Maarit Arvaja

Maarit Arvaja

Senior Researcher
Unit
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Room number
RUU A326
Email
maarit.arvaja@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408054277
Postal address
Alvar Aallon katu 9
Fields of science
516 Educational sciences

Biography

I am working as a senior researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. I'm an adjunct professor in the field of collaborative learning and interaction in learning environments. My research focuses on university students’ agency and collaborative learning processes as well as (pre-service) teachers’ identity development.  

Research interests

My current research focuses on university students' agency construction and development, and its pedagogical support. I am also studying the role of dialogic tensions in constructing (pre-service) teacher identity. I use mainly qualitative research methods, such as, narrative positioning analysis in studying agency and identity.

Publications

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Projects

Opiskelijat yliopiston päärakennuksen aulassa
Project

Conceptualising and promoting student agency in university studies (StudyAgent)

Student agency in higher education