Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My research deals with learning, teaching and communication of science and technology in
- secondary and primary schools
- teacher education
- out-of-school and informal learning environments.
In my current research I connect science learning to agency, futures-thinking and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and work also with the concepts of teacher's professional agency, authenticity and relevance of science education, and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in school contexts. I have studied scientific and technological literacy and public engagement in several societally relevant fields of science and innovation, such as nanotechnology and climate change. I've been involved in the following EU-funded projects:
- TEFF: Teacher Education for a Future in Flux (Erasmus+ Teacher Academies, 6/2023 - 6/2026), Principal Investigator
- FEDORA: Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty (EU H2020, Science with and for Society, 9/2020 - 8/2023), Principal Investigator
- DECoSTE: Designing and Enacting Coherent Science Teacher Education (Erasmus+, 9/2020 - 8/2023), Team member
- I SEE: Inclusive STEM Education to Enhance the capacity to aspire and imagine future careers (EU Erasmus+, 9/2016 - 8/2019), Principal Investigator
- IRRESISTIBLE: Engaging the Young with Responsible Research and Innovation (EU FP7, 11/2013 – 10/2016), Principal Investigator
- HOPE: Horizons in Physics Education (EU Life Long Learning Programme, 10/2013 – 9/2016)
- MaterialsScience: University-school partnerships for the design and implementation of research-based ICT-enhanced modules on material properties (EU FP6, 1/2007-12/2009)
My teaching (as Senior university lecturer in Didactics of Physics in the Dept. of Education, Univ. of Helsinki) includes courses and supervision for pre-service secondary school (subject) teachers, pre-service primary school (class) teachers, and in-service teachers.
I co-operate in various projects related science education, science communication and public engagement in the context of the LUMA centre.
External positions
Visiting professor, Univ Bologna, University of Bologna
2025 → …
Visiting postdoctoral researcher, Univ Bologna, University of Bologna
Jan 2016 → Jun 2016
Visiting postdoctoral researcher, LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR DIE PÄDAGOGIK DER NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN AN DER UNIVERSITÄT KIEL - IPN
1 Sept 2012 → 31 Dec 2012
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- Science education
- Futures Studies
- Physics education research
- Teacher education
- informal learning
- Science Communication
- digital learning
- education for sustainability
- Global education
- 114 Physical sciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Future-oriented Science Education Building Sustainability Competences: An Approach to the European GreenComp Framework
Laherto, A., Rasa, T., Miani, L., Levrini, O. & Erduran, S., Dec 2023, Science Curriculum for The Anthropocene, Vol 2: Curriculum Models for our Collective Future. Fazio, X. (ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 83-105 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Facilitating transformative science education through futures thinking
Laherto, A. & Rasa, T., 31 Mar 2022, In: On the Horizon. 30, 2, p. 96-103 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Agency and Transformative Potential of Technology in Students' Images of the Future: Futures Thinking as Critical Scientific Literacy
Rasa, T., Lavonen, J. & Laherto, A., Oct 2024, In: Science & Education. 33, 5, p. 1145–1169 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Teacher Agency and Futures Thinking
Varpanen, J., Laherto, A., Hilppö, J. & Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., 3 Mar 2022, In: Education Sciences. 12, 3, 16 p., 177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Luonnontiedekasvatuksen muuttuvat tavoitteet: luonnontieteellisestä lukutaidosta kestävyyskasvatukseen, toimijuuteen ja tulevaisuusajatteluun
Laherto, A., Dec 2020, In: Ainedidaktiikka. 4, 3, p. 41–63 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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TEFF: Teacher Education for a Future in Flux
Laherto, A. (Principal Investigator), Södervik, I. (Co-Principal Investigator), Krzywacki, H. (Participant), Hyyppä, I. M. (Participant), Rasa, T. (Participant) & Zhang, X. (Participant)
15/06/2023 → 14/06/2026
Project: EU Erasmus+ (EPLUS)
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FEDORA: Future-oriented Science EDucation to enhance Responsibility and engagement in the society of Acceleration and uncertainty
Laherto, A. (Project manager), Hyyppä, I. M. (Participant), Hämäläinen, H. M. (Participant), Rasa, T. (Participant), Lavonen, J. (Participant) & Rasa, T. (Participant)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Research and Innovation Actions (H2020-RIA)
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I SEE: Inclusive STEM Education to Enhance the capacity to aspire and imagine future careers
Laherto, A. (Principal Investigator), Kärkkäinen, T. (Participant), Jauhiainen, J. (Participant), Palmgren, E. (Participant) & Ranta-aho, T. J. (Participant)
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2019
Project: Other project
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Including Responsible Research and innovation in cutting Edge Science and Inquiry-based Science
Laherto, A. (Project manager)
01/11/2013 → 31/10/2016
Project: Research project
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DECoSTE: Designing and Enacting Coherent Science Teacher Education
Juuti, K. (Principal Investigator), Lavonen, J. (Participant), Turkkila, M. V. P. (Participant), Kesler, M. (Participant), Ahola, L. (Other), Makkonen, T. (Participant), Jauhiainen, J. (Participant), Kärkkäinen, T. (Participant), Ranta-aho, T. J. (Participant) & Laherto, A. (Participant)
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Award of Reviewer Excellence, International Journal of Science Education
Laherto, A. (Recipient), Apr 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Invited seminar presentation
Laherto, A. (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Supervisor of doctoral student
Laherto, A. (Co-supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Ainedidaktiikan symposiumi 2024
Laherto, A. (Member of organizing committee)
8 Feb 2024 → 9 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) (External organisation)
Laherto, A. (Board member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
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International Journal of Science Education (Journal)
Laherto, A. (Reviewer)
Sept 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts