Children, young people and learning is one of the six strategic research and education profiles of University of Turku. Collaboration is built on strong and internationally recognized research on education and learning as well as children and young people.
At the center of the collaboration is a human being and human life course. The aim of the research and education carried out is to enhance understanding and support children and young people as responsible actors and capable makers of a sustainable future.
Examples of research areas are school reform and well-being, digital learning environments, preventing bullying, physical and mental health of children and young people and inequalities in children’s well-being.
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Low and very low birthweight disadvantage in compulsory education achievement and the transition to upper secondary education in the Finnish birth cohorts of 1987 to 1997 (2024)
Child: Care, Health and Development
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Lempeä kasvattaja, lempeä kasvatus (2024)
Kasvatus-lehti - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
Effectiveness of adults’ targeted interventions in stopping bullying (2024)
(Doctoral dissertation (article) (G5))Professional collaboration for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: a scoping review (2024)
European Journal of Special Needs Education
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2))