Publications

Publications 2025

Self-efficacy, emotions, and mathematics achievement: Longitudinal effects of flipped learning

Nokelainen, P., Kaarakka, T., Hirvonen, J., Puhakka, I., Kangaslampi, R., Ali-Löytty, S., Vuorenpää, V., & Viro, E. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 41(6), e70148.

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A typology of approaches to professional learning and development in post-pandemic multi-location knowledge work in the technology sector

Lehtonen, E., Rintala, H., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. Studies in Continuing Education.

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Remote work intensity in knowledge work: Associations with informal workplace learning, basic psychological needs satisfaction, job satisfaction, and turnover intention

Puhakka, I., Nokelainen, P., & Lehtonen, E. Vocations and Learning, 18, 23.

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An intervention to support higher education teachers’ teaching processes and well-being: Protocol for an intervention study

Postareff, L., Parpala, A., Nokelainen, P., Kosenkranius, M., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L., Rintala, H., Räisänen, M., & Wallin, A. JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e65428.

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Waiting for a better time is a waste of time: Motivations of learning amid the genocide in Gaza in light of Sustainable Development Goal 4

Aldahdouh, T., Dader, K., Aldahdouh, A., Awadallah, R., & Romdhani, I. In A. Hassoun (Ed.), War on Gaza. Sustainable Development Goals series (pp. 59–77). Springer.

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The role of basic psychological needs satisfaction in Finnish vocational students' school burnout and dropout intentions

Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 12(2), 236–265.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Publications 2024

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.

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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.

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University teachers’ self-reported emotions and electrodermal activity during teaching-related working events

Nokelainen, P., Pylväs, L., & Hartikainen, S. Studies in Higher Education.

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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.

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Monipaikkainen työ haastaa oppimista ja yhteenkuuluvuuden tunnetta [In Finnish]

Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. Tampereen kauppakamarilehti, 54(2), 22.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Publications 2023

Opas työelämän vuorovaikutustilanteisiin monipaikkaisessa työssä [In Finnish]

Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., & Nokelainen, P. Tampere University.

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Hybrid work of experts [In Finnish]

Puhakka, I., Lehtonen, E., & Nokelainen, P. Final report. Tampere University.

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Oppisopimuskoulutus aikuiskoulutuksena: Laadullinen tutkimus oppisopimuskoulutukseen osallistumisesta ja subjektiivisista tehtäväkohtaisista arvoista

Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Aikuiskasvatus, 43(3), 161–172.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Meaningful mastery experiences in working UAS students’ self-efficacy narratives [in Finnish]

García, T., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 24(3), 12–31.

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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.

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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.

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Asiantuntijatyöntekijöiden kokemuksia psykologisten perustarpeiden täyttymisestä työhyvinvoinnin ja työssäsuoriutumisen näkökulmasta

Piirto, J., Nokelainen, P., & Pylväs, L. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 24(2), 28–43.

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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.

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Vocational students’ perceptions of self-regulated learning in work-based VET

Pylväs, L., Nokelainen, P., & Rintala, H. Vocations and Learning, 15, 241–259.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Kasvatuksen muuttuvat toimintaympäristöt: 10 eläytymismenetelmätutkimusta

Härkönen, S., Lätti, J., Rytivaara, A., & Wallin, A. Tampere University Press.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Emotions and development of expertise in the workplace [in Finnish]

Lehtonen, E., Puhakka, I., Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P. Final report. Tampere University.

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Vocational education and learners’ experienced workplace curriculum

Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 13(1), 113–130.

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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.

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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.

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Academics’ perceptions of intercultural competence and professional development after international mobility

Pylväs, L. & Nokelainen, P. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 80, 336–348.

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Katsaus suomalaisen yrittäjyyskasvatustutkimuksen nykytilaan ja tulevaisuuden suuntiin

Peltonen, K., Niiranen, S., Ikäheimonen, T., & Oikkonen, E. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 23(1), 4–26.

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Identifying past and current trends in technology education in Finland

Niiranen, S., Rasinen, A., Rissanen, T., & Ikonen, P. TECHNE series, 28(2), 17–24.

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Publications 2020

Individual innovativeness in higher education: Antecedents and consequences [Doctoral dissertation, Tampere University]

Aldahdouh, T. Z.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Työympäristö ammatillisen osaamisen kehittymisen tukena

Jokinen, J., & Pylväs, L. Talous & Yhteiskunta, 47(2), 18–23.

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What contributes to individual innovativeness? A multilevel perspective

Aldahdouh, T. Z., Korhonen, V., & Nokelainen, P. International Journal of Innovation Studies, 3(2), 23–39.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Vocational education and learners’ experienced workplace curriculum

Rintala, H., & Nokelainen, P. Vocations and Learning, 13, 113–130.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The method of empathy-based stories

Wallin, A., Koro-Ljungberg, M. & Eskola, J. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 42(5), 525–535.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ammatillisten opettajien näkemyksiä opettajan työssä tarvittavasta kompetenssista ja työelämäyhteistyöstä

Lehtonen, E., Rintala, H., Pylväs, L., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 20(4), 10–26.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Publications 2017

Otos iloa – Lasten kokemuksia iloa tuottavasta oppimisympäristöstä

Huhtamäki, E., Holma, H., Nokelainen, P., & Kumpulainen, K. Kasvatus, 48(4), 336–352.

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How does an organisation’s culture relate to professional growth?

Aldahdouh, T., Korhonen, V., & Nokelainen, P. Ammattikasvatuksen Aikakauskirja, 19(1), 9-30.

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Eläytymismenetelmä 2017: Perusteema ja 11 muunnelmaa [In Finnish]

Eskola, J., Mäenpää, T., & Wallin, A. (Eds.). Tampere University Press.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Women in technology-oriented fields

Niiranen, S., & Niiranen, S. T. Australasian Journal of Technology Education, 2.

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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.

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