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Direct linkNiemi, Reetta; Loukomies, Anni – Improving Schools, 2021
An in-service training programme was used as an accelerator that scaffolded teachers in four school units in Lappeenranta, Finland, the aim being to find a shared understanding and shared practices, or 'praxis', in terms of promoting student participation. In this study we examine the practices that either supported or prevented participation from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Participation, Student Attitudes, Opinions
Niemi, Reetta; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Lipponen, Lasse – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
This article is based on a pedagogical action research initiative carried out in a Finnish primary school. Twenty-four 5th grade pupils and their teacher participated in the study. The research initiative was guided by two questions: (1) How do pupils experience their classroom practices? (2) How can pupils participate in the process of developing…
Descriptors: Action Research, Personal Narratives, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
Niemi, Reetta; Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Lipponen, Lasse; Hilppö, Jaakko – Education 3-13, 2015
This paper is based on a pedagogical action research initiative that explores what constitutes the "lived pedagogy" of the classroom from the pupils' perspective. Photography and group interviews were utilised to allow pupils to express their perspectives. The results show that pupils considered situations meaningful when they were able…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment, Student Experience, Phenomenology
Elo, Janne – Educational Action Research, 2016
This article is the result of an action research project conducted in 2014 in a primary school in the city of Vaasa in Finland. The project focused on developing the practice of integrating enterprise education as a part of everyday teaching in Grade Three. The project involved three class teachers, the headmaster and a university researcher. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Relevance (Education), Barriers
Tammi, Tuure – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2013
Finnish youth are found to be, despite their broad knowledge, uninterested in politics and in societal participation. As a remedy, international studies suggest enabling democratic experiences in schools. This article discusses an action research project aimed at developing deliberation-based democratic practice in an elementary classroom. Results…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Research Projects, International Studies
Niemi, Reetta; Heikkinen, Hannu L. T.; Kannas, Lasse – Educational Action Research, 2010
In this article we will present a reflexive way of producing a narrative analysis on teaching and learning that involves all participants of the pedagogical process. Our theoretical contribution rests on the concept "lived pedagogy", adapted from Max van Manen's term "lived experience". Like van Manen, we start by asking the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Interaction
