Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I am an adult pedagogue currently working as a University Lecturer (special education) in the University of Helsinki, Finland. I have years of working experience with children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with ADHD and their caretakers as a member of multiprofessional work groups. I locate my research in the intersection of disability studies in education, special education and inclusive education. The thread of my research is to study the burgeoning demand for psychiatric diagnoses, labels and related explanations from socio-cultural viewpoint. My current research focuses on the dynamic ways of mobilizing ADHD diagnosis and label to negotiate for means of recognition, and on discursive construction of social, educational and pedagogical shortcomings as individual traits in education policies and practices. As a pedagogue for in-service and future educators, I have taken up the challenge to harness the not so commonly paired skills of deconstruction and compassionate interaction in order to move beyond the labels and categories of difference and deviance, and to promote social inclusion.
Education/Academic qualification
Inclusive Education, especially disability studies, Tittle of Docent, Turun yliopisto, Kasvatustieteiden tiedekunta
Award Date: 20 Mar 2025
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Editorial: International Perspectives on Inclusion in Education: Exploring Common Ground from Different Angles
Honkasilta, J. & Koutsoklenis, A., 14 May 2024, In: Education Sciences. 14, 5, 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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The state of inclusion in the state of inclusion? Inclusion as principled practice in Finnish basic education.
Honkasilta, J., Pihlaja, P. & Pesonen, H., Feb 2024, Disability, Happiness and the Welfare State: Finland and the Nordic Model. Katsui, H. & Laitinen, M. T. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge, p. 83-110 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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ADHD in the DSM-5-TR: What has changed and what has not
Koutsoklenis, A. & Honkasilta, J., 10 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in psychiatry. 13, 6 p., 1064141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Epävarmuutta ja vaihtelevaa osallisuutta: Selvitys ihmisoikeuksien toteutumisesta vammaisten henkilöiden arjessa
Katsui, H., Mietola, R., Laitinen, M., Honkasilta, J. & Ritvaniemi, A., 24 Nov 2023, Helsinki: Vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksien neuvottelukunta. 141 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Formação de professores na Finlândia: Progresso na Preparação de Professores para a Inclusão de Alunos com Dificuldades de Aprendizagem e Comportamento
Gagnon, J. C., Honkasilta, J. & Jahnukainen, M., 2023, Formação de Professores ao redor do mundo: desafios e oportunidades. de Oliveira Brito, R. & Anselmo Guilherme, A. (eds.). Unesco, p. 173-200 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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AGORAEd: AGORA for the study of social justice and equality -research centre
Brunila, K. (Project manager), Ikävalko, E. (Participant), Lehtonen, J. (Participant), Masoud-Jaakonaho, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Mertanen, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Tiainen, K. (Participant), Simola, M. (Participant), Honkasilta, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kurki, T. (Participant), Pesonen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Dervin, F. (Participant), lanas, M. (Participant), Kallioniemi, A. (Participant), Pitkänen, H. (Participant), Varjo, J. (Participant), Mikkola, A. (Participant), Paakkari, A. (Participant), Hohti, R. (Participant), Tainio, L. (Participant), Hakala, K. (Participant), Niemi, A.-M. (Participant), Vainio, S. E. (Participant), Kasa, T. (Participant), Valkonen, S. (Co-Principal Investigator), Jones, M. (Participant), Green, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Hinke Dobrochinski Candido, H. (Co-Principal Investigator), Hinke Dobrochinski Candido, H. (Co-Principal Investigator), Green, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kontio, H. M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peltola, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Tervo, V. (Participant), Tähkä, I. (Participant), Hirsaho, A. (Participant), Mäkelä, E. M. (Participant), Yliniva, K. (Participant) & Mäkelä, K. (Participant)
Project: Other project
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Vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksien toteutuminen
Katsui, H. (Project manager), Mietola, R. (Participant), Honkasilta, J. (Participant) & Laitinen, M. (Participant)
17/04/2023 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
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FuturEd: FuturEd Interrupting Future Trajectories of the Precision Education Governance
Brunila, K. (Project manager), Pesonen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Valkonen, S. (Co-Principal Investigator), Säntti, J. (Participant), Hansen, P. (Participant), Honkasilta, J. (Participant), Hinke Dobrochinski Candido, H. (Co-Principal Investigator), Mertanen, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Huotilainen, M. (Participant), Vainio, S. E. (Participant), Schaffar-Kronqvist, B. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Schaffar-Kronqvist, B. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/05/2019 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research project
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TUVET: Tutkimusperustainen vaativaan erityiseen tukeen liittyvän osaamisen vahvistaminen opettajankoulutuksessa ja täydennyskoulutuksessa (TUVET)
Kärnä, E. (Project manager), Kontu, E. (Project manager), Honkasilta, J. (Participant), Pesonen, H. (Participant), Rämä, I. (Participant), Kajamaa, A. (Participant) & Paju, B. J. (Participant)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2021
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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CoBehave: Understanding ADHD
Honkasilta, J. (Project manager)
01/03/2018 → 29/02/2020
Project: Research project
Prizes
Activities
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Neuro-governed commerzialization of diversity in Finland: Critical examination of the nepsy concept
Honkasilta, J. (Speaker) & Vyyryläinen, H. (Speaker)
8 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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European Agency's stakeholder consultation workshops for the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project, "Fostering Inclusive Quality Education in Finland and Ireland”
Honkasilta, J. (Consultant)
27 Nov 2024Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Sami Timimi
Honkasilta, J. (Host)
28 Nov 2024 → 29 Nov 2024Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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Vammaistutkimuksen Päivä 2024
Katsui, H. (Speaker: Chair), Koivisto, M. K. (Speaker: Presenter), Nurmi-Koikkalainen, P. (Speaker: Presenter), Honkasilta, J. (Speaker: Presenter) & Koskinen, P. (Speaker: Presenter)
16 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Demokritos University of Thrace
Honkasilta, J. (Visiting researcher)
8 Apr 2024 → 12 Apr 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
Press/Media
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Koulu Podcast: Kuka minä olen koulussa? Diagnoosit ja oppijan identiteetti
16/05/2025
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Media näkyvyys Rapportin tiedekolumnissa "ADHD:n lääkintä on villi länsi — näin löyhillä kriteereillä lapset saavat diagnooseja"
25/06/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Onko suomalainen koulu inklusiivinen? Haastattelu Kasvatuskeskusteluja-podcastiin
25/03/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Asiantuntijahaastattelu Lärörikt-sivustolle: Adhd-diagnoserna fortsätter att skjuta i höjden visar färsk rapport: “Påfallande vanligt att pojkar får diagnos”
23/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Työtä hakiessa vammaa usein peitellään
Katsui, H., Mietola, R., Laitinen, M., Honkasilta, J., Ritvaniemi, A. T. L. & Heikkonen, M.
20/01/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media