Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
PhD, Adjunct professor, Senior lecturer in crafts pedagogy. Head of Primary teacher education. Director of TOTEMK project.
In education my focus is on holistic education, interdisciplinary teaching, innovation education, invention pedagogy and design education.
Research interests: e.g. multi-scientific and multi-artistic approaches of teaching, collaborative learning, craft-art, philopsophy of crafts, interdisciplinary learning.
The TOTEMK project, which refers to Training trainers for teacher education and management in Kenya, aims at stregthening of pre-service teacher education and teachers implementing tuition in accordance with up-to-date teaching methods and learning environments.
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Teachers’ pedagogical tact in craft-art learning situations: Pathic perceiving, acting and interacting
Ojala, M., Karppinen, S., Syrjäläinen, E. & Kokko, S., 2 Nov 2022, In: FORMakademisk. 15, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 4822 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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School leaders’ opinions, attitudes, and performative actions towards teacher absenteeism in Kenya
Karppinen, S. M., Dimba, M. & Kitawi, A., 26 Mar 2021, In: NASSP Bulletin. 105, 1, p. 43-59 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Keynote. 21st Century Skills and Innovation Pedagogy – Building a Culture of Collaboration: Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference On Research And Innovation Education (AICRIE) 2020 Online Collaborative and Problem-solving Based Teacher Education University of Nairobi, Kenya 14.10.2020
Karppinen, S., 5 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference On Research And Innovation Education (AICRIE) 2020 Online Collaborative and Problem-solving Based Teacher Education University of Nairobi, Kenya 14.10.2020 . University of Nairobi, Kenya, 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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Interdisciplinary craft designing and invention pedagogy in teacher education: student teachers creating smart textiles
Karppinen, S., Kallunki, V. & Komulainen, K., Jan 2019, In: International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 29, 1, p. 57-74 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Integrated Approach to Teaching Visual Art in After-School Activity Classes
Blagoeva, N. V., Karppinen, S. & Kairavuori, S., Feb 2019, In: International Journal of Art & Design Education. 38, 1, p. 224-239 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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REFORD: Research-based and Future-Oriented Curriculum Review and Develpoment for Teacher Education in Kenya
Karppinen, S., Dimba, M., Kitawi, A., Riechi, A., Wanjala, G., Karjalainen, J., Kaskinen, J. & Niemi, R.
01/11/2022 → 30/11/2024
Project: Research project
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TOTEMK-tutkimus: Training Trainers for teacher education and management in Kenya -tutkimusprojekti
Karppinen, S., Kallunki, V., Nyairo, F., Riechi, A., Macharia, S. & Dimba, M.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research project
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Training Trainers for Teacher Education and Management in Kenya
Karppinen, S., Kallunki, V., Kallioniemi, A., Lahtero, T. J. & Karilainen, L. M.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Other project
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MTA: Administrators' attitudes toward teachers' absenteeism in Kenya and ways to influence it
Karppinen, S., Dimba, M. & Kitawi, A.
01/01/2019 → …
Project: Research project
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SKST: Suomen kieli sanoo tervetuloa
Ahlholm, M., Korpela, E., Lankinen, N., Möttönen, T., Kotilainen, L., Kivelä, M. J., Karppinen, S., Kurhila, S., Ajanki, R., Kalliokoski, J., Lauranto, Y., Päivärinne, S. & White, L.
01/09/2015 → …
Project: Other project
Activities
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Käsityöllinen ilmaisu varhaiskasvatuksessa ja esiopetuksessa
Seija Karppinen (Speaker)
18 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Crafts - Making culture and invention pedagogy in Finnish schools
Seija Karppinen (Speaker)
17 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Strathmore University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya
Seija Karppinen (Visiting researcher)
26 Aug 2021 → 5 Sep 2021Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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University of Nairobi, School of Education
Seija Karppinen (Visiting researcher) & Tuija Marstio (Visiting lecturer)
5 Nov 2021 → 13 Nov 2021Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Boosting 21st Century Skills - invention pedagogy and collaboration
Seija Karppinen (Speaker)
2 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk