Members

The researchers of the KAJO research community work in the faculty's various training courses (e.g. early childhood education, classroom and subject teacher training, and Swedish-language teacher training). KAJO responds to the societal need to develop the leadership of education and teaching communities and its research.

Leaders of the research community:

Research and education matters

Docent, University lecturer Raisa Carpelan

Professor Arto Kallioniemi

Training and municipal cooperation

Docent Tapio Lahtero

The members of the KAJO research community collaborate with the University of Tampere, Aalto University, the Institute of Educational Management at the University of Jyväskylä, Åbo Akademi and the University of Lapland. In addition to domestic partners, researchers have several international partners (e.g. Tallinn University, University of Toronto, University of Southern California).

Get to know KAJO's researchers and trainers here.

Reija Ahola

Doctoral researcher, University teacher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include leadership for wellbeing, teacher attraction and retention, and issues of spatial segregation in the context of early childhood education.

 

Rai­sa Carpelan

Dosent, University lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topics include educational change, educational reforms, special education, educational development and leadership.

 

Kirsi-Marja Heikkinen

Postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topics are leadership, the construction of a leader's identity and issues of power in the context of early childhood education leadership.

Lau­ri Hei­ko­nen

University lecturer, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topics include teacher learning, teacher agency, early career teachers, teacher education and leadership.

 

Ris­to Ho­tu­lai­nen

Professor, , Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

 

 

 

Anita Jantunen

PhD, Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include diversity, school community, inclusiveness, school development, and leadership. 

Arto Kallioniemi

Professor, Hu­man­it­ies and So­cial Sci­ences Edu­ca­tion, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topics include didactics of religion and multicultural education.

 

Pia Kola-Torvinen

Doctoral Researcher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Professor of practice, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Turku

The topic of the research is the management of the reform process at different levels of the elementary school system: the effects of the changing operating environment on management and management skills.

Henni Kuitunen

Doctoral researcher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topic is trust in the professional school community

Ta­pio Lah­te­ro

Administrative Principal, Viikki Teacher Training School, University of Helsinki

 

 

Leena Lahtinen

Doctoral researcher, B.Ed., MMM, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include the effects of leadership in the context of early childhood education, quantitative research methods.

Working title of the dissertation "Orientations of early childhood education management in supporting the well-being of staff and children" (Varhaiskasvatuksen johtamisen orientaatiot henkilöstön ja lasten hyvinvoinnin tukemisessa).

 

Tiina Lindfors

Doctoral researcher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include educational change, educational reforms, leadership for teacher learning.

Lauri Luumi

Project planner, M.Sc. (Eng), Class and subject teacher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include quantitative methods, educational assessment, and teacher segregation.

Jen­ny Niu

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research topics include school leadership and management

Aija Rinkinen

Specialist, PhD (Ed.), Education Consultant, World Bank

(Counselor of Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, leave of absence)

Research interests include quality and development of education, administration and management of teaching and educational activities, educational guidance system in general education and basic education.

Hanna Saarinen

Rector,

MA, Doctoral researcher, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include welfare management in primary schools, primary education management and development of primary education management.

Iina Simola

Doctoral researcher, MA (Ed.), Class teacher, Special education teacher

Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research interests include leadership for inclusion in comprehensive school, inclusiveness and school development.

Kati Sormunen

University lecturer, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Research themes include inclusion and leadership, early childhood education and pre-primary education, basic education.