Jonna Kangas, Docent (adjunct professor) of Early Childhood Education

Publications

Research output per year 2010 2019 2021 2022 2023 2023

• 23 Article
• 20 Chapter
• 5 Anthology or special issue
• 5 Book
• 8 More
  • 3 Other contribution
  • 2 Review Article
  • 1 Other articles
  • 1 Doctoral Thesis
  • 1 Master's thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  "Äänestin jaloillani!”: Ammatin vaihtaneiden varhaiskasvatuksen opettajien näkökulmia työn ja toimintakulttuuriin muutokseen

  Translated title of the contribution: "I walked away": Perspectives of work and change of operational culture of early childhood education teachers who have left the professionSirvio, K., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Kangas, J., Hjelt, H. & Fonsén, E., Apr 2023, In: Työelämän tutkimus. 21, 1, 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Cultivating Compassion in Higher Education: International Autoethnographic Approach to Online Teaching During COVID -19

  Harju-Luukkainen, H., Kangas, J., Smith, D., Beaton, M. C., Nutti, Y. J. & Äärelä, R., 27 Feb 2023, Practising Compassion in Higher Education: Caring for Self and Others Through Challenging Times. Lemon, N., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Garvis, S. (eds.). London: Routledge, 14 p. (Wellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Embodied scaffolding and kinaesthetic learning in Finnish Early Childhood Education

  Kangas, J., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., 7 Jul 2023, (Accepted/In press) Kinaesthetic Learning in Early Childhood. Barton, G. & Garvis, S. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge, p. 137-152 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Inclusive Play: Defining Elements of Playful Teaching and Learning in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse ECEC

  Kangas, J., Lastikka, A-L. & Arvola, O., 19 Sep 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 9, 14 p., 956.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• 'It has also happened to me': Children's peer exclusion experiences in Finnish pre-primary school through children's narrations

  Peltola, A., Karlsson, L. & Kangas, J., 10 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Early Childhood Research. 21, 1, 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

• Lasten näkökulma yhteisöistä tehdyissä tutkimuksissa: kartoittava kirjallisuuskatsaus

  Translated title of the contribution: Children's point of view in studies of communities: A mapping literature reviewPeltola, A. & Kangas, J., May 2023, In: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research. 12, 2, p. 124-146 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review

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• Sources influencing primary school student teachers' self-efficacy beliefs in their music studies

  Sepp, A., Kangas, J., Hietanen, L. & Ruismäki, H., 1 Jan 2023, In: Music Education Research. 25, 1, p. 36–48 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Teachers’ Pedagogical Competence in Finnish Early Childhood Education: A Narrative Literature Review

  Ranta, S., Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Neitola, M., Kinos, J., Sajaniemi, N. & Kuusisto, A., 3 Aug 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 8, 15 p., 791.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  A New Book Discussing the Dynamic and Multi-theoretical Basis of Early Childhood Education and Care in Finland

  Kangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., May 2022, Tutkittua varhaiskasvatuksesta.

  Research output: Other contribution

  Open Access

• Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems

  Garvis, S., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Kangas, J., 7 Jul 2022, Springer. 192 p. (Early Childhood Research and Education: An Inter-theoretical Focus)

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review

• Children’s social orientations as creative processes in early childhood education and care

  Nikkola, T. M., Kangas, J., Fong, Y. & Reunamo, J., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research. 11, 1, p. 297-312 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Creating a Theoretical Framework for Playful Learning and Pedagogy : The Finnish Perspective

  Kangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., Jun 2022, Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care : A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice. Harju-Luukkainen, H., Kangas, J. & Garvis, S. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, Vol. 1. p. 195-208 14 p. (Early Childhood Research and Education: An Inter-theoretical Focus; vol. 1, no. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Elements of the Pedagogical Process in Finnish Early Childhood Education

  Alila, K., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T. & Kangas, J., Jun 2022, Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care: A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice. Harju-Luukkainen, H., Kangas, J. & Garvis, S. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, Vol. 1. p. 257-274 18 p. (Early Childhood Research and Education: An Inter-theoretical Focus).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Etäpedagogiikan jäsennyksiä suomalaisessa varhaiskasvatuksessa COVID-19 pandemian alkaessa

  Translated title of the contribution: Structures of distance education in Finnish early childhood education at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemicKangas, J. & Niinistö, H., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research. 11, 2, p. 1-24 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care: A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice

  Harju-Luukkainen, H. (ed.), Kangas, J. (ed.) & Garvis, S. (ed.), 3 Jun 2022, Springer. 280 p. (Early Childhood Research and Education: an inter-theoretical focus)

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review

• Outlining Play and Playful Learning in Finland and Brazil: A Content Analysis of Early Childhood Education Policy Documents

  Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Brotherus, A., Gearon, L. & Kuusisto, A., Jun 2022, In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. 23, 2, p. 153-165 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Sources influencing primary school teacher students' self-efficacy beliefs in their music studies

  Sepp, A., Kangas, J., Hietanen, L. & Ruismäki, H., 15 Aug 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Music Education Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• The Importance of Evaluating Early Childhood Education Quality to Support the Learning of Young Children

  Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Kangas, J., Manning, M. & Garvis, S., Jul 2022, Assessing and Evaluating Early Childhood Education Systems. Garvis, S., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Kangas, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, Cham, p. 15-33 (Early Childhood Research and Education: An Inter-theoretical Focus; vol. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajuuden tulevaisuutta rakentamassa: Sisällönanalyysi ohjausasiakirjojen tulevaisuusnäkökulmasta

  Translated title of the contribution: Building the future of the teachers in Early Childhood Education: The future approach in the policy documents' Kangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., Jan 2022, Tutkimuksesta ja kokemuksesta vahvuutta varhaiskasvatukseen. Havu-Nuutinen, S., Korhonen, R. & Rouvinen, R. (eds.). 23 ed. Joensuu: University of Eastern Finland, p. 106-120 15 p. (Reports and Studies in Education, Humanities, and Theology ; no. 23).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• ”Enemmän kaikkea”: Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajan osaaminen nyt ja tulevaisuudessa

  Translated title of the contribution: "More of everything": ECE teachers' competences today and in the futureKangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., 29 Jan 2022, 4 p. Tutkittua varhaiskasvatuksesta.

  Research output: Other contribution

• ”Kun aika ja resurssit eivät riitä tekemään työtä niin hyvin kuin osaisi ja haluaisi sitä tehdä”: Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajien käsityksiä työn haasteista ja mahdollisuuksista

  Translated title of the contribution: “When time and resources are not enough to do the job as well as you could and would like to do it” : Early Childhood Education staff's conceptions of work-related challenges and opportunitiesKangas, J., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Sirvio, K., Hjelt, H. & Fonsén, E., 23 Jun 2022, In: Kasvatus & Aika. 16, 2, p. 72-89 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• 2021

  Changing Transitions from Early Childhood Education to Primary Education in Finland

  Kangas, J. & Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Oct 2021, Prehodi v različnih socialnih in izobraževalnih okoljih: Transitions in different social and educational environments. Rutar, S., Felda, D., Rodela, M., Krmac, N., Marovič, M. & Drljić, K. (eds.). Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem, p. 59-76 18 p. (Knjižnica Ludus; no. 30).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

• Parental Perspective in the Finnish Early Childhood Education Context

  Purola, K., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Kangas, J., Oct 2021, Parental Engagement and Early Childhood Education Around the World. Garvis, S., Phillipson, S., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Sadownik, A. R. (eds.). London, New York: Routledge, p. 90-98 9 p. (Envolving Families).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• The Role of Early Childhood Teachers in Finnish Policy Documents: Training Teachers for the Future?

  Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Kangas, J., Oct 2021, International Perspectives on Early Childhood Teacher Education in the 21st Century. Boyd, W. & Garvis, S. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., p. 65-80 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Understanding different approaches to ece pedagogy through tensions

  Kangas, J., Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Ranta, S., Chydenius, H., Lahdenperä, J., Neitola, M., Kinos, J., Sajaniemi, N. & Ruokonen, I., Dec 2021, In: Education Sciences. 11, 12, 14 p., 790.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Varhaiskasvatus murroksessa - tulevaisuuden suuntaviivoja etsimässä!

  Translated title of the contribution: Changing early childhood education - The future approachesKangas, J., Fonsén, E. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., 1 Jun 2021, In: Sivistys, hallinto ja tutkimus blogi. 2021, 1.6.2021

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Other articles › Scientific

  Open Access

• Voimauttava varhaiskasvatus: Leikkivä, osallinen ja hyvinvoiva lapsi

  Translated title of the contribution: Empowering early childhdood education. Playing, participatory and wellbeing child. Kangas, J., Lastikka, A-L. & Karlsson, L., Feb 2021, Helsinki: Otava. 234 p. (Opin tähdet)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

• What is the future of ECE teacher profession? Teacher’s agency in Finland through the lenses of policy documents

  Kangas, J. & Harju-Luukkainen, H., Feb 2021, In: The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis. 47, 1, p. 48-75 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• 2020

  Leikki vakan alla: Esseitä leikistä moninaisena ilmiönä

  Kangas, J. (ed.) & Sintonen, S. (ed.), 16 Dec 2020, Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. 100 p. (Opettajankoulutuksen muut julkaisut)

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Professional

  Open Access

• Lelan matematiikkaseikkailu päiväkodissa

  Translated title of the contribution: The mathematical adventure of LelaKangas, J., Reunamo, J. & Erfving, E., 2020, Helsinki: LUMA-keskus. 34 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

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• Saako koronaepidemialla leikkiä?

  Translated title of the contribution: Playing with Covid : The role of play with children's adaptation to Covid-19 situationKangas, J., 12 May 2020, Helsinki : Leikkipäivä/MLL.

  Research output: Other contribution

  Open Access
• 2019

  Action Telling method: From storytelling to crafting the future

  Kangas, J. & Reunamo, J., 2019, Story in Children's Lives: Contributions of the Narrative Mode to Early Childhood Development, Literacy, and Learning. Kerry-Moran, K. J. & Aerila, J-A. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 113-128 20 p. (Educating the Young Child; vol. 16).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Children’s Initiatives in the Finnish Early Childhood Education Context

  Kangas, J. & Lastikka, A-L., 2019, Nordic Families, Children and Early Childhood Education. Garvis, S., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Sheridan, S. & Williams, P. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 15-36 22 p. (Studies in Childhood and Youth).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Finnish Teachers Making Sense of and Promoting Multiliteracies in Early Years Education

  Sairanen, H., Kangas, J. & Sintonen, S., 2019, Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation: Perspectives from Finland and Beyond. Kumpulainen, K. & Sefton-Green, J. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 42-60 19 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• Multi-voiced development in Finnish early childhood education practices

  Kangas, J. & Ukkonen-Mikkola, T., Nov 2019, In: International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. 18, 11, p. 1-17 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Ohjelmoinnin ABC varhaiskasvatukseen

  Translated title of the contribution: ABC of programming in early childhood educationKangas, J. & Vartiainen, J., May 2019, Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, opettajankoulutuslaitos. 35 p. (Opettajankoulutuslaitoksen muut julkaisut)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional

  Open Access

• Playing to learn in Finland: Early childhood curricular and operational contexts

  Kangas, J., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Brotherus, A., Kuusisto, A. & Gearon, L., 2019, Policification of Early Childhood Education and Care: Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century Volume III. Garvis, S. & Phillipson, S. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 71-85 15 p. (Evolving Families).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• “After Lunch We Offer Quiet Time and Meditation”: Early Learning Environments in Australia and Finland Through the Lenses of Educators

  Harju-Luukkainen, H., Garvis, S. & Kangas, J., 2019, Globalization, Transformation, and Cultures in Early Childhood Education and Care: Reconceptualization and Comparison. Faas, S., Kasüschke, D., Nitecki, E., Urban, M. & Wasmuth, H. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 203-219 17 p. (Critical Cultural Studies of Childhood).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• 2018

  Leikin ammattilaiset: Leikki ilmiönä ja varhaiskasvatuksen keskeisenä toimintamuotona

  Kangas, J. (ed.), Fonsén, E. (ed.) & Maisteriopiskelijat kurssilta Leikki ilmiönä ja varhaiskasvatuksen keskeisenä toimintamuotona, syksy 2017, 2018, Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. 192 p. (Opettajankoulutuslaitoksen muut julkaisut)

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific

  Open Access

• Leikkiympäristön haasteet ja rajoitukset lasten osallisuudelle

  Translated title of the contribution: Playful learning environment - the chances and challenges to children's participationBrotherus, A. & Kangas, J., 2018, Osallisuuden pedagogiikkaa varhaiskasvatuksessa 2 : Suunnittelu, toteutus ja kehittäminen. Kangas, J., Vlasov, J., Fonsén, E. & Heikka, J. (eds.). Tampere: Suomen varhaiskasvatus, p. 20-34 15 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

• Osalliseksi osallisuuteen

  Translated title of the contribution: Participating participationVenninen, T. & Kangas, J., 2 Feb 2018, Osallisuuden pedagogiikkaa varhaiskasvatuksessa 2: Suunnittelu, toteutus ja kehittäminen. Kangas, J., Vlasov, J., Fonsén, E. & Heikka, J. (eds.). Tampere: Suomen varhaiskasvatus, p. 188-203 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional

• Osallisuuden pedagogiikkaa varhaiskasvatuksessa 2: Suunnittelu, toteutus ja kehittäminen

  Kangas, J. (ed.), Vlasov, J. (ed.), Fonsén, E. (ed.) & Heikka, J. (ed.), 2 Feb 2018, Tampere: Suomen varhaiskasvatus. 204 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review

• 2017

  Ethical Reflections of Interviewing Young Children: Opportunities and Challenges for Promoting Children’s Inclusion and Participation

  Lastikka, A-L. & Kangas, J., 1 Jan 2017, In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education. 11, 1, p. 85-110 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

  Open Access

• Osallisuus ja leikki varhaiskasvatuksessa: ”Leikittäisiin ja kaikki olis onnellisia!”

  Translated title of the contribution: Participation and play in early childhood education: "We would play and everybody would be happy!"Kangas, J. & Brotherus, A., 2017, Toiveet ja todellisuus: Kasvatus osallisuutta ja oppimista rakentamassa. Toom, A., Rautiainen, M. & Tähtinen, J. (eds.). Turku: Suomen kasvatustieteellinen seura, p. 197-223 27 p. (Kasvatusalan tutkimuksia; no. 75).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review

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• 2016

  Distributed leadership as administrative practice in Finnish early childhood education and care

  Kangas, J., Venninen, T. & Ojala, M., Jul 2016, In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 44, 4, p. 617-631 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Educators' perceptions of facilitating children's participation in early childhood education

  Kangas, J., Venninen, T. & Ojala, M., Jun 2016, In: Australasian journal of early childhood . 41, 2, p. 85-94 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

• Enhancing children's participation in early childhood education through participatory pedagogy

  Kangas, J., Feb 2016, Helsinki: University of Helsinki. 81 p.

  Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles

  Open Access
• 2015

  Children's Self-Regulation in the Context of Participatory Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

  Kangas, J., Ojala, M. & Venninen, T., 1 Jul 2015, In: Early Education and Development. 26, 5-6, p. 847-870 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
• 2014

  Children’s participation in Finnish pre-school education - Identifying, Describing and Documenting Children’s Participation

  Leinonen, J., Brotherus, A. & Venninen, T., 30 Apr 2014, In: Nordisk Barnehageforskning. 7, 8, p. 1-16 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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• Pedagogisia näkökulmia ja välineitä lasten osallisuuden tukemiseen varhaiskasvatuksessa

  Translated title of the contribution: Pedagogical facilitation to children's participation in early childhood educationKangas, J., 10 Oct 2014, OSALLISUUDEN PEDAGOGIIKKA VARHAISKASVATUKSESSA: Participatory pedagogy in early childhood education. Heikka, J., Fonsen, E., Elo, J. & Leinonen, J. (eds.). Tampere: Suomen varhaiskasvatusyhdistys ry, p. 1-119 18 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review