EduRESCUE

EduRESCUE is a multidisciplinary research and development project that explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools, pupils, parents, teachers and principals. The project seeks solutions to strengthen the resilience of the Finnish education system and improve society's ability to cope with crises in the future. The project co-creates a roadmap to describe the actions that help build a more resilient education system.

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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
Multidisciplinary research on learning and teaching
JYU.Edu
Motivation, learning and environment for learning
Department
Department of Teacher Education
Department of Psychology
Co-operation
University of Helsinki, University of Turku, external collaborators from regional and government administration, municipalities and NGOs.
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Finnish Institute for Educational Research

Project description

EduRESCUE is a multidisciplinary research and development project that explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools, pupils, parents, teachers and principals. The project seeks solutions to strengthen the resilience of the Finnish education system and improve society's ability to cope with crises in the future. The project co-creates a roadmap to describe the actions that help build a more resilient education system.

EduRESCUE will create multidisciplinary collaboration by combining experts from the fields of teacher training, education management, special pedagogy, law, developmental, educational and occupational psychology, economics, statistics and information technology, with key national stakeholders from different sectors (e.g. government, municipalities and regional administrative agency, teacher and principal training and interest groups) and high-level international experts.

Funding

EduRESCUE research is funded by the (SRC), established within the The Strategic Research Council exists to provide funding for long-term and programme-based research aimed at finding solutions to the major challenges facing Finnish society. The EduRESCUE project is part of the PANDEMICS program.

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Project team

External members

Katariina Salmela-Aro

Academy Professor

Marja Vauras

Professor

Jari Lavonen

Professor

Roope Uusitalo

Professor

Mikko-Jussi Laakso

Professor

Katja Upadyaya

Postdoctoral Researcher

Saara Ylisaukko-oja

Project Researcher, Doctoral Researcher

Anne Lakkavaara

Grant-Funded Researcher

Tuulikki Mikkola

Professor

Anu Kajamies

University Lecturer

Olli-Pekka Heinimäki

Senior Researcher

Mikko Tiilikainen

Senior Researcher

Janne Lepola

Professor

Anna Eskola

Janne Salminen

Professor

Mirjam Rasmus

Lauri Hietajärvi

University Lecturer

Visajaani Salonen

Project Planner

Xin Tang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Hiroyuki Toyama

Postdoctoral Researcher

Marc Riudavets

Doctoral Researcher

Janica Vinni-Laakso

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