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Biography
I work as Senior Researcher at the Department of Teacher Education, at the Centre for Research on Learning and Instruction (CERLI). My degrees are Doctor of Education and Master of Laws.
I am also Communications Officer at the Finnish Society for Research on Adult Education (https://www.aikuiskasvatuksentutkimusseura.fi/)
My previous work experience in the field of education:
- Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Teacher Education
- University Teacher at the Department of Education
- Project Manager at the Department of Teacher Education in OVET/DOORS project (www.sites.utu.fi/ovet)
Teaching
My teaching experience in education consists of the following courses:
LUOT0026 Research Workshop 1: Observation and Interview in Development of Teacher’s Prof. Skills, 5 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/LUOT0026/19931?period=2020-2022
KTL_0111 Introduction to University Studies, Department of Education, 2 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_0111/5554
KTL_0035 Introduction to Working Life, Education and Adult Education, 4 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_0035/2551
KTL_0102 From Schooling to Working Life, Education and Adult Education, 3 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_0102/21209
KTL_0095 Scientific Activity and Academic Literacy in Education, 7 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_0095/2533
AIKK0042 Scientific Activity and Academic Literacy in Adult Education, 7 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/AIKK0042/8431
KTL_3110 Effectiveness and Evaluation of Education, 4 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_3110/2507
AIKK0021 Evaluation of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, 5 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/AIKK0021/2604
KTL_0088 Bachelor's Thesis, 8 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_0088/23241
AIKK3087 Gender in Working Life, 4 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/AIKK3087/5609
KTL_3089 Report Seminar, Education and Adult Education, 3 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_3089/5547
KTL_3086 Administration and Development of Education, 4 ECTS
https://opas.peppi.utu.fi/en/course/KTL_3086/10385
Research
My research interests include learning and teaching in higher education and professional development in working life, especially from the perspective of professional knowledge, identities and agency. In my PhD, I examined student and primary teachers' agency in integrating theory and practice. I am also interested in career transitions, and affect and embodiment in working life. I mainly focus on in-depth qualitative methods such as discourse, narrative, and sociomaterial analysis.
Currently, I work for the following projects:
FINSCI (Fostering Finnish Science Capital), SRC (Research Council of Finland)
SITE (Student selection and competence development in the continuum of pre-service and in-service teacher education), (Research Council of Finland)