Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I research crafts and craft education from various perspectives: cultural heritage, crafts in various cultures, gender, current tendences of and and craft education, and teacher education.
I'm lecturing on gnereal pedagogy and craft pedagogy. In addition, I supervise teaching practice and theses on BA, MA and PhD levels.
External positions
Dosentti, University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
Sep 2014 → …Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- Textiles
- Craft education
- Cultural Heritage
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Critical research approach in craft and fibre art studies in the USA
Kokko, S., 29 Jan 2020, (Submitted) In : International Journal of Education Through Art. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Finnish craft education in turbulence: Conflicting debates on the current National Core Curriculum
Kokko, S., Kouhia, A. & Kangas, K., Feb 2020, In : Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Craft Science A. 27, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Craft as cultural ecologically located practice: Comparative case studies of textile crafts in Cyprus, Estonia and Peru
Kokko, S. & Dillon, P., Dec 2019, In : Studia Vernacula. 11, p. 8-33 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Craft education in sustaining and developing craft traditions: Reflections from Finnish craft teacher education
Kokko, S. & Räisänen, R., Jun 2019, In : Techne Series: Research in Sloyd Education and Craft Science A. 26, 1, p. 27-43 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Developing Craft Pedagogy for Older Adults in Care Settings
Salovaara, M. & Kokko, S., Apr 2019, The contributions of education and learning for older adults’ well-being: Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the ESREA -Research Network on Education and Learning of Older Adults (ELOA) . Vilhena, C. & Gregório, M. H. (eds.). Gambelas: Universidade do Algarve, p. 214-231 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Projects
Kokko: NPHE-2019: Higher Education on Craft Traditions NN/2019
15/05/2019 → 01/10/2019
Project: Other project
INNOKOMP- Innovaatiokompetensseja: yhteiskehittely, digitaalinen mallintaminen ja monimateriaalisuus käsityönopetuksen uudistajana
Seitamaa-Hakkarainen, P., Kallio, M., Riikonen, S., Kangas, K., Kokko, S., Härkki, T., Salovaara, M. & Salonen, N.
01/08/2017 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
HANDWELL: Handmade Wellbeing - Collaborative learning in craft and welfare interfaces
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2017
Project: Other project
HANDWELL: Handmade Wellbeing - Collaborative learning in craft and welfare interfaces
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2017
Project: Other project
Prizes
Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Grant
Sirpa Kokko (Recipient), 16 May 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
Edward Elgar (Publisher)
Sirpa Kokko (Reviewer)28 Jan 2020 → 30 Jan 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
SAGE Open (Journal)
Sirpa Kokko (Reviewer)Mar 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Vastaväitös
Sirpa Kokko (Supervisor)6 Mar 2020
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
University of South-Eastern Norway
Sirpa Kokko (Visiting researcher)11 Feb 2020 → 16 Feb 2020
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
Make&Learn.
Sirpa Kokko (Attendee), Sini Riikonen (Attendee), Kaiju Kangas (Attendee), Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen (Attendee)17 Sep 2019 → 20 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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