Leena Syrjälä
Professor of Education

Department of Educational Sciences and
Teacher Education
P.O. Box 2000
FIN-90014 University of Oulu
Tel: +358-8-553 1011
Fax: +358-8-553 3744
E-mail:
lsyrjala@ktk.oulu.fi

 

Educational background: M.Ph., psychology (applied psychology), University of Helsinki, 1971 Doc.Phil., educational science, University of Helsinki, 1978
University Career: Professor of Education (especially didactics) at the University of Oulu since 1990,
before 1990 various posts in the department of educational sciences and in the department of teacher education at the University of Helsinki and at the University of Oulu
Research Interests: Renewal of upper secondary school and the individual behind the school reform,
Teacher's practical knowledge from the narrative-biographical view
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Evaluation and partnership as a tools for school development
Effectiveness of teacher education
Qualitative approaches, especially action research
Academic positions of trust Publications Postgraduate Education