News from the Department of Education

There is a lack of research on how teachers in non-Western world and in poorly resourced educational settings with large classes view differentiated instruction (DI) and implement it to advance inclusive education.

MA Daria Khanolainen’s doctoral dissertation focuses on how various family-related factors predict the development of children’s reading and mathematical skills over many years.

This dissertation studies the development process and the development of the Professional Foster Home toward a culture of community education.

Extended families compensate for the lack of resources in low-socioeconomic families and can thus facilitate and support children’s academic learning.

Program provides additional support for their academic careers, interdisciplinary research and the development of the researcher identity.

The tradition of students' Independence Day torchlight procession began in Jyväskylä in the 1950s.

Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä ranked 151-175 out of 621 research universities included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

The University of Jyväskylä excelled in the fourth call for the Flagship Programme of the Academy of Finland.

This dissertation examined whether interventions as part of regular schoolwork could enhance adolescents’ critical online reading skills.

Education at JYU among the best of the world.
JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Ranking.

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research (InterLearn) will combine research on learning and psychosocial wellbeing.

Creativity and learning are key to surviving in ever-changing society.