Publications
On this page you will find a list of my publications and links to each piece, wherever availabe.
2024
Outdoor learning in early childhood education: Exploring benefits and challenges
This review examines scholarship on outdoor learning, and identifies benefits and chellenges related to the practice in the context of early childhood education.
Sustainably on the seas of academia: Comparing metaphors of social and independent academic writing
2022
Sviluppare la consapevolezza di genere. L'importanza della letteratura nell'educazione linguistica
Chapter published in Italian. Chapter title in English "Promoting gender awareness through literature in language education".
2021
Opetuksen ja oppimisen ytimessä
This edited collection is based on the 2020 symposium 'Opetuksen ja oppimisen ytimessä [At the heart of teaching and learning]', which was collaboratively organized by the Finnish Subject Didactic Research Association and Tampere University Faculty of Education and Culture.
Coursebook authors on the role of literature in developing intercultural competence
In this paper, I describe an interview study with three Finnish coursebook authors. The study aimed to understand how the authors viewed literature, intercultural competence, and the role of literature in developing students' intercultural competence.
Meanings attributed to literature in language education
This paper describes an interview study conducted with Finnish general upper secondary school English as a Foreign Language teachers. The study aimed to establish an understanding of the kinds of meanings teachers associated with literature in their language teaching practice.
2017
Selection, frequency, and functions of literary texts in Finnish general upper secondary EFL education
In this article, I describe a survey study I conducted with Finnish general upper secondary school English as a Foreign Language teachers. The aim of the study was to understand how these teachers select literary texts to use in their teaching, how often literary texts are used, and what kinds of factors influence text selections.