Helena Myllymäki Jonsson

PhD student

My research interest is peer group relations in school-age educare and special education.

Based on my earlier experience as a teacher in school-age educare and special education I am particularly interested in children’s perspectives and the inclusive practice in school-age educare centres.

Teaching

I am a teacher in the Primary School Teacher Program with a specialization in Extended School Teaching and the Pre-school Teacher Program. Primarily I am teaching the course UK 6, special education.

CV

2022-
Ph.D. student in Pedagogic Practices

2021
Degree of Master of Arts with a major in Pedagogic Practices

2009
Master of Social Science with a major in Pedagogic practices

1998
Degree of Bachelor of Education (Bed) in Child and Youth Education

Research

An Investment in Research with a Focus on School-Age Educare

Utgångspunkt för vår forskning är barn och elevers erfarenheter av olika former av utbildningsinstitutioner. Vi studerar yngre barns villkor för till exempel lärande och meningsfull fritid i barns institutionaliserade vardagsliv.

Social Interaction as Educational Practice

The research in this knowledge field analyzes interplay between actors (children, pedagogues, physical artefacts) with different special and social contexts (classroom, sandbox) in different communicative activities (free play, driving lessons).

Section for Pedagogic Practises

The section for Pedagogic Practices is a research environment that deals in research in association with Linköping University’s teacher training, especially the training held in Norrköping.

Organisation

Division of Learning, Aesthetics, Natural Science (LEN)

LEN is a division at IBL engaged in education and research within the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Linköping University.

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.