Anna‐maija Puroila
Biographic Data
| ID | 4425811 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna‐maija Puroila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna‐maija |
| FAMILY NAME | Puroila |
| SIGNATURE | PUROILA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4199-6855 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
University teacher educators ́ practicum discourses in early childhood teacher education
This study uses frame of boundary work to explore university teacher educators’ discourses of the early childhood teacher education practicum and to identify the complexities of their positions(s) in these discourses. Data were obtained through focus group interviews with university teacher educators (N = 16) from two Finnish universities and analysed using discourse analysis and positioning theory. The analysis revealed five discourses: the disc…
The politics of belonging in early childhood contexts: A comprehensive picture, critical factors and policy recommendations
This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of belonging in early educational institutions based on key findings developed within the international project Politics of belonging: promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across border (85644). The research questions are: What are the main empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of belonging in early childhood institutions? and What kinds of critical …
Educators’ interpretations of children’s belonging across borders: Thinking and talking with an image
European quality framework for early childhood education and care calls for creating environments that support all children’s sense of belonging. This study aims to advance empirical knowledge on educators’ interpretations of children’s belonging in early education settings. The study is part of a project conducted in five European countries – Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The following research question guides the study: …
Multiple facets of supervision: Cooperative teachers’ views of supervision in early childhood teacher education practicums
The study focused on cooperative teachers' views on supervision in Finnish early childhood teacher education practicums. A total of 111 cooperative teachers responded to surveys and 18 teachers participated in pair or group discussions. The findings revealed that Finnish cooperative teachers represent different professional generations and are differently trained for supervising student teachers. The study promotes understanding the multiple face…
Values Education in Early Childhood Settings: Concepts, Approaches and Practices
If my sister was here' - The narrative in-between space in young children's photography process
This article explores a photography project that was implemented with two groups of children in Finnish day care centres. The aim of the project was to learn about children's experiences of their daily lives in day care. Based on the premises of recent visual and narrative research with children, we approached the children's photography process in terms of multimodal narration. Our research material consisted of photographs, observations from the…
Young children on the stages: Small stories performed in day care centers
In this article, I approach day care centers as stages upon which various small stories are constructed and performed by young children and other interlocutors. The aim of the article is two-fold. Methodologically, the paper is a tentative application of Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective onto narrative research with children. Empirically, the aim is to explore day care centers as narrative environments that constitute children’s lives an…
Well-Being Narratives and Young Children
Whereas research on children's well-being in education has largely focused on adult perspectives rather than on children's understandings, recent scholarship argues for a stronger focus on children's experience and perceptions of their own well-being. Adopting a narrative approach, this article puts children's stories centre stage as we explore a philosophy of well-being for early childhood in two distant but similar countries, Finland and Aotear…
Well-Being Narratives and Young Children
Whereas research on children's well-being in education has largely focused on adult perspectives rather than on children's understandings, recent scholarship argues for a stronger focus on children's experience and perceptions of their own well-being. Adopting a narrative approach, this article puts children's stories centre stage as we explore a philosophy of well-being for early childhood in two distant but similar countries, Finland and Aotear…
Young children on the stages: Small stories performed in day care centers
In this article, I approach day care centers as stages upon which various small stories are constructed and performed by young children and other interlocutors. The aim of the article is two-fold. Methodologically, the paper is a tentative application of Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective onto narrative research with children. Empirically, the aim is to explore day care centers as narrative environments that constitute children’s lives an…
If my sister was here' - The narrative in-between space in young children's photography process
This article explores a photography project that was implemented with two groups of children in Finnish day care centres. The aim of the project was to learn about children's experiences of their daily lives in day care. Based on the premises of recent visual and narrative research with children, we approached the children's photography process in terms of multimodal narration. Our research material consisted of photographs, observations from the…
Young children on the stages: Small stories performed in day care centers
In this article, I approach day care centers as stages upon which various small stories are constructed and performed by young children and other interlocutors. The aim of the article is two-fold. Methodologically, the paper is a tentative application of Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical perspective onto narrative research with children. Empirically, the aim is to explore day care centers as narrative environments that constitute children’s lives an…
Well-Being Narratives and Young Children
Whereas research on children's well-being in education has largely focused on adult perspectives rather than on children's understandings, recent scholarship argues for a stronger focus on children's experience and perceptions of their own well-being. Adopting a narrative approach, this article puts children's stories centre stage as we explore a philosophy of well-being for early childhood in two distant but similar countries, Finland and Aotear…
If my sister was here' - The narrative in-between space in young children's photography process
This article explores a photography project that was implemented with two groups of children in Finnish day care centres. The aim of the project was to learn about children's experiences of their daily lives in day care. Based on the premises of recent visual and narrative research with children, we approached the children's photography process in terms of multimodal narration. Our research material consisted of photographs, observations from the…
Values Education in Early Childhood Settings: Concepts, Approaches and Practices
Multiple facets of supervision: Cooperative teachers’ views of supervision in early childhood teacher education practicums
The study focused on cooperative teachers' views on supervision in Finnish early childhood teacher education practicums. A total of 111 cooperative teachers responded to surveys and 18 teachers participated in pair or group discussions. The findings revealed that Finnish cooperative teachers represent different professional generations and are differently trained for supervising student teachers. The study promotes understanding the multiple face…
Educators’ interpretations of children’s belonging across borders: Thinking and talking with an image
European quality framework for early childhood education and care calls for creating environments that support all children’s sense of belonging. This study aims to advance empirical knowledge on educators’ interpretations of children’s belonging in early education settings. The study is part of a project conducted in five European countries – Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The following research question guides the study: …
University teacher educators ́ practicum discourses in early childhood teacher education
This study uses frame of boundary work to explore university teacher educators’ discourses of the early childhood teacher education practicum and to identify the complexities of their positions(s) in these discourses. Data were obtained through focus group interviews with university teacher educators (N = 16) from two Finnish universities and analysed using discourse analysis and positioning theory. The analysis revealed five discourses: the disc…
The politics of belonging in early childhood contexts: A comprehensive picture, critical factors and policy recommendations
This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of belonging in early educational institutions based on key findings developed within the international project Politics of belonging: promoting children’s inclusion in educational settings across border (85644). The research questions are: What are the main empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of belonging in early childhood institutions? and What kinds of critical …
Psychology (8 works) · Early childhood education (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Early childhood (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)