People
Leader
Petri Nokelainen
- Professor
- tekniikan pedagogiikka
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358405574994
- petri.nokelainen@tuni.fi
Researchers
Sonja Niiranen
- University Lecturer
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358504636788
- sonja.niiranen@tuni.fi
Susanna Hartikainen
- Doctoral Researcher
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358504478526
- susanna.hartikainen@tuni.fi
About me
I'm working on my PhD, especially focusing on the role of emotions and activating teaching methods in engineering higher education. I'm interested in investigating what kind of student emotions are enhanced with activating teaching procedures, and what is the role of those emotions in students' active learning processes. I aim at providing more information on how one can consider the role of emotions in teaching, and how to plan and use teaching methods that enhance student emotions that are favourable for learning.
Research topics
Higher education teaching and learning; emotions in pedagogical research; active learning
Research unit
Faculty of Education and Culture
Research fields
(Engineering) higher education
Eija Lehtonen
- Researcher
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358503889428
- eija.lehtonen@tuni.fi
Research topics
Multilocational work, workplace learning, career success, turnover intention
Research unit
Faculty of Education and Culture
- Leading multilocational work: Challenges and solutions (2024-2025)
- HYBRIDI - Hybrid work of experts (2022-2023)
- WORKEE – Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace (2019-2020)
- The Next Move 2 (NeMo2) - Vocational expertise, working life skills, and workplaces as learning environments in the context of apprenticeship education (2017-2019)
- Next Move (NeMo) - Apprenticeships and changing skills requirements (2014-2016)
- Lehtonen, E., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H., & Puhakka, I. (2022). Thriving or surviving at work : how workplace learning opportunities and subjective career success are connected with job satisfaction and turnover intention? Journal of Workplace Learning, 34(1), 88–109. 10.1108/JWL-12-2020-0184
- Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P. (2020). Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace [in Finnish], Final report, Tampere University.
- Lehtonen, E., Rintala, H., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. (2018). Ammatillisten opettajien näkemyksiä opettajan työssä tarvittavasta kompetenssista ja työelämäyhteistyöstä. Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja, 20(4), 10-26. https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/126716
Ilmari Puhakka
- Researcher
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358503182290
- ilmari.puhakka@tuni.fi
Research topics
Workplace learning, well-being at work, hybrid work, basic psychological need satisfaction, emotions, psychophysiological measurement
Research unit
Faculty of Education and Culture
- LEAD - Leading multilocational work: Challenges and solutions (2024–2025)
- TeC@ses - Strengthening vocational educators for the digital era (2023–2026)
- THEwellbeing – Enhancing higher education teachers' teaching processes and well-being (2022–2026)
- HYBRIDI – Hybrid work of experts (2022–2023)
- CoOL@Work – Continuous opportunities for learning at work (2020–2022)
- WORKEE – Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace (2019–2020)
Peer-reviewed publications
Puhakka, I., Niemivirta, M., Postareff, L., & Nokelainen, P. (2025). A person-centered study of construction sector employees’ goal orientation profiles and their connections to approaches to learning, self-efficacy, and work engagement. Vocations and Learning, 18, 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-025-09362-9
Saari, U. A., Ojasoo, M., Venesaar, U., Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Mäkinen, S. J. (2024). Assessing engineering students’ attitudes towards corporate social responsibility principles. European Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2023.2299731
Lehtonen, E., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H., & Puhakka, I. (2022). Thriving or surviving at work: How workplace learning opportunities and subjective career success are connected with job satisfaction and turnover intention? Journal of Workplace Learning, 34(1), 88–109. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-12-2020-0184
Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. (2021). Learning or leaving? Individual and environmental factors related to job satisfaction and turnover intention. Vocations and Learning, 14(3), 481–510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12186-021-09275-3
Puhakka, I., & Peltola, M. J. (2020). Salivary cortisol reactivity to psychological stressors in infancy: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 115, 104603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104603
Reports and other publications
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. (2023). Guide for interaction work situations in multilocational work (In Finnish). Tampere University. Link
Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E., & Nokelainen, P. (2023). Hybrid work of experts (In Finnish). Final report. Tampere University. Link
Postareff, L., Rintala, H., Puhakka, I., Veermans, M., Lehtonen, L., Ryymin, E., & Nokelainen, P. (2022). Continuous opportunities for learning at work (In Finnish). Final report. Häme University of Applied Sciences. Link
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka I., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. (2021). Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace (In Finnish). Final report. Tampere University. Link
A Person-Centered Study of Construction Sector Workers’ Goal Orientation Profiles and Their Connections to Approaches to Learning, Self-efficacy, and Work Engagement
Puhakka, I. J. A., Niemivirta, M., Postareff, L. & Nokelainen, P., 20 tammik. 2025, julkaisussa: Vocations and Learning. 18, 4.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
An Intervention to Support Higher Education Teachers’ Teaching Processes and Wellbeing: Protocol for an Intervention Study Design
Postareff, L., Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Kosenkranius, M., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L., Rintala, H., Räisänen, M. & Wallin, A., 15 elok. 2024.Tutkimustuotos: Esipainos › Tieteellinen
Assessing engineering students’ attitudes towards corporate social responsibility principles
Saari, U., Ojasoo, M., Venesaar, U., Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P. & Mäkinen, S., 2024, julkaisussa: European Journal of Engineering Education. 49, 3, s. 492-513Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Longitudinal study of the development of higher education students’ basic psychological needs satisfaction during student-centred engineering mathematics courses
Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., Vuorenpää, V., Rämö, J., Kangaslampi, R., Kaarakka, T., Viro, E., Hirvonen, J. & Ali-Löytty, S., 23 elok. 2024, Elsevier.Tutkimustuotos: Esipainos › Tieteellinen
Monipaikkainen työ haastaa oppimista ja yhteenkuuluvuuden tunnetta
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I. & Nokelainen, P., 2024, julkaisussa: Tampereen kauppakamarilehti. 54, 2, s. 22Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › General public
Asiantuntijoiden hybridityö: ryhmässä enemmän, kasvotusten ja etänä
Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E. & Nokelainen, P., 2023, Tampereen yliopisto. 91 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Tutkimusraportti
Opas työelämän vuorovaikutustilanteisiin monipaikkaisessa työssä
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I. & Nokelainen, P., 2023, Tampereen yliopisto. 20 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Kirja › Ammatillinen
Jatkuvaan oppimiseen sitoutumisen mahdollisuudet ja haasteet työpaikoilla
Postareff, L., Rintala, H., Puhakka, I., Veermans, M., Lehtonen, L., Ryymin, E. & Nokelainen, P., syysk. 2022, HÄMEEN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU. 36 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Tutkimusraportti
Thriving or surviving at work: how workplace learning opportunities and subjective career success are connected with job satisfaction and turnover intention?
Lehtonen, E. E., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H. & Puhakka, I., 10 tammik. 2022, julkaisussa: Journal of Workplace Learning. 34, 1, s. 88-109Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Asiantuntijuuden kehittyminen, tunteet ja työpaikka oppimisympäristönä
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P., 1 tammik. 2021, Tampereen yliopisto. 54 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Tutkimusraportti
Timo Nevalainen
- Senior Lecturer
- Business and Media
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences
- +358408016404
- timo.nevalainen@tuni.fi
Responsibilities
- Team Coach, TAMK Proakatemia
- Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship and Team Leadership
Field of expertise
- Educational theory
- Learning theories
- Team learning and coaching
- Dialogue in education and organisations
- Knowledge management
- Qualitative research methods, research information management, qualitative analysis tools
- Academic writing
- Business model innovation
- Online learning tools
- Logotherapy
Research topics
- Team learning and coaching
- Recognitional attitudes in teams
Research fields
Education
Anna Wallin
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358503065262
- anna.wallin@tuni.fi
Tahani Al Dahdouh
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Tampere Institute for Advanced Study
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- tahani.aldahdouh@tuni.fi
About me
Currently, I am working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Tampere Institute of Advanced Study, where my research focuses on investigating resilience in higher education in war- and conflict-affected contexts. Over the past nine years, I have explored various aspects of university teachers' professional development. My doctoral research (2015-2020) investigated their innovativeness and willingness to change. Additionally, I worked as a data analyst and consultant for the capacity building e-Training FinPal project (March 2017–May 2020). Following this, I led a TAU-funded postdoctoral project Developing Digital Pedagogics (2020-2021) that examined online teaching expertise during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, I was awarded a one-year grant to further explore Online Teaching Expertise in Conflict-Affected Regions, with a particular focus on Palestine/Gaza.
Field of expertise
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Mixed-Methods Research Design and Analysis
- Professional Development in Higher Education
Research unit
Professional Growth and Learning PGL (https://research.tuni.fi/pglresearch/), Higher Education in Transition HET (https://research.tuni.fi/het/)
- Tampere IAS Blog: The Upside of Down: How Negative Emotions Shaped My Personal Growth
- “Education has always been a source of hope and resilience for all Palestinians”: Interview with Tahani Al Dahdouh for the OLIVE Project (Part 1)
- “As long as we have the faith, the desire and the resilience”: Interview with Tahani Al Dahdouh for the OLIVE Project (Part 2)
- TLC Blog: Have you participated in pedagogical training?
- SKR Blog: Teachers develop their teaching and learning skills also in distressed situations
Educide amid conflict: the struggle of the Palestinian education system
Iriqat, D., Alousi, R., Aldahdouh, T. Z., AlDahdouh, A., Dankar, I., Alburai, D., Buheji, M. & Hassoun, A., 2025, julkaisussa: Quality Education for All. 2, 1, s. 81-99 19 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
The implications of the ongoing war on Gaza for food sustainability
Hassoun, A., Hamad, A., Iriqat, D., Nijim, M., Bouchikh, Y., Buheji, M. & Aldahdouh, T. Z., 28 tammik. 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) julkaisussa: Sustainable Futures. 9, 100473.Tutkimustuotos: Katsausartikkeli › vertaisarvioitu
Development of online teaching expertise in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Al-Masri, N., Abou-Dagga, S. & AlDahdouh, A., 2024, julkaisussa: Frontiers in Education. 8, 1242285.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Importance of regulation and the quality of teacher learning in student-centred teaching
Murtonen, M., Aldahdouh, T. Z., Vilppu, H., Nguyen Thi Thu, T., Riekkinen, J. & Vermunt, J. D., 2024, julkaisussa: TEACHER DEVELOPMENT. 28, 4, s. 534-552Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Student engagement and concerns on studies and future professions: exploratory research in a Palestinian higher education context
Korhonen, V., Aldahdouh, T., Holubek, V., Abou-dagga, S. & Al-Masri, N., 23 elok. 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) julkaisussa: International Journal of Educational Management.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Have you participated in pedagogical training?
Aldahdouh, T., 26 lokak. 2023, julkaisussa: Teaching and Learning Centre -blogi.Tutkimustuotos: Muu verkkokirjoitus › General public
Preparing university teachers for times of uncertainty: the role of a transnational pedagogical-development training in Palestinian higher education
Al Dahdouh, T., Holubek, V., Korhonen, V., Abou-dagga, S. & Al-Masri, N., 2023, julkaisussa: Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. 15, 4, s. 1011-1028Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
University teachers’ profiles based on digital innovativeness and instructional adaptation to COVID-19: Association with learning patterns and teacher demographics
Al Dahdouh, T., Murtonen, M., Riekkinen, J., Vilppu, H., Nguyen, T. & Nokelainen, P., 2023, julkaisussa: Education and Information Technologies. 28, s. 14473-14491Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Bayesian Statistics in the Research Field of Professional Learning and Development
Nokelainen, P., Aldahdouh, T. Z. & Aldahdouh, A. A., 2022, Methods for Researching Professional Learning and Development: Challenges, Applications and Empirical Illustrations. Goller, M., Kyndt, E., Paloniemi, S. & Damşa, C. (toim.). Springer, s. 213-241 29 Sivumäärä (Professional and Practice-based Learning; Vuosikerta 33).Tutkimustuotos: Luku › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Korkeakouluopettajien hätäetäopetukseen liittyvät negatiiviset ja positiiviset kokemukset COVID-19-pandemian aikana
Riekkinen, J., Murtonen, M., Al Dahdouh, T. & Nokelainen, P., 22 jouluk. 2022, julkaisussa: Yliopistopedagogiikka. 29, 2Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Tieteellinen › vertaisarvioitu
Sini Teräsahde
- Researcher
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University
- +358505695752
- sini.terasahde@tuni.fi
About me
I am conducting doctoral research in the Faculty of Education and Culture within the Education and Society Doctoral Programme, focusing on the relations between research, practice, and policymaking in adult education using actor-network theory as an approach. In the EDU-LAB project, I am carrying out case studies in Finland on young people's transitions between educational levels and into working life. The aim is to give voice to young people as they identify and explain the factors that either hinder or facilitate their graduation from education and transition to employment.
Previous members
Heta Rintala
Susanna Mikkonen
Milla Räisänen
Merja Kuisma
- Lecturer (biology and geography), doctoral researcher
- Faculty of Education and Culture
- Tampere University