Jenni Alisaari
PhD
jenali@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-1888 |
Areas of expertise
Second language acquisition; linguistically and culturally responsive education; Finnish language learning; singing as a language teaching method; multilingualism, teachers' beliefs and practices
Second language acquisition; linguistically and culturally responsive education; Finnish language learning; singing as a language teaching method; multilingualism, teachers' beliefs and practices
Research community or research topic
INVEST Research Flagship Center
INVEST Research Flagship Center
Biography
Jenni Alisaari has been working in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Turku, Finland 2013-2020. She has been teaching pre-service and in-service teachers on linguistically and culturally diverse education. Since fall 2020, she is working as a researcher in INVEST Research Flagship Center.
Jenni Alisaari has been working in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Turku, Finland 2013-2020. She has been teaching pre-service and in-service teachers on linguistically and culturally diverse education. Since fall 2020, she is working as a researcher in INVEST Research Flagship Center.
Her main areas of research include linguistically and culturally responsive teaching, advocating multilingualism, language learning, and especially language learning by singing, the method that can be used especially with illiterate immigrants.
Alisaari has been training teachers and teacher students at different educational levels: early childhood education, primary school, secondary school, upper-secondary school, vocational training and adult education. She has also been involved with curriculum design in national and municipal level in Finland.
Alisaari has been training teachers and teacher students at different educational levels: early childhood education, primary school, secondary school, upper-secondary school, vocational training and adult education. She has also been involved with curriculum design in national and municipal level in Finland.
Publications 
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- ‘Culture’ in Finnish migrant-background youth’s discourses constructing togetherness and distanceExploring student perceptions of belonging and school climate in two culturally diverse Finnish secondary schools (2025)
- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural DevelopmentFinnish journal of social research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - "You have to choose your words wisely" Finnish pre.service teachers´ understandings of, and support of, multilingual students´academic language developmentKoulutuspoliittinen näkökulma - Pohdintoja valmistavan luokan opettajan pätevyydestä (2025)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 2025Teacher Education for Working in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: Nordic Perspectives Alisaari, Jenni; Heikkola, Leena Maria; Harju-Autti, Raisa
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Equipping Teachers with Pedagogical Competencies to Handle and Harness Linguistic DiversityPakolaistaustaisten oppilaiden tuki koulutoimen hallinnollisissa diskursseissa (2024) Family and School Involvement in Multilingual Education and Heritage Language Development Bergroth, Mari; Lompart, Júlia; Alisaari, Jenni; Heikkola Leena Maria
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Kieltenopetuksen nykytila ja tulevaisuuden visiot / Språkundervisningens nuläge och framtidsvisionerPositive stances toward cultural and linguistic diversity in Finnish schools2024 Alisaari, Jenni; Björklund, Mikaela; Harju-Autti, Raisa; Heikkola, Leena Maria
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Nuorten osallisuuden ympäristöt: Haasteita ja kehittämisen mahdollisuuksiaTasapainoilua, tilan antamista ja näkymätisöintiä – Pakolaisaiheiden käsittely suomalaisissa kouluissa (2024)
- INVEST blogKasvatus ja Aika
(E1 Popularised article) - Osallisuuden ja kuuluvuuden ulottuvuuksia maahanmuuttotaustaisten nuorten elämässäVähemmistönuoret osallistuvat yhteiskuntaan monipuolisesti, mutta tarvitsevat siihen myös tukea (2024) Eriarvoisuuden tila Suomessa 2024 Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina; Alisaari, Jenni; Kimanen, Anuleena
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Barnets eget modersmål i pedagogernas beskrivningar av goda praktiker för att utveckla språk i finländsk småbarnspedagogik (2024) Kilpi-Jakonen Elina, Alisaari Jenni, Kimanen Anuleena
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - (2023)
- NORDAND
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Co-production as a Catalyst for Social Justice: Empowering Student Voices in Finnish Secondary School Education
2023 O'Neill, Keith; Alisaari, Jenni; Kuusela, Anna; Kimanen, Anuleena; Seger, Aleksi; Khalili, Samaneh
(Other publication) - Finnish pre-service teachers' understandings of the role of language(s) in learning mathematics (2023)
- Language, Culture and Curriculum
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Finnish Teachers’ Perspectives on Creating Multilingual Learning Opportunities in Diverse Classrooms (2023) Critical and creative engagements with diversity in Nordic education Alisaari Jenni, Bergroth Mari, Harju-Autti Raisa, Heikkola Leena Maria, Sissonen Salla
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2023) Vastasaapuneet luokkahuoneissa — Ikkunoita valmistavaan opetukseen ja monikieliseen kouluun Alisaari Jenni, Vigren Heli
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Monikielisen pedagogiikan käytänteitä (2023) Vastasaapuneet luokkahuoneissa Repo Elisa, Kekki Niina, Alisaari Jenni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mother tongue education in four Nordic countries - problem, right or resource? (2023)
- Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2023)
- AFinLan vuosikirja
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - (2023)
- Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2023)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dyk ner i nya språk genom musiken (2022) Glädje i språklärandet: Kunskap och goda modeller för en mångsidigare språkundervisning Heikkola Leena Maria, Alisaari Jenni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Kielellisesti ja kulttuurisesti vastuullinen pedagogiikka opettajan ja oppijoiden tukena (pääkirjoitus) (2022)
- Kielikukko
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
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