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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Painotetun opetuksen oppilasvalikointi Suomen kaupunkikouluissa: valintakriteerit ja ideaalioppilaan normi (2023)
Hallinnon Tutkimus
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Peer Victimization and Empathy for Victims of Bullying: A Test of Bidirectional Associations in Childhood and Adolescence (2023)
Child Development
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries: current approaches and policy dilemmas (2023)
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Is beauty-based inequality gendered? A systematic review of gender differences in socioeconomic outcomes of physical attractiveness in labor markets (2023)
European Societies
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))