Seminar of value research

Teachers: Markku Verkasalo (Markku.verkasalo@helsinki.fi) , Klaus Helkama (klaus.helkama@helsinki.fi)

Study units: vierailu () - english () - jatko () - syv ()

This course is organized by the Department of Social Psychology (professor Klaus Helkama) and by the Department of Psychology (lecturer Markku Verkasalo).

Target group: This seminar is designed for researchers who are interested in value research. Also doctoral students and graduate students whose theses are related to values are welcome to attend the course.

Forms of study: The seminar will consist of presentations of on-going research projects (15-20 min) and discussions.

Time, place and prior registration: Place of the seminar: Department of Psychology Siltavuorenpenger 20 D room 229.

Content: (preliminary)

Monday September 8 4-6 PM
Helkama, Verkasalo, Pohjanheimo: Work values in the Schwartz value model: an overview of Finnish studies

Tuesday September 9 2-5 PM
Self-presentation and values:
- Verkasalo, Bezmenova,
- Toivo Aavik.
- Liisa Myyry: Value priorities, integrative complexity, empathy and moral sensitivity.
Value change in the Finnish media:
- Klaus Helkama: An overview of the projects
- Tuija Seppälä: Value change in the media 1980-2000
(in the Apu weekly magazine)
-Immigration and values
- Oksanana Tchouvyourova
- Monica Iriarte

Wednesday September 10 1-5 PM
Values in organisations
- Nina Koivula: Values and attitudes towards organizational change
- Aini Jaari: Values, self-esteem and machiavellianism

Thursday September 11, 10-12 AM (S20 A aud 107)
Lecture by prof. Shalom Schwartz on current perspectives in value research

Monday September 15, 4-6 PM (Unioninkatu 40, (U40) lecture hall 12).
Lecture by Shalom Schwartz in the lecture course on the meeting of the cultures (kulttuurien kohtaaminen).

Course work: Please contact Klaus Helkama or Markku Verkasalo.

Last updated 2003-09-05