Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Senior Lecturer in General Didactics, Faculty of Educational Sciences.
Affiliate member in Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism, The Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki
Member of INEQ – Helsinki Inequality Initiative, University of Helsinki.
Title of Docent (education), University of Oulu.
Curriculum vitae
Chair, Una Europa Diversity Council
Education/Academic qualification
Education, Docent, University of Oulu, Oulu
Award Date: 1 Sept 2019
External positions
Title of Docent, University of Oulu
1 Sept 2019 → …
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- migration
- intercultural eduction
- social justice
- welfare service
- professional knowledge
- social work
- intersectionality
- institutional encounters
- higher education
- 5145 Social work
- 5142 Social policy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Competence-based discourse and fading educational knowledge in Finnish teacher education
Säntti, J., Riitaoja, A.-L. & Puustinen, M., 5 Jan 2026, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 2026, 172, 11 p., https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0742051X25004470.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Essentialisoitu moninaisuus suomalaisessa hyvinvointivaltiossa: nepsy identiteetti- ja palvelukategoriana
Honkasilta, J., Vyyryläinen, H. & Riitaoja, A.-L., 8 Sept 2025, In: Janus : sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti. 33, 3, p. 275–291 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Linguistic Autonomy in a Monolingual Social Imaginary: Social Work Practitioners' Sense-making of the Role of Language in Migrant 'Integration'
Kara, H., Nordberg, C., Jappinen, M. & Riitaoja, A.-L., 3 Feb 2025, In: Social Policy and Society. 24, 1, p. 100-111 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Monitieteisyyden avulla kohti monialaista osaamista: Toimintatutkimus yliopisto-opetuksen kehittämiseksi
Lampi, H. M. & Riitaoja, A.-L., 7 Nov 2025, p. 291. 1 p.Research output: Conference materials › Paper
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Ruling Relations Coordinating the 'Migrant Family' in Institutional Encounters between Finnish Social Work Professionals and Migrant Service Users
Jäppinen, M., Kara, H., Nordberg, C. & Riitaoja, A., 21 Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Social Work. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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The Professional Response of Public-School Teaching and Social Work to Pandemics, Climate Change, and Incipient Authoritarianism: Participatory Investigations into Optimal Missions and Practices (Resource)
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Project manager)
01/11/2022 → 30/08/2027
Project: Research project
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Interdisciplinary research project on rationales and knowledge base of public service helping professions built in higher education programs
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Project manager)
01/08/2017 → …
Project: Research project
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START - Framtidshopp
Kalland, M. (Project manager), Löfström, E. (Participant), Mansikka, J.-E. (Participant), Kosunen, S. (Participant), Riitaoja, A.-L. (Project manager), Lindström, L. A. (Participant) & Snårbacka, L. (Participant)
01/10/2022 → 31/03/2024
Project: Other project
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CoE AgeCare: Centre of Excellence for Research on Ageing and Care Research Group 3 Migration, Care and Ageing
Wrede, S. (Project manager), Nordberg, C. (Participant), Olakivi, A. (Participant), Buchert, U. (Participant), Kouvonen, A. (Principal Investigator), Riitaoja, A.-L. (Participant), May, V. (Principal Investigator), Kemppainen, L. (Participant), Asikainen, A. (Participant), Pirhonen, J. P. T. (Participant), Harju, M. E. (Participant), Laakkonen, R. (Participant), Blomqvist, K. (Participant), Simola, A. (Participant), Laisi, I. (Participant), Safarov, N. (Participant), Pietilä, I. (Participant), Begum, S. (Participant), Takahashi, E. (Participant), Avdeeva, A. (Participant), Shindo, R. (Participant) & Niemi, M. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Ordering the "Migrant Family": Power Asymmetry Work and Citizenization in Restructuring Welfare Professional Bureaucracies
Nordberg, C. (Project manager), Jäppinen, M. (Participant), Kara, H. (Participant) & Riitaoja, A.-L. (Participant)
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
Activities
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Ulos kellarista. Voimallinen tieto, systeeminen ymmärrys ja uusien tulevaisuuksien kuvittelu opettajankoulutuksessa
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Speaker) & Puustinen, M. (Speaker)
6 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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eTED Opettajankoulutuspäivät 2023/Teacher education days 2023
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Speaker: Presenter)
17 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Una Europa Diversity Council meeting
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Scientific Committee Chair)
8 Mar 2023 → 10 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Workshop: Minority stress and allyship
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Teacher) & Masoud, A. (Teacher)
6 Oct 2023Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - Other
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Sosiaalityön tutkimuksen päivät 2023
Riitaoja, A.-L. (Speaker: Presenter)
16 Feb 2023 → 17 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Faces of our CommUNAty: "We have an opportunity to bring together excellence in education and diversity."
08/03/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Social workers’ encounters with future citizens: Power relations in a welfare bureaucracy
23/10/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Living and Learning on the Border
11/02/2016 → 20/02/2016
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Finnish educators keynote speakers at symposium
04/02/2016
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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