Segregation of Teachers in Finland (OpeSegr)
Project
01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028
School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
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The Opettajasegregaatio Suomessa (OpeSegr) project (Kone Foundation, 2025–2029, PI Sonja Kosunen) examines the manifestation of teacher segregation among qualified and non-qualified special education teachers, early childhood education teachers, class teachers, and subject teachers in Finland. The analysis is based on previously collected survey and interview data from general upper secondary education, comprehensive education, and early childhood education and care. Additionally, the project investigates teachers’ backgrounds and descriptions of being a teacher across different regions.
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The project focuses on constructing empirical understanding of the basis of segregation of teachers in Finland.
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Leaders
Senior Researchers
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Sara Juvonen
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Tiina Luoma
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Salla Myyry
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
Doctoral Researchers
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Lotta Saariluoma
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Alina Inkinen
Project ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Marika Pylkkö
Project ResearcherSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Uupuvat opettajat: rekrytointivaikeudet ja opettajasegregaatio Suomessa
Kosunen, Sonja; Saari, Juhani; Huilla, Heidi; Hienonen, Ninja, 2024, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, 89, 3, 255-267. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
