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Sirpa Lappalainen

Sirpa Lappalainen

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Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

sirpa.lappalainen@uef.fi | +358 50 572 0271

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My expertise is in feminist sociology of education and qualitative methodology, especially in ethnographic approach. My research interests are mainly in social and cultural processes of inclusions and exclusions. I have conducted research in various educational contexts from early childhood education to vocational upper secondary education and higher education.

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Feminist, Cultural, and Social Studies of Educati… 01.08.2022 -

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Creativity and crtitical thinking in online learning: addresing social justice, equity amd inclusion in a graduate course in the United States - A response from the perspective of Finland
Souto, Anne-Mari; Lappalainen, Sirpa, Niemi, Anna-Maija. Teoksessa: Brown, Nicole; Ince, Amanda; Ramlackhan, Karen(toim.) , 2024. Creativity in Education: International perspectives. s. 135-137. UCL press
Irtiottoja, navigointia, pärjäämisen pakkoa: Intersektionaalinen lähiluku rodullistamista kohtaavien nuorten reiteistä yliopistoon
Souto, Anne-Mari; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2024. Kasvatus. 55: 272-287
Normative whiteness in Finnish university education
Souto, Anne-Mari; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2024. Critical studies in education. [Epub ahead of print 27 April 2024]: 1-17
'Literacy for labour' in the competency-based VET in Finland
Pietilä, Penni; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. Journal of curriculum studies. 55: 309-324
Mittaamisen mitta
Jaakkola, Maarit; Korhonen, Maija; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. Kulttuurintutkimus. 40: 1-6
Teaching nature and nation in the Swedish mobile preschool
Ekman Ladru, Danielle; Millei, Zsuzsa; Andersen, Camilla Eline; Gawlicz, Katarzyna; Gustafson, Katarina; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. Childhood. 2024; 31: 13-29
Teemanumero: Mittaamisen mitta
Jaakkola, Maarit; Korhonen, Maija; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. Kulttuurintutkimus. . Kulttuurintutkimuksen seura
Towards Earthly politics in education: Going beyond national, global and planetary environmental imaginaries
Millei, Zsuzsa; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. European educational research journal. 22: 701-717
Vammaistutkimus koulutuspoliittisia ja antikapitalistisia kyvykkyysoletuksia haastamassa: Digitalisaation ajan ihmisteollisuus
Vaahtera, Touko; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2023. Kulttuurintutkimus. 40: 27-40
Able-mindedness and citizenship in education policy discourses on digital skills
Vaahtera, Touko; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2022. Pedagogy, culture and society. [Epub ahead of print 15 Dec 2022]: 1-15
Analyzing Everyday Life at School Through Lenses of Feminist Ethnography
Lahelma, Elina; Tolonen, Tarja; Lappalainen, Sirpa. Teoksessa: Noblit, George W(toim.) , 2022. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. s. . Oxford University Press
Feminist ethnography as ‘Troublemaker’ in educational research: analysing barriers of social justice
Lappalainen, Sirpa; Hakala, Katariina; Lahelma, Elina; Mietola, Reetta; Niemi, Anna Maija; Salo, Ulla Maija; Tolonen, Tarja. 2022. Ethnography and education. 2023; 18: 38-56
Inkluusiokeskustelu Helsingin Sanomissa 2009–2019 – diskursiivista kamppailua kaikkien koulusta
Pitkänen, Hannele; Huilla, Heidi; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Juvonen, Sara; Kosunen, Sonja. 2022. Kasvatus. 2021; 52: 497-509
”Lasse kyllä sä pystyt siihen!” : Hegemoninen maskuliinisuus, performatiivisuus ja uusmateriaalisuus sähköasentajien äidinkielen oppitunnin analyysikehikkoina
Pietilä, Penni; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Lahelma, Elina. Teoksessa: Heinonen, Pilvi; Karvonen, Ulla(toim.) , 2022. Katso kuule koulua : Kehollisuus, materiaalisuus ja tekstit koulun vuorovaikutuksessa. s. 307-339. Vastapaino
Gender and Education in Politics, Policy and Practice: Transdisciplinary Perspectives
Carlson, Marie; Halldórsdóttir, Brynja E; Baranovic, Branislava; Holm, Ann-Sofie; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Spehar, Andrea. 2021. Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research. . Springer
Inclusive education in the diversifying environments of Finland, Iceland and the Netherlands: A multilingual systematic review
Wolff, Charlotte E.; Huilla, Heidi; Tzaninis, Yannis; Magnúsdóttir, Berglind Rós; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Paulle, Bowen; Seppänen, Piia; Kosunen, Sonja. 2021. Research in comparative and international education. 16: 3-21
Governing citizenship for students with learning disabilities in everyday vocational education and training
Kauppila, Aarno; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Mietola, Reetta. 2020. Disability and society. 2021; 36: 1148-1168
Pisa-arvioinnissa rakentuva tasa-arvo ja sukupuoli
Lahelma, Elina; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Kurki, Tuuli. 2020. Sukupuolentutkimus. 33: 5-20
Swearing as a method of anti pedagogy in workshops of rap lyrics for 'failing boys' in vocational education
Pietilä, Penni; Tainio, Liisa; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Lahelma, Elina. 2020. Gender and education. 2021; 33: 420-434
Becoming tolerable: subject constitution of Roma mediators in Finnish schools
Helakorpi, Jenni; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Sahlström, Fritjof. 2019. Intercultural education. 30: 51-67
Gender and social class in Nordic early childhood educational ethnography - a meta-analysis
Lappalainen, Sirpa; Odenbring, Ylva. 2019. Ethnography and education. 2020; 15: 412-428
Learning Nation in Early Childhood Education: Multi-Sited Comparison between Pedagogies of Nation in Australia and Hungary
Millei, Zsuzsa; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2019. European education. 2020; 52: 33-47
Walls, seats and the gymnasium: a social-material ethnography on gendered school space in an Icelandic compulsory school
Þrastardóttir, Bergljót; Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2019. Ethnography and education. 2021; 16: 1-17
Bodies of Latent Potential: Abled Imaginary and National Belonging in Finnish Cultural Texts about Swimming
Vaahtera, Touko; Lappalainen, Sirpa. 2018. Pedagogy, culture and society. 26: 593-607
Equality in making? Romani and Traveller Minority Policies and Basic Education in Three Nordic Countries
Helakorpi, Jenni; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Mietola, Reetta. 2018. Scandinavian journal of educational research. [Epub ahead of print 21 Aug 2018]: 1-18
Imagining societies through discourses on educational equality: A cross-cultural analysis of Finnish and Swedish upper secondary curricula from 1970 to the 2010s
Lappalainen, Sirpa; Nylund, Mattias; Rosvall, Per-Åke. 2018. European educational research journal. 2019; 18: 335-354
Nordic perspectives on disability studies in education: A review of research in Finland and Iceland
Hakala, Katariina; Björnsdóttir, Kristín; Lappalainen, Sirpa; Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir; Teittinen, Antti. 2018. Education inquiry. 9: 78-96
Educating `Euro-citizens¿: a study of a vocational upper programme of health care and social services in a Finnish (sub)urban setting.
Lappalainen, S.. Teoksessa: E. Öhrn & G. Weiner(toim.) , 2017. Handbook of Urban Education. s. 719-734. Springer Publishing Company
Pieniä kertomuksia kotoutumiskoulutuksessa työskentelevien kouluttajien työn monipaikkaistumisesta
Montonen, T. & Lappalainen, S.. 2017. Aikuiskasvatus. 39: 176-189
Staying in the confort zones - Low expectations in vocational education and training mathematics teaching in Sweden and Finland
Rosvall, P-Å; Hjelmér, C; Lappalainen, S. 2017. European educational research journal. 16: 425-439
Feministinen etnografia kasvatuksen kulttuureita jäljittämässä [Feminist ethnography in educational research],
Mietola, R. & Berg, P. & Hakala, K. & Lahelma, E. & Lappalainen, S. & Salo, U. & Tolonen, T.. 2016. Nuorisotutkimus. 34: 4-17
Subtle discourses on equality in the Finnish curricula of upper secondary education: reflections of the imagine society
Lappalainen, S. & Lahelma, E.. 2016. Journal of curriculum studies. 48: 650-670
Problematizing evaluative categorisations in Estonia and Finland: collaborative and multi-sited interpretations on constructions of normality
Lappalainen, S. & Lahelma, E. & Mietola, R. & Palmu, T.. Teoksessa: P. Smeyers, D. Bridges, N. Burbules, M. Griffiths(toim.) , 2015. International Handbook of Interpretation in Educational Research Methods.. s. 843-864. Springer
Vammais- ja koulutuspolitiikan risteyksessä rakentuvan kansalaisuuden paradoksi [The paradox of citizenship in the crossroad of disability and education policy]
Kauppila S. & Lappalainen, S.. 2015. Kasvatus. 46: 129-142

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Sirpa Lappalainen

Research groups

Creativity and crtitical thinking in online learning: addresing social justice, equity amd inclusion in a graduate course in the United States - A response from the perspective of Finland

Irtiottoja, navigointia, pärjäämisen pakkoa: Intersektionaalinen lähiluku rodullistamista kohtaavien nuorten reiteistä yliopistoon

Normative whiteness in Finnish university education

'Literacy for labour' in the competency-based VET in Finland

Mittaamisen mitta

Teaching nature and nation in the Swedish mobile preschool

Teemanumero: Mittaamisen mitta

Towards Earthly politics in education: Going beyond national, global and planetary environmental imaginaries

Vammaistutkimus koulutuspoliittisia ja antikapitalistisia kyvykkyysoletuksia haastamassa: Digitalisaation ajan ihmisteollisuus

Able-mindedness and citizenship in education policy discourses on digital skills

Analyzing Everyday Life at School Through Lenses of Feminist Ethnography

Feminist ethnography as ‘Troublemaker’ in educational research: analysing barriers of social justice

Inkluusiokeskustelu Helsingin Sanomissa 2009–2019 – diskursiivista kamppailua kaikkien koulusta

”Lasse kyllä sä pystyt siihen!” : Hegemoninen maskuliinisuus, performatiivisuus ja uusmateriaalisuus sähköasentajien äidinkielen oppitunnin analyysikehikkoina

Gender and Education in Politics, Policy and Practice: Transdisciplinary Perspectives

Inclusive education in the diversifying environments of Finland, Iceland and the Netherlands: A multilingual systematic review

Governing citizenship for students with learning disabilities in everyday vocational education and training

Pisa-arvioinnissa rakentuva tasa-arvo ja sukupuoli

Swearing as a method of anti pedagogy in workshops of rap lyrics for 'failing boys' in vocational education

Becoming tolerable: subject constitution of Roma mediators in Finnish schools

Gender and social class in Nordic early childhood educational ethnography - a meta-analysis

Learning Nation in Early Childhood Education: Multi-Sited Comparison between Pedagogies of Nation in Australia and Hungary

Walls, seats and the gymnasium: a social-material ethnography on gendered school space in an Icelandic compulsory school

Bodies of Latent Potential: Abled Imaginary and National Belonging in Finnish Cultural Texts about Swimming

Equality in making? Romani and Traveller Minority Policies and Basic Education in Three Nordic Countries

Imagining societies through discourses on educational equality: A cross-cultural analysis of Finnish and Swedish upper secondary curricula from 1970 to the 2010s

Nordic perspectives on disability studies in education: A review of research in Finland and Iceland

Educating `Euro-citizens¿: a study of a vocational upper programme of health care and social services in a Finnish (sub)urban setting.

Pieniä kertomuksia kotoutumiskoulutuksessa työskentelevien kouluttajien työn monipaikkaistumisesta

Staying in the confort zones - Low expectations in vocational education and training mathematics teaching in Sweden and Finland

Feministinen etnografia kasvatuksen kulttuureita jäljittämässä [Feminist ethnography in educational research],

Subtle discourses on equality in the Finnish curricula of upper secondary education: reflections of the imagine society

Problematizing evaluative categorisations in Estonia and Finland: collaborative and multi-sited interpretations on constructions of normality

Vammais- ja koulutuspolitiikan risteyksessä rakentuvan kansalaisuuden paradoksi [The paradox of citizenship in the crossroad of disability and education policy]