KOPTUKE – National Network for Teacher Education Development and Research
The KOPTUKE network of universities and universities of applied sciences supports the conditions for high quality research, focusing on teacher education research and research-based development.

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Research group type
Research network
Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
Education, teaching and interventions
JYU.Edu
Learning and interaction
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department
Communications and Community
Research group description
The network strengthens interaction between the departments providing teacher training in higher education. The KOPTUKE network is made up of people in leadership positions in the field of education in universities and universities of applied sciences. The Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥'s Teacher Education Development and Research Network JYU.Edu acts as the coordinator of the KOPTUKE network.
The KOPTUKE network will contribute to the national debate on education policy and hopes that it will be taken into account in the decision-making process. The network will be happy to participate in dialogue and events, and to answer any further questions on research-based teacher education and teacher training development.
Research group
Group leaders
Members
External members
Johanna Mäkelä
Helsingin yliopisto
Auli Toom
Helsingin yliopisto
Katja Vähäsantanen
Hämeen ammattikorkeakoulu
Janne Pietarinen
Itä-Suomen yliopisto
Laura Hirsto
Pekka Risku
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Juha Hautanen
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Sirpa Väänänen-Laitinen
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
Mirja Hiltunen
Lapin yliopisto
Outi Kyrö-Ämmälä
Lapin yliopisto
Tuija Turunen
Lapin yliopisto
Maija Lanas
Oulun yliopisto
Sari Harmoinen
Oulun yliopisto
Tiina Keisanen
Oulun yliopisto
Hanna Ilola
Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu
Tiina Silander
Tampereen yliopisto
Tiina Soini-Ikonen
Tampereen yliopisto
Jyri Lindén
Tampereen yliopisto
Jukka Husu
Turun yliopisto
Jan Löfström
Turun yliopisto
Anu Kröger
Turun yliopisto
Michaela Pörn
Ã…bo Akademi