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Sanni Karoliina Kahila

Sanni Karoliina Kahila

University Teacher

School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty

[email protected] | +358 50 505 2946

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I am a university teacher in early childhood teacher education. My research interests focus on teachers’ professional development and teamwork in early childhood education, particularly in the pre-service and induction phases.

Projects

Did It Get to You? – A Multidimensional Study on Gamer Rage Among Children and Youth 24.05.2025 - 31.08.2028
Student Teacher Well-Being: Deepening Understanding and Building Support (STeWDUBS) Finished 01.10.2020 - 31.07.2023

Keywords

early childhood education

Publications

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Conforming to practices or developing them? : Students’ discourses and practicum experiences on teacher expertise and leadership in multiprofessional early childhood education teams
Kahila, Sanni, 2026, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in Education, Humanities, and Theology. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article)
Towards holistic understanding and solutions: gamified multi-position in decision-making in early childhood education
Kumpulainen, Kata-Riikka; Pihlaja, Päivi; Viljamaa, Elina; Kahila, Sanni, 2026, Journal of educational change, [Epub ahead of print 09 July 2026], 1-29. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Planning, assessment, and development time through the lens of teacher leadership - Perceptions of Finnish early childhood education teachers
Kahila, Sanni; Heikka, Johanna, 2025, Educational management administration and leadership, [Epub ahead of print 30 June 2025], 1-19. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The perceived pedagogical competence of teacher candidates in blended learning programs in Finland
Kangas, Jonna; Niemi, Laura; Ranta, Samuli; Paasovaara-Poso, Salla; Kahila, Sanni; Korkeaniemi, Essi; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi, 2025, Journal of early childhood teacher education, 46, 4, 634-648. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
“Increased PAD time makes me a better early childhood education teacher” – Finnish ECE teachers’ perceptions of the significance of planning, assessment, and development reform for implementation of pedagogy
Heikka, Johanna; Kahila, Sanni; Ranta, Samuli, 2025, Journal of early childhood education research, 14, 2, 169-194. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Familiar and comfortable vs. unfamiliar and demanding - Students' discourses on teachers' responsibility and leadership in Finnish early childhood education
Kahila, Sanni; Heikka, Johanna; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2024, Teaching and teacher education, 140, 104495. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
A Typology of Metagamers: Identifying Player Types Based on Beyond the Game Activities
Kahila, Juho; Valtonen, Teemu; López-Pernas, Sonsoles; Saqr, Mohammed; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kahila, Sanni; Tedre, Matti, 2023, Games and culture: a journal of interactive media, 20, 1, 38-58. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
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. Abstract
Interprofessional practicum in the context of Finnish early childhood education and care
Kahila, Sanni; Kuutti, Tiina; Kahila, Juho; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2023, Journal of early childhood education research, 12, 3, 89-118. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Metapelaaminen lasten ja nuorten laaja-alaisten taitojen harjoittelun kenttänä
Kahila, Juho; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Kahila, Sanni; Tedre, Matti; Valtonen, Teemu, 2023, Kontkanen, Sini; Piispa-Hakala, Satu; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari, Oppimisen muuntuvat maisemat, 233-257. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Mikä on sopivaa, mikä ei? Nuorten näkemyksiä peliraivosta
Kahila, Juho; Kahila, Sanni; Piispa-Hakala, Satu; Viljaranta, Jaana; Vartiainen, Henriikka, 2023, Nuorisotutkimus, 41, 3, 4-15. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Opettajan pedagogista johtajuutta harjoittelemassa - Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajaopiskelijoiden näkemyksiä
Kahila, Sanni; Kuutti, Tiina; Heikka, Johanna; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2023, Kontkanen, Sini; Piispa-Hakala, Satu; Havu-Nuutinen, Sari, Oppimisen muuntuvat maisemat, 29-51. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Students' discourses on interprofessional collaboration in the context of Finnish early childhood education
Kahila, Sanni; Kuutti, Tiina; Heikka, Johanna; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2023, Learning, culture and social interaction, 41, 100736. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Team leadership profiles in Finnish early childhood education centres – Teachers’ experiences of team leadership
Ranta, Samuli; Heiskanen, Henri; Kahila, Sanni, 2023, Educational management administration and leadership, 53, 2, 298-317. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The significance of practicum work communities for students' professional development - perceptions of Finnish ECE teacher students
Kahila, Sanni; Kuutti, T; Kahila, J; Sajaniemi, N, 2023, Journal of early childhood teacher education, 45, 1, 38-55. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
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, 47, 4, 311-327. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajat tiimijohtajuutta toteuttamassa – Taustatekijöiden vaikutus opettajien kokemuksiin tiimijohtajuudesta
Ranta, Samuli; Kahila, Sanni; Heiskanen, Henri; Kumpulainen, Kata-Riikka, 2023, Journal of early childhood education research, 12, 2, 201-228. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
A Contemporary Dialogue of Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care – Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Work
Heikka, Johanna; Suhonen, Katja; Kahila, Sanni, 2022, Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Kangas, Jonna; Garvis, Susanne, Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care. A Multi-theoretical perspective on research and practice, 13-26. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Gamer rage—Children’s perspective on issues impacting losing one’s temper while playing digital games
Kahila, Juho; Viljaranta, Jaana; Kahila, Sanni; Piispa-Hakala, Satu; Vartiainen, Henriikka, 2022, International journal of child-computer interaction, 33, 100513. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Links between teachers’ planning, assessment and development time and implementation of curriculum in early childhood education
Heikka, Johanna; Hirvonen, Riikka; Kahila, Sanni; Pitkäniemi, Harri; Yada, Takumi; Hujala, Eeva, 2022, Early years: an international research journal, [Published online: 24 Apr 2022] , 1-16. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Shadowing teachers as pedagogical leaders in early childhood education settingsin Finland
Heikka, Johanna; Kahila, Sanni; Suhonen, Katja, 2022, Journal of early childhood education research, 11, 2, 151-173. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
“At worst it leads to madness.” A phenomenographic approach on how early childhood education professionals experience emotions in teamwork
Ranta, Samuli; Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Kahila, Sanni; Korkeaniemi, Essi, 2022, Nordisk barnehageforskning, 19, 3, 19-41. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
"If the game does not work, it is lagging, or you die in game, you just get furious" - Children's experiences on gamer rage
Kahila, Juho; Piispa-Hakala, Satu; Kahila, Sanni; Valtonen, Teemu; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Tedre, Matti, 2021, Bujic, Mila; Koivisto, Jonna; Hamari, Juho, GamiFIN Conference 2021, 21-29. A4 Conference proceedings
Adolescents' Digital Game-Related Information-Seeking
Kahila, Juho; Tedre, Matti; Kahila, Sanni; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Valtonen, Teemu, 2021, Informaatiotutkimus, 40, 1, 8-26. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Pedagogiikkaa poikkeusaikana - päiväkotien varhaiskasvatushenkilöstön kokemuksia pedagogiikan toteuttamisesta COVID-19-pandemian aikana
Kuutti, Tiina; Kahila, Sanni; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2021, Journal of early childhood education research, 10, 3, 217-239. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Teachers' Time for Planning, Assessment and Development Connected to Staff Well-Being in Early Childhood Education
Heikka, Johanna; Kahila, Sanni; Pitkäniemi, Harri; Hujala, Eeva, 2021, Alegre de la Rosa, Olga MarÃa; Villar Angulo, Luis Miguel; Giambrone, Carla, Education in Childhood. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
A study of pedagogical leadership plans in early childhood education settings in Finland
Heikka, Johanna E; Kahila, Sanni K; Suhonen, Katja K, 2020, South African journal of childhood education, 10, 1, a837. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Children's gaming involves much more than the gaming itself: A study of the metagame among 12- to 15-year-old children
Kahila, Juho; Tedre, Matti; Kahila, Sanni; Vartiainen, Henriikka; Valtonen, Teemu; Mäkitalo, Kati, 2020, Convergence: the international journal of research into new media technologies, 2021; 27, 3, 768-786. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Teacher leadership in the context of early childhood education: Concepts, characteristics and enactment
Kahila, Sanni Karoliina; Heikka, Johanna; Sajaniemi, Nina, 2020, Southeast Asia early childhood journal, 9, 1, 28-43. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

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Keywords

Conforming to practices or developing them? : Students’ discourses and practicum experiences on teacher expertise and leadership in multiprofessional early childhood education teams

Towards holistic understanding and solutions: gamified multi-position in decision-making in early childhood education

Planning, assessment, and development time through the lens of teacher leadership - Perceptions of Finnish early childhood education teachers

The perceived pedagogical competence of teacher candidates in blended learning programs in Finland

“Increased PAD time makes me a better early childhood education teacher” – Finnish ECE teachers’ perceptions of the significance of planning, assessment, and development reform for implementation of pedagogy

Familiar and comfortable vs. unfamiliar and demanding - Students' discourses on teachers' responsibility and leadership in Finnish early childhood education

A Typology of Metagamers: Identifying Player Types Based on Beyond the Game Activities

Applying narrative research in studying student teachers' well-being in teaching practice

Interprofessional practicum in the context of Finnish early childhood education and care

Metapelaaminen lasten ja nuorten laaja-alaisten taitojen harjoittelun kenttänä

Mikä on sopivaa, mikä ei? Nuorten näkemyksiä peliraivosta

Opettajan pedagogista johtajuutta harjoittelemassa - Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajaopiskelijoiden näkemyksiä

Students' discourses on interprofessional collaboration in the context of Finnish early childhood education

Team leadership profiles in Finnish early childhood education centres – Teachers’ experiences of team leadership

The significance of practicum work communities for students' professional development - perceptions of Finnish ECE teacher students

Timelines in researching student teachers' well-being during teaching practice

Varhaiskasvatuksen opettajat tiimijohtajuutta toteuttamassa – Taustatekijöiden vaikutus opettajien kokemuksiin tiimijohtajuudesta

A Contemporary Dialogue of Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care – Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Work

Gamer rage—Children’s perspective on issues impacting losing one’s temper while playing digital games

Links between teachers’ planning, assessment and development time and implementation of curriculum in early childhood education

Shadowing teachers as pedagogical leaders in early childhood education settingsin Finland

“At worst it leads to madness.” A phenomenographic approach on how early childhood education professionals experience emotions in teamwork

"If the game does not work, it is lagging, or you die in game, you just get furious" - Children's experiences on gamer rage

Adolescents' Digital Game-Related Information-Seeking

Pedagogiikkaa poikkeusaikana - päiväkotien varhaiskasvatushenkilöstön kokemuksia pedagogiikan toteuttamisesta COVID-19-pandemian aikana

Teachers' Time for Planning, Assessment and Development Connected to Staff Well-Being in Early Childhood Education

A study of pedagogical leadership plans in early childhood education settings in Finland

Children's gaming involves much more than the gaming itself: A study of the metagame among 12- to 15-year-old children

Teacher leadership in the context of early childhood education: Concepts, characteristics and enactment