Materials 2025–2026, (list of references for the studies)

Learning material (must read for all) 

Professional teacher's development programme 2025-2026

Isacsson, A, Siirilä, J & Rosenblad N. (2019). Ethical Competence permeates through teaching. (Pages 49-54). https://www.e-julkaisu.fi/haaga-helia/opeke/mobile.html#pid=1

Gümüş, A. (2022). Twenty-First-Century Teacher Competencies and Trends in Teacher Training. In Y. Alpaydın & C. Demirli (Eds.), Educational Theory in the 21st Century Science, Technology, Society and Education. (243-267). Palgrave Macmillan.  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-9640-4_11

Juuti, S. & Raehalme, O. (2013). Identities in transition – from an expert to a vocational teacher. In Aaltonen et al. 2013. Practical skills, and education and development - Vocational education and training in Finland. Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Siirilä, J. & Kaukinen, R. (2019) Facilitating process through Inquiry-based learning. https://esignals.fi/en/category-en/facilitating-process-through-inquiry-based-learning/#dddd16ed

Haaparanta, J., Kaukinen, R. & Nieminen, S. (2022). Opetusharjoittelu on monisärmäistä ammatti-identiteettineuvottelua. https://esignals.fi/kategoria/pedagogiikka/opetusharjoittelu-on-monisar…

Supporting learning material (good to know) 

Kaukinen, R. (2023). Turvaamo – turvallisemman tilan toimintatapa opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin tukena. Haaga-Helia Julkaisut. https://julkaisut.haaga-helia.fi/turvaamo-turvallisemman-tilan-toimintatapa-opiskelijoiden-hyvinvoinnin-tukena/

Vesterinen, O. (2023). Eettiset periaatteet ammatillisen opettajan osaamisessa. Haaga-Helia Signals. 
https://esignals.fi/kategoria/pedagogiikka/eettiset-periaatteet-ammatillisen-opettajan-osaamisessa/ 

Wilson, N.S. & Bai, H. (2010). The relationships and impact of teachers’ metacognitive knowledge and pedagogical understandings of metacognition. Metacognition Learning, 5, 269–288.

Learning material 

Videos produced by Dr. Bill Cope and Dr. Mari Kalantzis

From Didactic Pedagogy to New Learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIWM7Ot9yD4

e-Learning Affordance 2c: Active Knowledge Making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6uJ47ktWk4

e-Learning Affordance 5b: Collaborative Intelligence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKW1R8VW54I

Jordan, A., Carlile, O. & Stack, A. (2008). Approaches to Learning. A Guide for Teachers. 
https://www.principals.in/uploads/pdf/CurriculumDesignPlanning/Jordan_Approaches_to_Learning_0335226701.pdf

Experiental Learning: Schwartz, M. (2013). Experiential Learning Report. Ryerson University. 
https://www.scribd.com/document/396981596/Experiential-Learning-Report

Critical Pedagogy: Rebecca Tarlau (2014). From a Language to a Theory of Resistance: Critical Pedagogy, the Limits of "Framing," and Social Change. Educational Theory 64(4).

Connectivism: Siemens, G. (2005) A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. 
https://jotamac.typepad.com/jotamacs_weblog/files/Connectivism.pdf

Constructivism: Jenkins, E.W. (2000). Constructivism in School Science Education: Powerful Model or the Most Dangerous Intellectual Tendency? Science & Education 9, 599–610. https://edcipr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/E.-W.-Jenkins_Constructivism-in-School-Science-Education_2000.pdf

Supporting learning material

Noddings, N. (2016). Philosophy of Education. Routledge. 

Woolfolk, A. (2007). Educational psychology. 10th Edition. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.

Learning material 

Holmgren, R. & Sjöberg, D. (2022). Who should I talk to? Informal workplace learning among teachers in police education. Studies in Continuing Education, 46(1), 82–100. https://doi.org/10.1080/0158037X.2022.2111411

Messmann, G., Mulder, R.H. &Palonen, T. (2018). Vocational education teachers’ personal network at school as a resource for innovative work. Journal of Workplace Learning, 30(3), 174-185. 
https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-08-2017-0069   

Networking and vocational education (2010). Facts and Figures, National Agency for Education in Finland. https://www.oph.fi/sites/default/files/documents/19380_faktaa_1b_2010.pdf

Vähäsantanen, K., Saarinen, J. & Eteläpelto, A. (2009). Between school and working life: Vocational teachers’ agency in boundary-crossing settings. International Journal of Educational Research 48(6), 395–404. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2010.04.003 
 
Fuller, A., & Unwin, L. (2011). Workplace learning and the organization. In M. Malloch, L. Cairns, K. Evans, B. N. O'Connor (Eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Workplace Learning. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286197843_Workplace_learning_and_the_organization

Farnsworth, V., Kleanthous, I. & Wenger-Trayner, E. (2016). Communities of practices. British Journal of Educational Studies 64(2), 1-22. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291423559_Communities_of_Practice_as_a_Social_Theory_of_Learning_a_Conversation_with_Etienne_Wenger

Supporting learning material

Jarvis, P. (2010). Adult education and lifelong learning: Theory and practice. Routledge.

Schuller, T. Preston, J., Hammond, C., Brassett-Grundy, A. & Bynner, J. (2004). The Benefits of Learning: The Impact of Education on Health, Family Life and Social Capital. Routledge. 

Myllykoski-Laine, S., Postareff, L., Murtonen, M. & Vilppu, H. (2023). Building a framework of a supportive pedagogical culture for teaching and pedagogical development in higher education. Higher Education 85, 937–955.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00873-1

Kankaraš, M. (2021). Workplace learning: determinants and consequences: insights from the 2019 European company survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Cedefop working paper; No 7. 
http://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2801/11197

Learning material (must read for all) 

Peer observation of teaching as a faculty development tool https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6920-12-26

Using peer observation to enhance teaching. https://itali.uq.edu.au/files/913/Using-peer-observation-to-enhance-teaching-Leeds-University.pdf

University of Leicester: Peer observation of teaching. https://www.usca.edu/academic-affairs/faculty-resources/peer-observation-of-teaching/peer-observation-of-teaching-guide/file

Vesterinen, O., Toom, A., & Krokfors, L. (2014). From action to understanding – student teachers’ learning and practical reasoning during teaching practice. Reflective Practice, International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Volume 15, 2014 (5). 
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052013429

Supporting learning material 

Bell, C., Dobbelaer, M., Klette K., & Visscher, A. (2019). Qualities of classroom observation systems. School Effectiveness and School Improvement. An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice, 30, 2019 (1) 
https://ris.utwente.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/92133682/Qualities_of_classroom_observation_systems.pdf

O’Leary, M. (2020). Classroom Observation: A Guide to the Effective Observation of Teaching and Learning. Routledge.

Curricula and degree qualifications 

Get familiar with at least one of these UAS curricula:

https://opinto-opas.haaga-helia.fi/en

https://ops.laurea.fi/?lang=en

https://opinto-opas.metropolia.fi/?lang=en

and also:

Ministry of Justice (2014). Valtioneuvoston asetus ammattikorkeakouluista: 
https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2014/20141129

Finnish National Agency for Education (2020). Upper secondary vocational education. Vocational qualifications. https://eperusteet.opintopolku.fi/#/en/selaus/ammatillinen

Mielityinen, S. (2019). Teachers’ Legal Responsibilities. (Pages 12-18). https://www.e-julkaisu.fi/haaga-helia/opeke/mobile.html#pid=1

Supportive material 

Center for Teaching Innovation (2023). Incorporating Diversity. https://teaching.cornell.edu/teaching-resources/designing-your-course/incorporating-diversity

Indeed Editorial Team (2023). Curriculum Design: Definition, Types and Best Practices. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/what-is-curriculum-design

UNESCO (2021). Curriculum globALE: competency framework for adult educators. UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000377422
 

Learning processes and environments

Learning material 

Aaltonen, K. & Alanko-Turunen, M. (2019). Design Tools can assist in creating inspiring learning processes.  
http://www.e-julkaisu.fi/haaga-helia/opeke 

Mäkelä, Tiina, and Teemu Leinonen. 2021. Design Framework and Principles for Learning Environment Co-Design: Synthesis from Literature and Three Empirical Studies. Buildings 11, no. 12: 581. 
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120581   

Planning for a Blended Future. A Research-Driven Guide for Educators. 2021.  Every Learner Everywhere in partnership with Online Learning Consortium (OLC) & National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) Available as pdf: https://www.everylearnereverywhere.org/wp-content/uploads/Planning-for-a-Blended-Future-FINAL-1.pdf

Alanko-Turunen, M., & Kaukinen, R. (2023). Turvallisemman oppimistilan yhteisöllinen rakentuminen ammatillisessa opettajakoulutuksessa. Haaga-Helia eSignals Pro. 
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022121671993  
 

Pedagogical group processes

Jerez, Ó. M., Orsini, C., Ortiz, C., & Hasbún, B. A. (2021). Which conditions facilitate the effectiveness of large-group learning activities? A systematic review of research in higher education. Learning: Research and Practice, 7(2), 147-164. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/78014/1/RLRP_2020_0018.R1_Proof_hi.pdf

Mende, S., Proske, A., & Narciss, S. (2021). Individual preparation for collaborative learning: Systematic review and synthesis. Educational Psychologist, 56(1), 29–53.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346037166_Individual_preparation_for_collaborative_learning_Systematic_review_and_synthesis

Mende, S., Proske, A., & Narciss, S. (2021). Individual preparation for collaborative learning: Systematic review and synthesis. Educational Psychologist, 56(1), 29–53.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/00461520.2020.1828086?scroll=top&needAccess=true
 

Interaction in teaching and tutoring

Finnish National Agency for Education. Criteria for Good Guidance

Ryökkynen, S., Pirttimaa, R., & Kontu, E. (2019). Interaction between students and class teachers in vocational education and training : ‘Safety distance is needed’. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 9(2), 156-174. https://doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.1992156

Ger, Y. (2013). Sustaining Teamwork and Interaction in Higher Education. Haaga-Helia eSignals Pro. https://esignals.fi/pro/en/2023/05/05/sustaining-teamwork-and-interaction-in-higher-education/#dddd16ed

Kaukinen, R. (2020). Opettajan tukea antavan vuorovaikutuksen tarkastelua opettajan ja opiskelijan välisessä vuorovaikutussuhteessa. Haaga-Helia eSignals Pro. https://esignals.fi/kategoria/pedagogiikka/opettajan-tukea-antavan-vuorovaikutusosaamisen-tarkastelua-opettajan-ja-opiskelijan-valisessa-vuorovaikutussuhteessa/#aa13116c

Personalisation

PSP discussion for a teacher. (2023). https://www.thinglink.com/view/scenario/1786030341505418084. Available for VR glasses in www.thinglink.com/vr with the code aDrgjE

Individual study pathways in Vocational education and training https://www.karvi.fi/en/evaluations/vocational-education/thematic-and-system-evaluations/individual-study-pathways-vocational-education-and-training

Choose 3-5 references based on your needs 

Pedagogical research and development in professional and vocational education

Learning material

Harteis, C., Gijbels, D., & Kyndt, E. (Eds.). (2022). Research Approaches on Workplace Learning: Insights from a Growing Field (Vol. 31). Springer Nature. (where applicable) 

Teräs, M. (2017). Transforming vocational education and training in Finland: Uses of developmental work research approach. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 7(2), 22-38. 

Supporting learning material

APA Style. (2025). Style and Grammar Guidelines. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines 

Denzin N.K. & Lincoln Y.S. (2011). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. Indroduction. (Sage Handbooks) 4th Edition, Sage Publications or newer edition.

Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics Using SPSS. SAGE.
 

Digital pedagogy 

Redecker, C. & Punie, Y.(2017). European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators: DigCompEdu. European Commission. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-andtechnicalrese…

Rogler, A., Lehtomäki, E. & Lampinen, J. Unlocking the potential of online learning in the internationalisation of higher education. Reports and surveys 2023:3. Finnish National Agency for Education. https://www.oph.fi/en/statistics-and-publications/publications/unlocking-potential-online-learning-internationalisation

UNESCO. (2023). ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in higher education. The Global Education 2030 Agenda. https://www.iesalc.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ChatGPT-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-higher-education-Quick-Start-guide_EN_FINAL.pdf

EU publications. Ethical guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in teaching and learning for educators. https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d81a0d54-5348-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1

Special support for the learner 

Honkanen, E. & Nuutila, L. 2013. An overview of vocational special education and training in Finland. P. 264. In: Aaltonen et al. 2013. Practical skills, and education and development - Vocational education and training in Finland. HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences.

Honkanen, E., Kangasho, M. & Nuutila, L. 2019. Structures and possibilities of special support in vocational education. In: H. Kotila (Ed)., 2019. Vocational Teacher., In: Haaga-Helia´s publications, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences. https://www.e-julkaisu.fi/haaga-helia/opeke/mobile.html#pid=1

Ryökkynen, S., Pirttimaa, R. & Kontu, E. 2019. Interaction between students and class teachers in vocational education and training: ‘Safety distance is needed’. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 9 (2), 156-174. DOI: 10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.1992156. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67633
 

Human rights and democracy education

Kasa, Tuija, Rautiainen, Matti, Malama, Miia & Kallioniemi, Arto. (2021). ’Human rights and democracy are not self-evident’. Finnish student teachers’ perceptions on democracy and human rights education. Human Rights Education Review, 4(2), 69-84. 

Rönnlund, M., & Rosvall, P. Å. (2021). Vocational students’ experiences of power relations during periods of workplace learning – a means for citizenship learning. Journal of Education and Work, 34(4), 558–571. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2021.1946493

Scherling, J. & Kasa, T. (2024). Navigating the complexities of resistance in critical human rights education to promote democracy julkaisussa: Ethics and Education.

Suhonen, R. J., Rajala, A., Cantell, H. & Kallioniemi, A. (toim.) 2023. From training workers to educating global citizens: how teachers view their opportunities of addressing controversial global issues in vocational education julkaisussa: Journal of Vocational Education and Training.
 

Global Competence and International Work 

Internationalisation of VET – Finland. (2019). Finnish national agency for education. https://www.oph.fi/sites/default/files/documents/oph-internationalisation-of-vet-finland-sivut.pdf

Seitamaa, A & Hakoköngäs, E. (2022). Finnish vocational education and training experts’ reflections on multiculturalism in the aftermath of a major reform, Journal of Vocational Education & Training, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13636820.2022.2066559?scroll=top&needAccess=true

PISA 2018 Global Compence Framework. OECD. https://www.oecd.org/pisa/Handbook-PISA-2018-Global-Competence.pdf

Vanhanen-Nuutinen, L. (2022). Suosituksista käytäntöön – kansainvälisyysosaamisen kehittäminen korkeakouluissa. eSignals PRO. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2022031824105

Go International – A practical guide for the internationalisation of schools, VET and adult education providers. https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-and-publications/publication-detail/-/publication/b1039c2f-7179-11ef-a8ba-01aa75ed71a1
 

Sustainability pedagogy

European Commission. (2022). GreenComp: the European sustainability competence framework. https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/greencomp-european-sustainability-competence-framework_en 

Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development. (2016). The Finland we want by 2050 – Society's Commitment to Sustainable Development.

IPCC. (2023). Climate change 2023: Synthesis Report. Summary for Policymakers. A Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf 

Salonen, A. & Siirilä, J. (2021). Sustainability Science. In: S. Idowu, R. Schmidpeter, N. Capaldi, L. Zu, M. Del Baldo & R. Abreu (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management. Springer Cham. https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/507373

UNESCO. (2024). Education for Sustainable Development. 
https://www.unesco.org/en/sustainable-development/education

United Nations. (2024). Sustainable Development Goals. https://sdgs.un.org/goals

The New Nordic Education for Sustainability. Inspiration from an innovative course in further adult education. (2016). https://nvl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/the-new-nordic-education-for-sustainability.pdf

Hooley, T. (2020) ‘Green’ guidance. 
https://careerguidancesocialjustice.wordpress.com/2020/12/07/green-guidance/
 

Pedagogical well-being and safety

Safer space approach at Haaga-Helia. 
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/guidance-wellbeing/safer-space

Kaukinen. R. (2023) Turvaamo, turvalisemman tila toimintatapa opiskelijoiden hyvinvoinnin tukena. (Turvaamo, the operating method of a safer space in support of students’ well being.) https://julkaisut.haaga-helia.fi/turvaamo-turvallisemman-tilan-toimintatapa-opiskelijoiden-hyvinvoinnin-tukena/

The network of study well-being and guidance in higher education institutions (KOHO). 
https://opiskeluhyvinvointi.fi/en

Opetushallitus. (2023). Kasvatuksen ja koulutuksen turvallisuus. (Safety of upbringing and education). 
https://www.oph.fi/fi/kasvatuksen-ja-koulutuksen-turvallisuus

Erkkilä, R. & Peuranka, S. 2021. Pedagoginen hyvinvointi voimaannuuttaa ja osallistaa opettajan ja opiskelijan. Oamk Journal. https://vanha.oamk.fi/oamkjournal/2021/pedagoginen-hyvinvointi-voimaannuttaa-ja-osallistaa-opettajan-ja-opiskelijan/

Vanhanen-Nuutinen, L., & Aura, P. (toim.), (2023). Opas pedagogiseen hyvinvointiin. Haaga-Helia julkaisut 3/2023. Newprint, Raisio. https://www.haaga-helia.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/artikkelit/opas-pedagogiseen-hyvinvointiin
 

Pedagogical leadership 

Leadership for teaching and learning: Exploring a department-level educational leadership role at a Swedish comprehensive university. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17411432211051882

Jyväskylän yliopisto. (2017, 17.11). The concept of pedagogical leadership. JYU Avoin yliopisto. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQPN3iIWwA
 

Functional pedagogy

Hyppönen, O. Lindén, S. (2009) Handbook for teachers. https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/49d95c9b-1284-4d03-8a0e-b55c2f9b3151/content

Karppinen, S.J.A., Marttila, M., & Anita Saaranen-Kauppinen, A. (toim.). (2020). Outdoor Adventure Education in Finland – pedagogical and didactic perspectives. https://www.humak.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/seikkailukasvatusta-suomessa-outdoor-adventure-education-in-finland.pdf
 

Career counselling 

Raudasoja A, Rinne S, Heino S. (2024). A holistic student-centred guidance framework supports Finnish vocational education and training students in building competence identity. Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training. https://doi.org/10.3384/njvet.2242-458X.2414153 

A blog post including descriptions of several career theories. https://runninginaforest.wordpress.com/category/careers-theory-2/theories-every-careers-adviser-should-know/

Laajala,T., Lehtelä, P-L., Rantanen, O. & Jussila, O. (2018). Agency in competency-based guidance counsellor education in two Finnish universities of applied sciences. In Š . Grajcár & T. Šprlák (Eds.), Conference Proceedings from the 2019 Conference of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG)11-13 September 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia., 254-262. https://iaevgconference2019.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IAEVG-Conference-Proceedings-2019_FINAL.pdf

Lilja, T., Pukkila, P., Helander, J., Leppänen, A., & Mäkinen, S. (2019). A tool for assessing interdisciplinary career guidance. In Š . Grajcár & T. Šprlák (Eds.), Conference Proceedings from the 2019 Conference of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG), 11-13 September 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia, 263-270. https://iaevgconference2019.sk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IAEVG-Conference-Proceedings-2019_FINAL.pdf

Määttä, M. (ed) (2018). One-Stop Guidance Center (Ohjaamo) – Ready to offer multi-agency services for the young. Kohtaamo (ESF), ELY-Centre Central Finland. https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/162148/OneStopGuidance.pdf?sequence=5&isAllowed=y

Worklife Guidance Toolbox. ERASMUS+ Project  "Worklife Guidance – Development Of Guidance And Counselling In The Workplace". https://wlguidance.wixsite.com/toolbox
 

Entrepreneurial Pedagogy 

Arene. (2018) Entrepreneurship recommendations for higher education institutions 2018 (pdf.)

Bacigalupo, K., Punie, & Van den brande, L. (2016). EntreComp: The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework. European Commission. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC101581

Pontinkara, Heli (2019). Teacher’s guide to entrepreneurial skills.
 

Free choice pedagogical emphasis

Learning material (must read for all)

National qualification requirements for vocational qualification (upper secondary vocational education)
 
Mäkelä . M. & Moisio, A. 2017. Work and Study. Conceptualizing validation of work experience in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences. In: R. Duvekot, D. Coughlan & K. Aagaard(eds.) The Learner at the Center.  Validation of Prior Learning strengthens lifelong learning for The Learner at the Center.  Validation of Prior Learning strengthens lifelong learning all, pages 273-286

Methods for assessment: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/assessment-toolkit-index 
 
Baehr, M. Overview of Assessment. Pacific Crest: Resources and Development.

Supporting learning material (good to know) 

Boud,D. & Soler,R. 2015.Sustainable assessment revisited. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Vol. 41 (3), 400-413. (Pasila Library: E-Journals) 
 
Davies, J. & Ecclestone, K. 2008. 'Straitjacket' or 'springboard for sustainable learning'? The implication of formative assessment practices in vocational learning cultures. The Curriculum Journal 19 (2), 71-86. (Pasila Library: E-Journals) 
 
Ecclestone, K. 2010. Transforming Formative Assessment in Lifelong Learning. Publisher: Berkshire, GBR: Open University Press. (Pasila Library: E-book)
 
ECTS User's guide 2015. European Comission.
 
Foster, M. 2009. Informative Assessment: Understanding and guiding learning. ACER Research Conference Proceedings. 

Learning material (must read for all) 

Anu, R., & Ryökkynen, S. (2022). Inclusive Finnish vocational education and training. Sociální pedagogika, 10(1), 72-75. https://soced.cz/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/INSPIRATION_10-1-2022_9122_SocEd.pdf

Finnish National Agency for education. Inclusion and diversity

Haug, P. (2017). Understanding inclusive education: ideals and reality. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 19(3), 206–217. http://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2016.1224778

Supporting learning material (good to know) 

Keskinen, S., Seikkula, M. K., Aminkeng Atabong, A., Salleh-Hoddin, A. & Ruotsalainen, N. E. 2022. Podcast Race, Bordering and Disobedient Knowledge. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/swedish-school-social-science/news/studio-sockom/race-bordering-and-disobedient-knowledge

Finnish National Agengy for Education. 2023. Prevention of violent radicalisation and extremism in vocational education and training

Kurki, T. & Brunila, K. 2023. Colonial imaginaries and psy-expertise on migrant and refugee mental health in education. Teoksessa McLeod, J., O’Connor, K., Davis, N. & McKernan, A. (toim.). Temporality, Space and Place in Education and Youth Research s. 126–143. Routledge.

Ministry of Justice.  https://yhdenvertaisuus.fi/en/

Ryökkynen, S., Anu, R., Maetoloa, K. & Kontu, E. (2023). “First, you must speak good Finnish.”: Adult immigrants’ descriptions of the actants supporting and hindering their inclusion in education and work in Finland. In Bahdanovich Hanssen, N., Harju-Luukkainen, H. & Sundqvist, C. (Eds.), Inclusion and Special Needs Education for Immigrant Students in the Nordic Countries. Taylor & Francis, 121-137.  (Sign-in to Finna first https://haaga-helia.finna.fi/MyResearch/UserLogin) http://www.urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202504033243

Shean, M. & Mander, D. 2020. Building Emotional Safety for Students in School Environments: Challenges and Opportunities. Teoksessa Midford, R., G. Nutton, G., Hyndman, B. & Silburn, S. (toim.). Health and Education Interdependence, s. 225–248. Springer.

Salleh-Hoddin, A., Pirih, T., Kiiskilä, E-L. 2021. Tackling discrimination. My Learning Diary. Rauhankasvatusinstituutti, 2021. https://rauhankasvatus.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DIARY_1905_2021_small.pdf

Haaga-Helia equality and non-discrimination plan. https://julkaisut.haaga-helia.fi/en/haaga-helia-equality-and-non-discrimination-plan-2024-2026/

Salmi, K. Empowering Inclusion : the Crucial Role of Trained Staff in Supporting Special needs Students on Mobility. (2023). Haaga-Helia esignals pro. https://esignals.fi/pro/en/2023/10/27/empowering-inclusion-the-crucial-role-of-trained-staff-in-supporting-special-needs-students-on-mobility/#dddd16ed

Learning material

UNESCO: Issues and trends in education for sustainable development (2018). 
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000261445

The challenges of technical vocational education at a global level (2019). 
https://www.cepal.org/sites/default/files/presentations/mesa_3_b_chakroun_0.pdf

Education at a Glance 2019 OECD. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/education-at-a-glance-2019_f8d7880d-en;jsessionid=oTHK4dyMyZg_K-aQBcFrOjRxW3CnX5k7loFsp63Y.ip-10-240-5-98

Educating the "Good" Citizen: The Politics of School-Based Civic Education Programs. Westheimer, J (2002). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234597896_Educating_the_Good_Citizen_The_Politics_of_School-Based_Civic_Education_Programs

Kudryavtsev, D. (2024) Bridging knowledge Gaps : AI Enhanced Techniques for Identifying Skills and Competencies. Haaga-Helia esignals pro. https://esignals.fi/pro/en/2024/01/31/bridging-knowledge-gaps-ai-enhanced-techniques-for-identifying-skills-and-competencies/#dddd16ed

Supporting material

Pedagogical violence. Matusov, E (2019), Pedagogical Violence (udel.edu)

What is the educational question. Gert Biesta (2017). Gert Biesta | What is the educational question? | Conflict Matters 2017 (youtube.com)

Learning material

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2023) Finnish Education System. https://okm.fi/en/education-system

Finnish VET in a nutshell: https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4150027/Finnish+VET+in+a+nutshell_2023.pdf

Ministry of Justice. (2023). Finlex Data Bank. https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2019). Financing of vocational education and training – system that rewards outcomes and efficiency

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2023). Anticipation of skills and education needs

Megatrends 2023. Sitra. https://www.sitra.fi/en/topics/megatrends/

Marttinen, K. and Gamrasni, M. (2024) The Evolving Landscape of European Higher Education: Insights from Ulysseus European University. Haaga-Helia esignals pro. https://esignals.fi/pro/en/2024/03/27/the-evolving-landscape-of-european-higher-education-insights-from-ulysseus-european-university/#dddd16ed

Supporting material

OECD (2023), Education at a Glance 2023: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/e13bef63-en. The 2023 report focuses on vocational education. 

2023 EDUCAUSE: The Horizon Report. Teaching and Learning Edition. 

Finnish National Agency for Education. (2019). Key figures on vocational education and training in Finland. Reports and surveys 2019:7. https://www.oph.fi/sites/default/files/documents/key_figures_on_vocational_education_and_training_in_finland_0.pdf

How is VET resourced? (2023). https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/acff263d-en/1/3/2/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/acff263d-en&_csp_=c34dee7ff176a8a4365aa8f9651d8112&itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#section-d1e1054-5efd7c32e3

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2019). Vocational education and training promotes lifelong and continuous learning in Finland. https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4150027/Lifelong+and+continuous+learning+in+Finland.pdf/8cc84ec0-06bf-583b-1a45-38dec497da3d/Lifelong+and+continuous+learning+in+Finland.pdf?t=1570430393000

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2019). Anticipation of skills and education needs in Finland. https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4150027/Anticipation+of+skills+and+education+needs/d1a00302-8773-bbe0-39a0-46e0d688d350/Anticipation+of+skills+and+education+needs.pdf?t=1570103093000

Ministry of Education and Culture. (2019).  Financing of vocational education and training – system that rewards outcomes and efficiency. https://okm.fi/documents/1410845/4150027/Financing+of+vocational+education+and+training/cf88b996-d53a-1ac1-8d11-570b4ce12f50/Financing+of+vocational+education+and+training.pdf?t=1570103031000

Cedefop. (2022). The future of work is learning. 
https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/9182_en.pdf

Cedefop. (2019). Spotlight on VET Finland. 
https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/8133_en.pdf

Finnish National Board of Education and authors. (2015). INSPIRING AND STRENGTHENING THE COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH IN ALL VET IN FINLAND – Support material for implementation. Publications 2015:2. https://www.oph.fi/sites/default/files/documents/167400_inspiring_and_strengthening_the_competence-based_approach_in_all_vet_in_finl.pdf

Karttunen, J. & Seppänen, H. (2021). Meaningful vocational training in Finland supporting each student’s individual path to working. Jamk. https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/ev-peda/2021/08/23/meaningful-vocational-training-in-finland-supporting-each-students-individual-path-to-working/