Jaana is a Researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research of the University of Jyväskylä. In her work she has been focusing on the design and pedagogical use of information and communications technology (ICT) in learning and working environments. Her current research focuses on the career practitioners´ ways of experiencing and conceptualizing social media in career services, and aspects that are seen as critical in the successful use of these new technologies in career services. Recently her research has also looked into the role of ICT in relation to national lifelong guidance policies. Phone: +358 40 805 4255 Address: Finnish Institute for Educational Research
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International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2021
This study contends that phenomenography offers both a useful research method and practical tools... more This study contends that phenomenography offers both a useful research method and practical tools for developing education and training for career practitioners. After introducing the basic principles of phenomenography, the study reviews previous research on its potential in developing pedagogical practices. It explores how the phenomenographic findings were utilized to design an online skills training programme for career practitioners. The study finds that phenomenographic research serves three practical pedagogical purposes: (1) revealing how learners understand certain concepts or phenomena, (2) elucidating how these understandings differ; and (3) identifying critical aspects in helping learners to widen and deepen their understanding.
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2021
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career experts’ conc... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career experts’ conceptions of innovation in career development. The results show that conceptions of innovation in career development varied from (1) initiating service, (2) developing demographic-based programmes, (3) professionalising the sector to (4) exploiting cross-sectoral synergies. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in improving innovation in career development.
A study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policy and practice in the EU focusing on trends, challenges a... more A study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policy and practice in the EU focusing on trends, challenges and opportunities. Lifelong guidance aims to provide career development support for individuals of all ages, at all career stages. It includes careers information, advice, counselling, assessment of skills and mentoring.
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’ conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences appeared along six dimensions of variation that included awareness of CMS, emphasis, promotion of CMS, teaching practice, assessment, and attitude. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the development of individual’s CMS.
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’ conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences appeared along six dimensions of variation that included awareness of CMS, emphasis, promotion of CMS, teaching practice, assessment, and attitude. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the development of individual’s CMS.
Incremental changes in contemporary society increasingly steer collaboration between higher educa... more Incremental changes in contemporary society increasingly steer collaboration between higher education and working life, simultaneously fostering a culture of continuous learning. Improved working life skills support students in applying theoretical knowledge in practice and help in opening new avenues for future employment. At the societal level, developing connections between higher education and working life improves the availability of relevant workforce and speeds up students’ path to employment, which means more potential employees. In this study, we examine ongoing and finished development projects in Finland (n=12) related to the development of collaboration between higher education and working life, e.g. identifying models or changes in collaboration over the past 10 years. We gathered data from project participants during January–April 2019 through an email survey and through face-to-face or phone interviews. We supplemented the data with project plans, project-end reports ...
Welcome to the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), a ... more Welcome to the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), a new international forum for the growing body of research in the Nordic region. Resume Velkommen til forste udgave af Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), et nyt internationalt forum for en stodt stigende publicering af forskning om indenfor overgange, karriere og vejledning i Norden. Abstrakti Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG) on uusi kansainvalinen julkaisufoorumi kasvavalle pohjoismaiselle ohjausalan tutkimukselle. Tervetuloa ensimmaisen numeron pariin. Utdrattur Velkomin, og takk fyrir innlitið i fyrsta hefti Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), sem er alþjoðlegur vettvangur fyrir rannsoknir i nams- og starfsraðgjof a Norðurlondunum. Abstrakt Velkommen til forste utgave av Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), et nytt internasjonalt forum for det okende omfanget av forskning i Norden. Abst...
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2021
This study contends that phenomenography offers both a useful research method and practical tools... more This study contends that phenomenography offers both a useful research method and practical tools for developing education and training for career practitioners. After introducing the basic principles of phenomenography, the study reviews previous research on its potential in developing pedagogical practices. It explores how the phenomenographic findings were utilized to design an online skills training programme for career practitioners. The study finds that phenomenographic research serves three practical pedagogical purposes: (1) revealing how learners understand certain concepts or phenomena, (2) elucidating how these understandings differ; and (3) identifying critical aspects in helping learners to widen and deepen their understanding.
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2021
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career experts’ conc... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into career experts’ conceptions of innovation in career development. The results show that conceptions of innovation in career development varied from (1) initiating service, (2) developing demographic-based programmes, (3) professionalising the sector to (4) exploiting cross-sectoral synergies. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in improving innovation in career development.
A study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policy and practice in the EU focusing on trends, challenges a... more A study on lifelong guidance (LLG) policy and practice in the EU focusing on trends, challenges and opportunities. Lifelong guidance aims to provide career development support for individuals of all ages, at all career stages. It includes careers information, advice, counselling, assessment of skills and mentoring.
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’ conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences appeared along six dimensions of variation that included awareness of CMS, emphasis, promotion of CMS, teaching practice, assessment, and attitude. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the development of individual’s CMS.
This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’... more This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’ conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences appeared along six dimensions of variation that included awareness of CMS, emphasis, promotion of CMS, teaching practice, assessment, and attitude. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the development of individual’s CMS.
Incremental changes in contemporary society increasingly steer collaboration between higher educa... more Incremental changes in contemporary society increasingly steer collaboration between higher education and working life, simultaneously fostering a culture of continuous learning. Improved working life skills support students in applying theoretical knowledge in practice and help in opening new avenues for future employment. At the societal level, developing connections between higher education and working life improves the availability of relevant workforce and speeds up students’ path to employment, which means more potential employees. In this study, we examine ongoing and finished development projects in Finland (n=12) related to the development of collaboration between higher education and working life, e.g. identifying models or changes in collaboration over the past 10 years. We gathered data from project participants during January–April 2019 through an email survey and through face-to-face or phone interviews. We supplemented the data with project plans, project-end reports ...
Welcome to the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), a ... more Welcome to the first issue of the Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), a new international forum for the growing body of research in the Nordic region. Resume Velkommen til forste udgave af Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), et nyt internationalt forum for en stodt stigende publicering af forskning om indenfor overgange, karriere og vejledning i Norden. Abstrakti Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG) on uusi kansainvalinen julkaisufoorumi kasvavalle pohjoismaiselle ohjausalan tutkimukselle. Tervetuloa ensimmaisen numeron pariin. Utdrattur Velkomin, og takk fyrir innlitið i fyrsta hefti Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), sem er alþjoðlegur vettvangur fyrir rannsoknir i nams- og starfsraðgjof a Norðurlondunum. Abstrakt Velkommen til forste utgave av Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance (NJTCG), et nytt internasjonalt forum for det okende omfanget av forskning i Norden. Abst...
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