Tuomo Virtanen

Tuomo Virtanen

Senior Lecturer

Unit

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Department / Division

Department of Teacher Education

Room number

RUU D222.4

Email

tuomo.e.virtanen@jyu.fi

Mobile

+358406628360

Postal address

Alvar Aallon katu 9

Fields of science

516 Educational sciences

Research interests

My research interests include students' engagement in school, school absenteeism, school dropout, and classroom interactions. My studies are quantitative and conducted using structural equation modeling. I identify myself as a special education researcher and teacher.

Publications

Publication

2025

A piece of the puzzle to understand the association between instructional support and student engagement

Learning and Individual Differences.

Lerang, Maren Stahl

Virtanen, Tuomo E.

Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.

Havik, Trude

Publication

2025

Antecedents of developmental trajectories of school absences among adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

Tunkkari, Mari

Kiuru, Noona

Virtanen, Tuomo

Vasalampi, Kati

Publication

2025

Does perceived support from teachers moderate the relationship between personal resources and engagement among upper secondary school students?

European Journal of Psychology of Education.

Tvedt, Maren Stabel

Vasalampi, Kati

Virtanen, Tuomo

Publication

2025

Does teacher support predict students' growth mindset? A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model

British Journal of Educational Psychology.

Vestad, Lene

Bru, Edvin

Virtannen, Tuomo

Publication

2024

Examining the effects of special education support on students’ affective and motivational outcomes : an analysis using propensity score matching

European Journal of Special Needs Education.

Sivola, Jukka

Närhi, Vesa

Tolvanen, Asko

Virtanen, Tuomo

Savolainen, Hannu

Publication

2024

Perusopetuksen poissaolojen ja niihin annetun tuen vaikutukset koulunkäyntiin : tutkimushankkeen loppuraportti

Helsingin yliopiston koulutuksen arviointikeskus HEAn raportit. Koulutuksen arviointikeskus HEA.

Hotulainen, Risto

Vasalampi, Kati

Asikainen, Mikko

Heiskala, Laura

Kanerva, Suvi

Kiuru, Noona

Lindgren, Esko

Mikkola, Eelis

Oinas, Sanna

Rämä, Irene

Sinkkonen, Ronja

Tunkkari, Mari

Viita, Marika

Virtanen, Tuomo

Publication

2024

Student situational engagement and its associations with regard for adolescent perspectives, productivity, and instructional learning formats in the classroom

Educational Psychology.

Bjerga Pettersen, Ella

Vaaland, Grete Sørensen

Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.

Virtanen, Tuomo Erkki

Publication

2024

Students’ situational engagement and its association with overall engagement : the application of the InSitu instrument in the context of a Norwegian lower secondary school

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

Pettersen, Ella Bjerga

Ertesvåg, Sigrun K.

Pöysä, Sanni

Vaaland, Grete Sørensen

Virtanen, Tuomo Erkki

Publication

2023

Poissa porukasta : vahvista kouluun kiinnittymistä ja puutu poissaoloihin

PS-kustannus.

Virtanen, Tuomo

Pelkonen, Jenni

Publication

2023

Reciprocal Relationships Between Perceived Supportive School Climate and Self-reported Truancy : A Longitudinal Study from Grade 6 to Grade 9

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

Virtanen, Tuomo

Pelkonen, Jenni

Kiuru, Noona

Projects

The School Path study

Koulupolku: Alkuportailta jatko-opintoihin -tutkimuksessa seurataan nuorten koulutuspolkuja, koulutuksen keskeyttämistä ja hyvinvointia esipetuksesta 23-vuotiaaksi.

EDUCA Education for the future.

EDUCA (Education for the Future) Flagship

The Education for the Future EDUCA flagship focuses on the timely challenges of education to prepare children and young people for the future in the changing world.