Learning, Motivation and Regulation in Cultural and Social Contexts
The theoretical background is grounded in an interest in understanding how people create and mediate knowledge in social interaction and appropriate (i.e. learn to use) the cultural tools that are available in society. The aim is to develop a detailed theoretical framework, which combines the analysis of individual level cognitive, emotional and motivational processes, the use of external resources, and the individual and social coordination of learning activities and motivation. In addition, based on this integrative framework, we aim at developing new methodological approaches for catching empirically individual and social level processes of learning.
On-going Academy Funded Projects in This Theme
- (2007-2010) FiDiPro. Finnish Distinguished Professor - Learning in social and cultural context
- (2007-2010) SOLE. Social in Learning. Upbringing socially and academically competent, motivated, and self- and co-Regulated young learners in school and family contexts
Recent Projects
- (2005-2007) TALES. As a Teacher in Adaptive Learning Environments. Expanding teacher expertise and student learning in socially regulated interaction
- (2003-2006) MOREL. Motivation, self-regulation and learning in conventional and new learning environments: Towards multi-dimensional theory and practise
- (2000-2005) Quest of Meaning. Transactional strategy, self-regulation and motivation training in reading comprehension and mathematics in elementary school
Research Leaders
Professors Marja Vauras, Roger Säljö (Universities of Turku and Gothenburg) and Anastasia Efklides (University of Thessaloniki)
Research Team
Pekka Salonen, Senior Researcher
Riitta Kinnunen, Senior Researcher
Eleftheria Gonida, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Panayiota Metallidou, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Fotini Dina, Post-doc Researcher, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Marjaana Veermans, Post-doc Researcher
Tiina Annevirta, Post-doc Researcher
Kai Pata, Post-doc Researcher, University of Tartu
Tuike Iiskala, Doctoral Student
Niina Junttila, Doctoral Student
Anu Kajamies, Doctoral Student
Ioulia Ntousi, Doctoral Student, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Hanna-Riitta Laakkonen, Research Assistant
Katja Levänen, Research Assistant
Research Collaborators and Advisory Members
Professor Susan Nolen, University of Washington
Professor Simone Volet, Murdoch University
Professor Sanna Järvelä, University of Oulu
Professor Sten Ludvigsen, Intermedia, Oslo University