Kaisa Pihlainen
Assistant Professor
Prevention, participation, learning
School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
kaisa.pihlainen@uef.fi | +358 50 597 3505
I work as an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education where I research learning and participation from the lifelong learning perspective. My latest research has focused on studying digital skills of older adults, peer interaction of children on the autism spectrum as well as student teachers´ well-being. I utilize versatile research methods, emphasizing visual and participatory research methods. I have participated in many transdisciplinary research projects both nationally and internationally. Currently I am researching in PEICAS – Peer Interactions involving Children with Autism Spectrum disorder in inclusive classrooms -project, funded by the Research Council of Finland. I have worked as a visiting scholar in Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Karlstad University in Sweden, and Siegen University in Germany. Along with research, I teach and supervise master´s and doctoral students. I have a title of Docent in lifelong learning in University of Lapland.
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Applying narrative research in studying student teachers' well-being in teaching practice
Vellonen, Virpi; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Clarke, Emma; Kahila, Sanni; Waltzer, Katariina; Quickfall, Aimee. 2023. -
Designing with Multiple Tools – Supporting Young Children Agency in Early Childhood Education
Suero Montero, Calkin; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Leppänen, Niina; Ikonen, Sanna; Kärnä, Eija. Teoksessa: Carmo, Mafalda(toim.) , 2023. Education and New Developments 2023 – Volume I. s. 246-250. InSciencePress -
Feedback Methods in Vocational Education and Training for Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities and/Difficulties in Learning: A Literature Review
Karkkulainen, Evelyn; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Kärnä, Eija. 2023. European journal of special education research. 9: 160-181 -
Joen Severi ry - Peer support to improve digital literacy in North Karelia, Finland
Pihlainen, Kaisa. 2023. United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing -
Koronan aiheuttama etäopetusaika lähensi perheitä mutta vaati paljon vanhemmilta
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Research Design in Inclusive Learning Environments For and With Children on the Autism Spectrum –Towards Multimodal Data Collection
Suero Montero, Calkin; Kämäräinen, Anniina; Kilpiä, Anni; Dindar, Katja; Pihlainen. Kaisa; Kärnä, Eija. 2023. The turkish online journal of educational technology. 22: 42-59 -
Sidosryhmien näkemyksiä autismikirjoa koskevasta terminologiasta Suomessa
Dindar, Katja; Kilpiä, Anni; Kämäräinen, Anniina; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Pukki, Heta-Kaarina; Kärnä, Eija. 2023. Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti. 33: 19-35 -
Timelines in researching student teachers' well-being during teaching practice
Pihlainen, Kaisa; Clarke, Emma; Kahila, Sanni; Vellonen, Virpi; Waltzer, Katariina; Kuutti, Tiina; Quickfall, Aimee. 2023. International journal of research and method in education. [Epub ahead of print 5 Dec 2023]: 1-17 -
A Multilevel Model of Older Adults’ Appropriation of ICT and Acquisition of Digital Literacy
Kärnä, Eija; Aavikko, Lotta; Rohner, Rebekka; Gallistl, Vera; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Müller, Claudia; Ehlers, Anja; Bevilacqua, Roberta; Strano, Stefano; Maranesi, Elvira; Cerna, Katerina; Hengl, Lisa; Kolland, Franz; Waldenberger, Franz; Naegele, Gerd; Park, Sieun; Hess, Moritz; Reuter, Verena; Frewer-Graumann, Susanne; Korjonen-Kuusipuro, Kristiina. 2022. International journal of environmental research and public health. 19: -
Analysing inclusive groups’ peer interactions using mobile eye tracking in educational context
Suero Montero, Calkin; Cagiltay, Bengisu; Dindar, Katja; Kärnä, Eija; Kilpiä, Anni; Pihlainen, Kaisa; Kämäräinen, Anniina. Teoksessa: Gómez Chova, Luis; López Martínez, Agustín; Lees, Joanna(toim.) , 2022. EDULEARN22 Proceedings. s. 6303-6312. IATED Academy