Heidi Vartiainen Huilla
University Lecturer
School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
[email protected] | +358 50 574 2786
I work in projects that study needs-based funding and segregation of teachers in Finland. My research fields cover urban and school segregation, disadvantaged schools, and inclusive education. I have a background in sociology and politics of education and teaching at lower secondary level.
Research groups
Projects
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School well-being, learning support and segregation of teachers (KOTOPE) Finished 01.06.2022 - 31.12.2024 -
Stratification and the Segregation of Teachers in Education Markets (SegrEd) 01.12.2025 - 30.11.2030 -
Segregation of Teachers in Finland (OpeSegr) 01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028 -
Changing Faces: Workforce Instability, Segregation and Inequalities in Early Childhood Education and Care (WISEG) 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2029
Publications
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Ecological perspective on teacher agency in segregated urban early childhood education and care
Pylkkö, Marika; Kosunen, Sonja; Huilla, Heidi, 2026, Contemporary issues in early childhood, [Epub ahead of print 17 Mar 2026], 1-18. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kuka on mun puolesta luvannut, että osallistun? : Etnografian portinvartijat ja koulutussosiologisen tiedontuotannon haasteet
Huilla, Heidi; Juvonen, Sara; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Kosunen, Sonja; Laaksonen, Linda Maria, 2026, Varjo, Janne; Civil-Hirvonen, Taina; Kalalahti, Mira; Kinnari, Heikki, Koulutussosiologian metodologiat ja tutkimusmenetelmät, 240-260. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Opettajat Suomessa: alueellinen eriytyminen ja kelpoisuuden merkitys työssä
Kosunen, Sonja, Saariluoma, Lotta; Juvonen, Sara; Huilla, Heidi, 2026, Kasvatus, 57, 2, 177-197. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Päiväkodin johtajien puhe opettajien rekrytoimisesta eriytyneillä kaupunkialueilla: Tunnustus ja resursointi
Pylkkö, Marika; Kosunen, Sonja; Huilla, Heidi; Ahola, Reija, 2026, Kasvatus, 57, 1, 76-94. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Recruitment challenges and support for well-being and learning in early childhood education and care
Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja; Saari, Juhani; Pylkkö, Marika, 2026, Scandinavian journal of educational research, [ePub ahead of print 18 Mar 2026], 1-16. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Finnish teachers as (de)constructors of the binary-gendered ideals of the teaching profession
Myyry, Salla; Juvonen, Sara; Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja, 2025, Gender and education, 37, 7, 830-845. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Viimeinen etnografi sammuttaa valot
From, Tuuli; Huilla, Heidi, 2025, Kasvatus, 56, 3, 393-394. B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Yhteisöllinen opiskeluhuolto: toteutuksen nykytilanne ja yhdenvertaisuus
Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja; Hienonen, Ninja; Juvonen, Sara; Inkinen, Alina; Saariluoma, Lotta, 2025, Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti, 35, 3, 11-32. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
'If I tell them that I live near the neighborhood, they're like, oh are you poor?' Differences in young people's reactions to territorial stigma in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland
Oittinen, Riikka; Luoma, Tiina; Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja, 2024, Children's geographies, 22, 5, 762-777. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Conceptualizing Socialization, Qualification, and Subjectification as Purposes of Education
Juvonen, Sara; Huilla, Heidi; Kosunen, Sonja; Thrupp, Martin; Toom, Auli, 2024, Educational theory, 74, 3, 389-410. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research