLA strengthen their collaboration through a memorandum of understanding

JYU and UCLA have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of strengthening international cooperation.

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PISA 2025: Students in Finland still perform well above OECD average in science

Findings of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that while performance among students in Finland has continued to decline, it remains above the OECD average. Science was the main domain of assessment in the 2025 survey.

Stakeholders involved in teacher training programmes leading to dual qualifications met to discuss the development of the programmes

Kaksoiskelpoisuuteen johtavien opettajankoulutusohjelmien parissa työskentelevät kokoontuivat 27. elokuuta Agoraan tarkastelemaan ohjelmien nykytilaa sekä keskustelemaan niiden kehittämisestä.