Pia Koirikivi (née Niemi)

Personal profile

Curriculum vitae

Pia Koirikivi (Niemi), PhD, MTh works as university lecturer at the Department of Educational Sciences (University of Helsinki) where she conducts research especially related to personal and environmental factors promoting students' sense of belonging and wellbeing in schools. Her research interests include particularly the ways in which schools, teacher education, and students address issues related to different types of values, attitudes, and worldviews both in and through education.

Pia teaches several under-graduate courses for future classroom teachers, subject teachers, and early childhood educators as well as supervises doctoral dissertations in the field of educational sciences. Pia spent the academic year of 2018-2019 at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) where she worked as a visiting professor and collaborated with several research groups focusing on the prevention of violent extremism through education. The year-long visit was funded by a grant provided by Alfred Kordelin's Foundation.

During 2018-2022 Pia is on reacher-leave working in the project Growing Up Radical?, funded by the Academy of Finland, where she works as a full-time post-doctoral reseacher. The international project is focused on increasing knowledge about the role of educational institutions in guiding young people's worldview and preventing violent extremism. Project website: www.helsinki.fi/growing-up-radical

Fields of Science

516 Educational sciences
School belonging
Religious education
Extremism
Diversity
Learning
Worldview education
Wellbeing

International and National Collaboration Publications and projects within past five years.

Publications

10 Article
9 Chapter
1 Anthology or special issue
1 Doctoral Thesis
1 More
- 1 Master's thesis

Enhancing Finnish Basic Education Schools’ Safety Culture through Comprehensive Safety and Security Management Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

Vallinkoski, K. & Koirikivi, P., 29 Jan 2020, In : Nordic journal of studies in educational policy. 13 p.

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

Open Access

Including or Excluding Religion and Worldviews in Schools? Finnish Teachers' and Teacher Students' Perceptions

Niemi, P-M., Kimanen, A. & Kallioniemi, A., 2 Jan 2020, In : Journal of beliefs and values. 41, 1, p. 114-128 15 p.

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

International student teachers as intercultural experts?

Hahl, K. & Koirikivi, P., 16 Apr 2020, Intercultural Competence in the Work of Teachers: Confronting Ideologies and Practices. Dervin, F., Moloney, R. & Simpson, A. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 175-196 22 p.

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

Open Access

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Lukiolaisnuorten käsityksiä oppilaitosten roolista väkivaltaisen radikalisoitumisen ennaltaehkäisyssä

Benjamin, S., Koirikivi, P. & Kuusisto, A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Kasvatus.

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

Prevention of violent radicalisation and extremism in the education sector

Vallinkoski, K., Benjamin, S. & Koirikivi, P., Apr 2020, National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism 2019-2023. Sisäministeriö, Vol. Publications of the Ministry of the Interior 2020:3. p. 74-81

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

Open Access

Projects

1 Finished
2 Active

Huolena ekstremistinen orientaatio

Benjamin, S., Vallinkoski, K. & Koirikivi (née Niemi), P.

01/05/2020 → 31/03/2021

Project: Other project

GROWING UP RADICAL? THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN GUIDING YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORLDVIEW CONSTRUCTION

Kuusisto, A., Benjamin, S. & Koirikivi (née Niemi), P.

01/09/2018 → 31/08/2022

Project: Research project

Nordic Centre of Excellence: Justice through Education in the Nordic Countries (NCoE: JustEd)

Holm, G., Veintie, T., Sahlström, F., Brunila, K., Chang, C., Dervin, F., From, T., Guttorm, H., Harju-Luukkainen, H., Helakorpi, J., Hohti, R., Ikävalko, E., Intke-Hernandez, M., Isopahkala-Bouret, U., Juva, I., Kainulainen, V., Kalalahti, M., Kauko, J., Kauppila, A., Kosunen, S., Kurki, T., Lahelma, E., Lappalainen, S., Lehtonen, J., Llorente, J. C., Londen, M., Mansikka, J., Mertanen, K., Mietola, R., Mikander, P., Mononen-Batista Costa, S., Niemi, A., Koirikivi (née Niemi), P., Ojalehto, L., Paakkari, A., Paju, E., Pehkonen, L., Pellikka, L., Pihlgren-Eveli, A., Pitkänen, H., Riitaoja, A., Simola, H., Simola, M., Slotte, A., Tainio, L., Tolonen, T., Vaahtera, T., Hannukainen, K., Valkendorff, T., Wallenius, T. J., Varjo, J., Vartiainen Huilla, H., Volmari, S., Zilliacus, H., Pakkanen, V., Wolff, L., Perander-Norrgård, K., Hansen, P. & Schatz, M.

01/08/2013 → 30/06/2018

Project: Research project

Activities

23 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
15 Oral presentation
2 Public Talks
2 Academic visit to other institution
5 More

Nuoren identiteetti ja ekstremismi - näkökulmia Suomesta

Pia Koirikivi (née Niemi) (Invited speaker), Saija Benjamin (Invited speaker)

15 Jan 2020

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Radical Web -hankkeen ohjausryhmäjäsenyys

Katja Vallinkoski (Advisor), Saija Benjamin (Advisor), Pia Koirikivi (née Niemi) (Advisor)

2020 → 2022

Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy

Identities and Resilience in Times of Enhanced Nationalisms:Perspectives from Finland and the UK

Liam Gearon (Chair of organizing committee), Saija Benjamin (Member of organizing committee), Pia Koirikivi (née Niemi) (Member of organizing committee), Arniika Kuusisto (Member of organizing committee), Arto Kallioniemi (Speaker: Presenter)

25 Oct 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars