News from the Faculty of Education and Psychology

The President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö has decided to award orders of merit on 6 December 2020 for the following persons working at the University of Jyväskylä.

Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows.

Education research of the University of Jyväskylä rose to position 67 in the subject –specific list of Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), which compares research-intensive universities across the world.

The coronavirus brought instant digitalisation to learning and teaching. When the most acute situation is calming down, we have to shift the focus on such settings and goals to which technology can bring added value.

M.A. (Educ.) Aila Pikkarainen defends her doctoral dissertation in subject "Ikääntyneiden aikuisten toimijuus kuntoutuksessa".

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M.A. (Educ.) Soila Lemmetty defends her doctoral dissertation in subject "Self-directed workplace learning in technology-based work".

The overall aim of the current thesis is to examine reading development over time (from age 2 to 16) and investigate the key factors for the early identification and resolution of reading difficulties.

M.A. (Educ.) Tuija Leena Viirret defends her doctoral dissertation in subject "Dialogism as an Integral Element in Process Drama: Insights into a Drama Teacher’s Artistic-Pedagogical Expertise"

Master of Engineering Weiyong Xu defends his doctoral dissertation in subject "Brain activity changes related to learning of audiovisual associations in reading".

Student’s agency is now called for more than ever before.

JYU’s research in education ranked 36th in the Shanghai Ranking.