Education, Texts and Technologies

The Education, Texts and Technologies (ETT) research group conducts interdisciplinary research on the relationships between education, texts, and technologies in formal, nonformal, and informal contexts.

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Well
Digitalization in and for learning and interaction
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department
Department of Teacher Education

Research group description

The Education, Texts and Technologies (ETT) research group conducts interdisciplinary research on the relationships between education and training, texts and technologies. Our research topics are diverse. At the moment, the focus in on issues such as:

ETT also has its own master's thesis group, which produces around 10 theses a year.
 

Publications

Publication
2025

Kasvatus.
Palsa, Lauri
Publication
2025

Childhood.
Mertala, Pekka
Fagerlund, Janne
Palsa, Lauri
Publication
2025

Educational Research Review.
Fagerlund, Janne
Palsa, Lauri
Mertala, Pekka
Publication
2025

Social Inclusion.
Palsa, Lauri
Fagerlund, Janne
Mertala, Pekka
Publication
2025

Lapsibarometri 2025. Lapsiasiavaltuutetun toimiston julkaisuja.
Mertala, Pekka
Mustola, Marleena
Publication
2025

Futura.
Palsa, Lauri
Prusskij, Christa
Publication
2024

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
Palsa, Lauri
Mertala, Pekka
Publication
2024

Datafizierung (in) der Bildung. Digitale Gesellschaft. Transcript Verlag.
Mertala, Pekka
Publication
2024

Kasvatus ja aika.
Mertala, Pekka
Publication
2024

Computers in Human Behavior.
Mertala, Pekka
López-Pernas, Sonsoles
Vartiainen, Henriikka
Saqr, Mohammed
Tedre, Matti
Publication
2024

International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.
Mertala, Pekka
Fagerlund, Janne
Publication
2024

Journal of Childhood, Education & Society.
Mertala, Pekka

Members

Pekka Mertala

Pekka Mertala

Associate professor
Janne Fagerlund

Janne Fagerlund

Postdoctoral Researcher
Lauri Palsa

Lauri Palsa

Postdoctoral Researcher

External members

Teemu Hanhela

Jyväskylän yliopisto

Related projects

Text saying PARADOX: Resolving the Ethical Paradoxes of Data-Informed Talent Identification in Junior Sports through Data Literacy
Project

Resolving the Ethical Paradoxes of Data-Informed Talent Identification in Junior Sports through Data Literacy (PARADOX)

The PARADOX project investigates and addresses the ethical challenges in data-informed talent identification processes in junior sports.
Project

Movement for Data Literacy (MODALITY)

The project investigates datafication within schools and develops methods of enhancing students' data literacy.
Project

AI projects in the Innokas Network

Research on AI projects in basic education and early childhood education in the Innokas Network
Running with data -tutkimuksen kansikuvassa juoksija katsoo urheilukelloa
Project

Running with Data

Tuotamme uutta ihmislähtöistä ymmärrystä siitä, millaista juoksu ja juokseminen on digitaalisen datan aikakaudella.

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