Hannu Heikkinen

Hannu Heikkinen

Professor
Unit
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Room number
RUU A334
Mobile
+358503421346
Postal address
Alvar Aallon katu 9
Fields of science
516 Educational sciences

Biography

Hannu L. T. Heikkinen is a Professor of Education in the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is an expert in educational action research and narrative inquiry. His work on mentoring and professional development, practice theory, as well as on learning at work and for work, has been widely cited. He has also published on issues related to the theory of recognition with respect to learning and teaching, as well as curriculum theory. Hannu Heikkinen's recent work has involved studies of sustainability education, especially from the perspective of education for planetary well-being. 

In his list of publications, Hannu Heikkinen has more than 300 publications: articles, book chapters, anthologies and books. According to Google Scholar there are more than 17 000 citations to his publications, with h-index 57.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access
What is Wisdom and Can it be Taught? Routledge.
Kallio, Eeva K.
Tynjälä, Päivi
Paananen, Elina
Virtanen, Anu S.
Virolainen, Maarit
Ek, Terhi
Isomäki, Hannakaisa
Heikkinen, Hannu L.T.