Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Learning, Culture and Interventions (LECI) is a research community devoted to advancing high-quality research, research-based teaching and societal interaction at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. It offers a conceptual home to all those academics at the faculty whose research rests on socio-cultural and / or activity theoretical perspectives, with a specific interest on reciprocal interaction between theory and practice. For more information, please see: Learning, Culture and Interventions
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Profiles
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Paula Ahola
- Department of Education - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture
- Learning, Culture & Interventions (LECI)
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Kemal Ahson
- Department of Education - Research Coordinator
- Learning, Culture & Interventions (LECI)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Jenny Sofia Byman
- Department of Education - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture
- Learning, Culture & Interventions (LECI)
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
Equipment
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Playful Learning Center
Kumpulainen, K. (Manager)
Learning, Culture & Interventions (LECI)Facility/equipment: Research Laboratory
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VOVOS: Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajankoulutuksen vetovoima ja opiskelijoiden sitoutuminen alalle
Valkonen, S. (Project manager), Chydenius, H. I. (Participant), Heikkinen, K.-M. E. (Participant), Kangas, J. (Participant) & Niemi, L. H. L. (Participant)
01/08/2025 → …
Project: Research project
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The Art of knowing through (un)learning: A Transdisciplinary research study on time, play and dance with children and trees
Rainio, A. (Principal Investigator), Nagatsu, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Ferholt, B. (Co-Principal Investigator), Talonen, V. (CoIlaborator), Koistinen, J. (CoIlaborator), Alexakos, D. (Participant) & Morris, E. (Participant)
01/08/2025 → 31/07/2028
Project: Research project
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Matikkasurina - Matikkaa liikkuen, leikkien ja tutkien
Sormunen, K. (Project manager), Vartiainen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Abendstein, L. M. (Participant), Lee-Simmons, O. B. E. (Participant), Mattila, M. E. (Participant), Tuovila, A. E. M. (Participant), Vanhala, A. O. (Participant), Mattila, M. E. (Participant), Vanhala, A. O. (Participant), Hellstrand, H. (CoIlaborator), Niemistö, D. (CoIlaborator), Tähti, P. (CoIlaborator) & Välimäki, J. (CoIlaborator)
Teknologiateollisuuden 100-vuotissäätiö
24/03/2025 → 23/03/2029
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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GenAI in primary school
Niemi, R. (Participant), Lavonen, L. (Participant) & Juuti, K. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research project
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ECOYOUNG: Ecologies of learning for climate transformations in the lives of Finnish, Senegalese, and Brazilian young people
Rajala, A. (Project manager)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2028
Project: Research project
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Bridging the Gap! Immigrant Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Languages in Pedagogical Practice in Australia and Finland
Harju-Luukkainen, H., Zheng, H., Garvis, S., Keary, A., Arvola, O., Lastikka, A.-L., Lavanti, L., Kuusisto, A. & Kangas, J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Evidence and Insights to Inform Early Years Practice. Keary, A., Walsh, L., Scull, J. & Garvis, S. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Collaborative Dialogic Reflection as a Tool for Developing Pedagogical Reasoning in Pre-service Teacher Education
Kangas, J. & Palani, M., Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) Innovative Teacher Training : Practical Frameworks for Future Education. Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Bahdanovich Hanssen, N. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Colour-evasive early childhood education and care. In K. G. Eriksen & M. K. Jore (Eds.),
Saloranta, M. A. J., Mansikka, J.-E., Holm, G., Londen, M. & Nordström, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Antiracist and decolonial approaches to early years education: Perspectives from the Nordics.. BloomsburyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Current Challenges for Innovations in Teacher Education
Kangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) Innovative Teacher Training: Practical Frameworks for Future Education. Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Bahdanovich Hanssen, N. (eds.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Scaffolding Creativity: Learning and social orientation in Aesthetic Learning Environment in Finnish ECE toddlers’ groups
Kangas, J., Nikkola, T. M. & Reunamo, J., 22 Jan 2026, The Importance of Aesthetic Development in Early Childhood: Research, Theory and Practice. Barton, G., Christopher, V. & Garvis, S. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge, Vol. 1.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Evaluation of posti doctoral funding
Tirri, K. (Participant)
15 Jan 2026Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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Caroline Piaulet-Ghorayeb
Tirri, K. (Host)
9 Feb 2025 → 21 Feb 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Invited talk in the celebration
Tirri, K. (Speaker)
16 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Fostering inclusive play and literacy practices in Finnish ECEC: A relational approach
Nordström, A. (Speaker)
Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Pre-examiner of Master by Research Examination: Monique Garwyn Dam
Lipponen, L. (Participant)
29 May 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other
Prizes
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2020 Editor's Choice Award (the most impactful and high quality paper in 2020), award given by The British Educational Research Association (BEFA) and the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET), UK
Kajamaa, A. (Recipient), Kumpulainen, K. (Recipient) & Olkinuora, H.-R. (Recipient), Jan 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
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American Educational Research Association (AERA) Moral Development and Education SIG 2025 Book Award
Tirri, K. (Recipient), 7 Feb 2025
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Press/Media
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Professori Ylellä: Lahjakkaiden oppilaiden laiminlyönti näkyy Pisa-tuloksissa
11/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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