Katja Sutela

Biographic Data

ID6689601
NAMEKatja Sutela
GIVEN NAMESKatja
FAMILY NAMESutela
SIGNATURESUTELA K
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oulu
ORCID0000-0003-0692-7678
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • “I can feel the rhythm, and it is somehow nice”

    Open AccessKatja Sutela, Outi AhonenARTICLEResearch Studies in Music Education2025

    In this article, we explore how deafness challenges the hierarchy of senses in music education. As part of a larger three-year research project focusing on memories of Finnish state schools for the d/Deaf, “Voices of a Silent People—Renovated Bodies,” this article concentrates on experiences of music education. The methodological starting point of the research project is sign history, with a focus on d/Deaf people’s signed memories. The interview…

  • Inclusion and pedagogical support for students with special educational needs in music lessons

    Open AccessOula Mommo, Katja Sutela et al.ARTICLEResearch Studies in Music Education2025

    This systematic review aims to assess research studies published between 2010 and 2023 to update the state of the art on how inclusion and pedagogical support for students with special educational needs (SEN) in Grades 1 to 9 (aged 6–15) are implemented in music lessons. The review is reported according to the PRISMA statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria and wer…

  • Ecosocial approach to music education

    Open AccessRaisa Foster, Katja SutelaARTICLEMusic Education Research2024

    Collective cultural transformation is needed to save the Earth from the growing effects of the human-caused environmental problems.Music education, too, can take part in preparing future generations with the knowledge and skills needed to address the world's complex challenges and create a more sustainable future.Approaching music education from the perspective of ecosocial sustainability can foster students' sensitivity to diverse sonic environm…

  • Shapes of water—A multidisciplinary composing project visioning an eco-socially oriented approach to music education

    Open AccessKatja SutelaARTICLEResearch Studies in Music Education2023

    This article presents a project, Shapes of Water, funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, which gave music education students the opportunity to compose children’s songs about climate change with the help of artists from two fields (contemporary circus and music) and a scientist (chemistry). The article outlines the ways in which the composing project challenged students’ attitudes toward composing as a method for educating children about clim…

  • School assistants’ experiences of belonging

    Open AccessRiikka Sirkko, Katja Sutela et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022References: 11

    Providing quality education for all pupils requires cooperation from members of the entire school community. One group of professionals is school assistants, who, together with teachers, play an important role in supporting pupils and inclusive education. Due to pupils’ diverse needs, the responsibilities of school assistants in schools have broadened; yet, their role in the school community has rarely been studied. This study focuses on school a…

  • Developing agency through music and movement

    Open AccessKatja Sutela, Juha Ojala et al.ARTICLEResearch Studies in Music Education2021

    This ethnographic study examines the development of agency in students with special needs during an experiment of classroom music teaching in a special school. The experiment took place from August 2015 to March 2016 and was based on Emile Jaques-Dalcroze’s ideas of music and movement as a means of developing competencies, skills and understanding in music and life in general. The lessons included activities, such as quick reaction and follow exe…