PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:
Our basic research focuses on learning, teaching and development of academic expertise in higher and further education. The RC investigates such phenomenon from complementary perspectives covering both individual and community processes. We currently expand our horizon towards interest, well-being, motivation, and emotion. The RC applies systemic multi-methodological approach and various and complementary theoretical perspectives. The research focuses mainly on learning and teaching during undergraduate years (BA/MA) as well as university teacher learning. The latest new opening is the academic development of doctoral students and the development of expertise in scholarly communities.
PhD training in the RC is carried out by using collaborative and process-oriented pedagogical design. This design is based on our recent research on doctoral education. We systematically apply our research and development of PhD student learning into training and educating the junior members of the RC. The RC also provides research-based information for developing the doctoral training at the University of Helsinki. We design, implement and develop courses on university pedagogy, supervision and academic writing for doctoral students and supervisors of University of Helsinki. This work is based on long-term development. We have developed international doctoral training by organizing, for example, intensive ERASMUS-funded programs and EARLI JURE-workshops for PhD students and supervisors. Our PIs have also acted as visiting professors in different countries and organized workshops in PhD learning in various universities. This experience has fertilized our own practices in Helsinki.
Currently, there are 9 principal investigators (3 professors and 6 university lectures), 4 university lectures, 1 university researcher, 4 post doctoral researchers, and 25 PhD students working in our RC.
Responsible person: Sari Lindblom-Ylänne, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences
Participation category: 4