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. Sustainable Futures, 9, 100473.
Publications
Publications 2025
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., Niemivirta, M., Postareff, L., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 18, 4.
Educide amid conflict: The struggle of the Palestinian education system
Iriqat, D., Alousi, R., Aldahdouh, T., AlDahdouh, A., Dankar, I., Alburai, D., Buheji, M., & Hassoun, A. Quality Education for All, 2(1), 81–99.
Publications 2024
An intervention to support higher education teachers’ teaching processes and well-being: Protocol for an intervention study design (preprint)
Postareff, L., Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Kosenkranius, M., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L., Rintala, H., Räisänen, M., & Wallin, A. JMIR Preprints.
Longitudinal study of the development of higher education students’ basic psychological needs satisfaction during student-centred engineering mathematics courses (preprint)
Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., Vuorenpää, V., Rämö, J., Kangaslampi, R., Kaarakka, T., Viro, E., Hirvonen, J., & Ali-Löytty, S. SSRN.
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. International Journal of Educational Management.
University teachers’ self-reported emotions and electrodermal activity during teaching-related working events
Nokelainen, P., Pylväs, L., & Hartikainen, S. Studies in Higher Education.
Changes in students’ approaches to learning on engineering mathematics courses with two different instructional models
Kangaslampi, R., Rämö, J., Nokelainen, P., Hirvonen, J., Viro, E., Ali-Löytty, S., Vuorenpää, V., & Kaarakka, T. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology (IJEMST), 12(3), 750–772.
Monipaikkainen työ haastaa oppimista ja yhteenkuuluvuuden tunnetta [In Finnish]
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. Tampereen kauppakamarilehti, 54(2), 22.
Importance of regulation and the quality of teacher learning in student-centred teaching
Murtonen, M., Aldahdouh, T. Z., Vilppu, H., Trang, N. T. T., Riekkinen, J., & Vermunt, J. D. Teacher Development, 1–19.
Development of online teaching expertise in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Al-Masri, N., Abou-Dagga, S., & AlDahdouh, A. Frontiers in Education, 8.
Assessing engineering students’ attitudes towards corporate social responsibility principles
Saari, U., Ojasoo, M., Venesaar, U., Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Mäkinen, S. European Journal of Engineering Education, 49(3), 492–513.
Publications 2023
Opas työelämän vuorovaikutustilanteisiin monipaikkaisessa työssä [In Finnish]
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. Tampere University.
Hybrid work of experts [In Finnish]
Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E., & Nokelainen, P. Final report. Tampere University.
Oppisopimuskoulutus aikuiskoulutuksena: Laadullinen tutkimus oppisopimuskoulutukseen osallistumisesta ja subjektiivisista tehtäväkohtaisista arvoista
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Aikuiskasvatus, 43(3), 161–172.
A self-assessment of employees' entrepreneurship competence: A cross-country analysis
Pagnozzi, F., Venesaar, U., Antonelli, G., Nokelainen, P., & Riviezzo, A. In S. Rodrigues & J. Mourato (Eds.), The impact of HEIs on regional development: Facts and practices of collaborative work with SMEs (pp. 17–32). IGI Global.
Preparing university teachers for times of uncertainty: The role of a transnational pedagogical-development training in Palestinian higher education
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Holubek, V., Korhonen, V., Abou-dagga, S., & Al-Masri, N. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 15(4).
Engineering students’ approaches to learning in two student-centred instructional models before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rämö, J., Nokelainen, P., Kangaslampi, R., Viro, E., Kaarakka, T., Nieminen, M., Hirvonen, J., & Ali-Löytty, S. European Journal of Engineering Education, 48(6), 1186–1212.
University teachers’ profiles based on digital innovativeness and instructional adaptation to COVID-19: Association with learning patterns and teacher demographics
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Murtonen, M., Riekkinen, J., Vilppu, H., Nguyen, T., & Nokelainen, P. Education and Information Technologies.
Factors related to workplace learning and congruence with organizational goals and values: Empirical findings from Estonia, Finland and Italy
Nokelainen, P., Räisänen, M., Riviezzo, A., & Antonelli, G. In L. M. Herrera, M. Teräs, P. Gougoulakis & J. Kontio (Eds.), Learning, teaching and policy making in VET - Emerging issues in research on vocational education & training VOL 8 (pp. 479–513). Atlas Akademi.
Publications 2022
Higher education teachers’ positive and negative experiences regarding emergence distance teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic [in Finnish]
Riekkinen, J., Murtonen, M., Al Dahdouh, T., & Nokelainen P. Yliopistopedagogiikka, 29(2).
Current and future trends and issues facing techonology education in Finland - Taking part in an international Delphi study
Niiranen, S., Ikonen, P., Rissanen, T., & Rasinen, A. Australasian Journal of Technology Education, 8.
Meaningful mastery experiences in working UAS students’ self-efficacy narratives [in Finnish]
García, T., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 24(3), 12–31.
Continuous opportunities for learning at work [in Finnish]
Postareff, L., Rintala, H., Puhakka, I., Veermans, M., Lehtonen, L., Ryymin, E., & Nokelainen, P. Final report. Häme University of Applied Sciences.
Bayesian statistics in the research field of professional learning and development
Nokelainen, P., Aldahdouh, T. Z., & Aldahdouh, A. A. In: M. Goller, E. Kyndt, S. Paloniemi, C. Damşa (Eds.), Methods for researching professional learning and development (pp. 213–241). Springer.
Asiantuntijatyöntekijöiden kokemuksia psykologisten perustarpeiden täyttymisestä työhyvinvoinnin ja työssäsuoriutumisen näkökulmasta
Piirto, J., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 24(2), 28–43.
Empathy-based stories of digitalization and professional development: An empirical illustration and methodological exploration of the method of empathy-based stories. [Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University]
Wallin, A.
Vocational students’ perceptions of self-regulated learning in work-based VET
Pylväs, L., Nokelainen, P., & Rintala, H. Vocations and Learning, 15, 241–259.
Yliopisto-ja ammattikorkeakoulupedagogiikasta korkeakoulupedagogiikkaan
Murtonen, M., Alaniska, H., Hirsto, L., Ilola, H., Maikkola, M., Nokelainen, P., & Postareff, L. In K. Mäki & L. Vanhanen-Nuutinen (Eds.), Korkeakoulupedagogiikka: ajat, paikat ja tulkinnat (pp. 47–60). Haaga-Helia.
Promoting the standing of VET in Finland: Balancing the different aims of VET
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. In S. Billett, B. E. Stalder, V. Aarkrog, S. Choy, S. Hodge & A. H. Le (Eds.), The standing of vocational education and the occupations It serves (pp. 159–175). Springer.
From thriving developers to stagnant self-doubters: An identity-centered approach to exploring the relationship between digitalization and professional development
Wallin, A., Nokelainen, P. & Kira, M. Vocations and Learning, 15, 285–316.
Kasvatuksen muuttuvat toimintaympäristöt: 10 eläytymismenetelmätutkimusta
Härkönen, S., Lätti, J., Rytivaara, A., & Wallin, A. Tampere University Press.
Engineering students’ perceptions of teaching: Teacher-created atmosphere and teaching procedures as triggers of student emotions
Hartikainen, S., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. European Journal of Engineering Education, 47(5), 814–832.
Teknologiakasvatuksen tulevaisuus suomalaisessa perusopetuksessa: Käsityön juurilta kohti uutta
Niiranen, S., & Rasinen, A. Kasvatus, 53(1), 33–45.
Professional growth and workplace learning
Pylväs, L., Li, J., Nokelainen, P. In C. Harteis, D. Gijbels, E. Kyndt (Eds.), Research approaches on workplace learning (pp. 137–155). Springer.
Thriving or surviving at work: How workplace learning opportunities and subjective career success are connected with job satisfaction and turnover intention?
Lehtonen, E., Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H. & Puhakka, I. Journal of Workplace Learning, 34(1), 88–109.
Publications 2021
We treat everyone equally, but…” Finnish engineering teachers’ perceptions of gendered differences in guidance and counselling
Lätti, J. & Niiranen, S. SEFI 2021 conference paper
Learning or leaving? Individual and environmental factors related to job satisfaction and turnover intention
Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. Vocations and Learning, 14(3), 481–510.
Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace [in Finnish]
Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P. Final report. Tampere University.
Vocational education and learners’ experienced workplace curriculum
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 13(1), 113–130.
Teachers’ stories on sense of belonging in co-teaching relationship
Pesonen, H. V., Rytivaara, A., Palmu, I., & Wallin, A. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 65(3), 425–436.
Reaching for medals and vocational excellence?: WorldSkills competition success in relation to goal orientations and metacognitive and resource management strategies
Nokelainen, P., & Rintala, H. In E. Kuusisto, M. Ubani, P. Nokelainen, & A. Toom (Eds.), Good teachers for tomorrow's schools (pp. 240-256). Brill.
Academics’ perceptions of intercultural competence and professional development after international mobility
Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 80, 336–348.
Katsaus suomalaisen yrittäjyyskasvatustutkimuksen nykytilaan ja tulevaisuuden suuntiin
Peltonen, K., Niiranen, S., Ikäheimonen, T., & Oikkonen, E. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 23(1), 4–26.
Identifying past and current trends in technology education in Finland
Niiranen, S., Rasinen, A., Rissanen, T., & Ikonen, P. TECHNE series, 28(2), 17–24.
Publications 2020
Individual innovativeness in higher education: Antecedents and consequences [Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University]
Aldahdouh, T. Z.
Government Workers’ Stories about Professional Development and Learning in a Digitalized Working Life
Wallin, A., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 13(3), 439–458.
Standing and attractiveness of vocational education and training in Finland: Focus on learning environments
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 72(2), 250–269.
Development of teacher education students’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) through reflection and a learning-by-doing approach in craft and technology education
Niiranen, S., Ikonen, P., Rissanen, T., & Rasinen, A. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, 25(3), 35–46.
Newly graduate engineers’ development of expertise and personal competencies: What is the situation in Tampere University?
Pyrhönen, V-P, Niiranen, S., & Pajarre, E. Információs társadalom, (2), 70–83.
Evaluating the applicability of approaches to teaching inventory (ATI) in higher engineering education research and development
Naukkarinen, J. & Niiranen, S. Frontiers in education conference (FIE), Uppsala.
Publications 2019
Opiskelijoiden lähestymistavat oppimiseen ja tiedon luomisen menetelmät rakennustekniikan yliopistokoulutuksessa [Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University]
Salmisto, A.
Practical approaches to increase girls' interest in technology education
Niiranen, S. In P. J. Williams & D. Barlex (Eds.), Explorations in technology education research. Helping teachers develop research informed practice (pp. 211–222). Springer.
Työympäristö ammatillisen osaamisen kehittymisen tukena
Jokinen, J., & Pylväs, L. Talous & Yhteiskunta, 47(2), 18–23.
What contributes to individual innovativeness? A multilevel perspective
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Korhonen, V., & Nokelainen, P. International Journal of Innovation Studies, 3(2), 23–39.
The concept of active learning and the measurement of learning outcomes: A review of research in engineering higher education
Hartikainen, S., Rintala, H., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. Education Sciences, 9(4), 276.
Stories about transnational higher education (TNHE): Exploring Indonesian teachers' imagined experiences of Finnish higher education
Rytivaara, A., Wallin, A., Saarivirta, T., Imre, R., Nyyssölä, N., & Eskola, J. Higher Education, 78(5), 783–798.
Technology and social media usage in higher education: The influence of individual innovativeness
Aldahdouh, T. Z., Nokelainen, P., & Korhonen, V. SAGE Open, January-March, 1–20.
Vocational education and learners’ experienced workplace curriculum
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 13, 113–130.
Informal workplace learning - Turning the workplace into a learning site
Rintala, H., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. In S. McGrath, M. Mulder, J. Papier, R. Suart (Eds.), Handbook of vocational education and training (pp. 729–742). Springer.
How experienced professionals develop their expertise in work-based higher education: A literature review
Wallin, A., Nokelainen, P., & Mikkonen, S. Higher Education, 77(2), 359–378.
Supporting the development of students’ technological understanding in craft and technology education via the learning-by-doing approach
Niiranen, S. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 31, 81–93.
The method of empathy-based stories
Wallin, A., Koro-Ljungberg, M. & Eskola, J. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 42(5), 525–535.
Publications 2018
Skills competitions to promote vocational excellence
Nokelainen, P., Pylväs, L., & Rintala, H. In S. McGrath, M. Mulder, J. Papier, & R. Suart (Eds.), Handbook of vocational education and training (pp. 1239–1250). Springer.
Intercultural competence: Toward global understanding
Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. In S. McGrath, M. Mulder, J. Papier, & R. Suart (Eds.), Handbook of vocational education and training (pp. 1283–1295). Springer.
Integration for holistic development of apprentices’ competences in Finland
Pylväs, L., Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. In S. Choy, G-B. Warvik, V. Lindberg, & I. Berglund (Eds.), Integration of vocational education and training experiences: Purposes, practices and principles (pp. 125–143). Springer.
Ammatillisten opettajien näkemyksiä opettajan työssä tarvittavasta kompetenssista ja työelämäyhteistyöstä
Lehtonen, E., Rintala, H., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 20(4), 10–26.
Tiedettä tarinoista: eläytymismenetelmän käyttö ja soveltaminen [In Finnish]
Eskola J., Virtanen S., & Wallin A. In V. Raine (Ed.), Ikkunoita tutkimusmetodeihin 1: Metodin valinta ja aineistonkeruu: virikkeitä aloittelevalle tutkijalle, 63–77. PS-kustannus.
Eläytymismenetelmä 2000–2017: Systemaattinen kirjallisuushaku [In Finnish]
Eskola, J., Nikanto, I., & Wallin, A. In J. Eskola, I. Nikanto & S. Virtanen (Eds.), Aikamme kasvatus: vain muutos on pysyvää? 14 eläytymismenetelmätutkimusta, 398–403. Tampere University Press.
Apprentices’ adaption and innovation styles in relation to dimensions of workplaces as learning environments
Nokelainen, P., Rintala, H., & Pylväs, L. In L. Moreno Herrera, M. Teräs, & P. Gougoulakis (Eds.), Emerging issues in vocational education & training: Voices from cross-national research (pp. 370–388). Stockholm University Press.
Development of vocational expertise and excellence in formal and informal environments [Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University]
Pylväs, L.
Työn murros haastaa ammatillisen koulutuksen
Rintala, H., & Nokelainen P. Talous & Yhteiskunta, 46(2), 56–60.
Gender and technology education
Niiranen, S. In M. J. de Vries (Ed.), Handbook of technology education (pp. 875–888). Springer.
Publications 2017
Otos iloa – Lasten kokemuksia iloa tuottavasta oppimisympäristöstä
Huhtamäki, E., Holma, H., Nokelainen, P., & Kumpulainen, K. Kasvatus, 48(4), 336–352.
How does an organisation’s culture relate to professional growth?
Aldahdouh, T., Korhonen, V., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 19(1), 9-30.
Eläytymismenetelmä 2017: Perusteema ja 11 muunnelmaa [In Finnish]
Eskola, J., Mäenpää, T., & Wallin, A. (Eds.). Tampere University Press.
Guiding workplace learning in vocational education and training: A literature review
Mikkonen, S., Pylväs, L., Rintala, H., Nokelainen, P., & Postareff, L. Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 9(9).
Mind or machine? Opportunities and limits of automation
Nokelainen, P., Nevalainen, T., & Niemi, K. In C. Harteis (Ed.), The impact of digitization in the workplace: An educational view (pp. 13–24). Springer.
Publications 2015
The student-customer orientation questionnaire (SCOQ): Application of customer metaphor to higher education
Koris, R., & Nokelainen, P. International Journal of Educational Management, 29(1), 115–138.
Investigation of the impact of polytechnic teachers living abroad experience on their self-assessed cultural intelligence and its perceived importance on teacher’s work
Laitinen, E., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 17(2), 61–81.
The role of natural abilities, intrinsic characteristics, and extrinsic conditions in air traffic controllers’ vocational development
Pylväs, L., Nokelainen, P., & Roisko, H. Journal of Workplace Learning, 27(3), 241–263.
Työpaikalla tapahtuvaa oppimista ja ohjausta edistävät ja estävät tekijät [Promoting and hindering factors of workplace learning and guidance]
Rintala, H., Mikkonen, S., Pylväs, L., Nokelainen, P., & Postareff, L. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 17(4), 9–21.
Knowledge creation and innovation in civil engineering course for the first-year university students
Salmisto, A., & Nokelainen, P. European Journal of Engineering Education, 40(5), 506–521.
Women in technology-oriented fields
Niiranen, S., & Niiranen, S. T. Australasian Journal of Technology Education, 2.
Gender-based motivational differences in technology education
Niiranen (neé Virtanen), S., Räikkönen, E., & Ikonen, P. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 25(2), 197–211.