Brita Somerkoski
Adjunct Professor (docent), phD (Education)
brisom@utu.fi +358 44 209 0040 Seminaarinkatu 1 Rauma ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1913-7907 |
Areas of expertise
school safety and security; resilience, gender equality; well-being; injury prevention; safety promotion; safe communities; digital applications; curriculum research; multi-culturality
school safety and security; resilience, gender equality; well-being; injury prevention; safety promotion; safe communities; digital applications; curriculum research; multi-culturality
Biography
I started my professional career in elementary school as a class teacher. My PhD (Education) was about youth acting against norms and especially juvenile firesetting. After my PhD I have been working at the Injury Prevention Unit in the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Rescue College of Finland, and in the University of Tampere. Currently I work as adjunct professor in the Department of Teacher Education.
At the moment I am involved with the KIDISAFE program at the Department of Teacher Education Rauma. This program aims at developing a safety and security culture for early childhood education in Pikkunorssi kindergarten.
Teaching
Publications 
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- Vanha Rauma kulttuurises tiäristeykses (2020)
- Länsi-Suomi
(E1 Popularised article) - Koulun ulkopuoliset turvallisuusasiantuntijat opetustyön tukena (2019) Tutkimuksesta luokkahuoneisiin Brita Somerkoski, Tomi Kärki, Eila Lindfors
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Learning Outcomes: Safety Education for Comprehensive School Pupils (2019)
- European Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Onnettomuuksien ehkäisyn laatutekijät Suomen pelastuslaitoksilla (2019)
- Pelastustieto: Palotutkimuksen päivien erikoisnumero (ent. Palontorjuntatekniikka)
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Rakennusten paloturvallisuus (2019) Brita Somerkoski
(D6 Editorial work for a professional compilation book) - Skills and knowledge as a basis for safety competence in teacher education curriculum (2019)
- Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Tulevaisuuden interaktiiviset teknologiat – virtuaalitodellisuus turvallisuusviestinnän välineenä paloturvallisuudessa (2019)
- Pelastustieto: Palotutkimuksen päivien erikoisnumero (ent. Palontorjuntatekniikka)
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Virtual reality as a communication tool for fire safety – Experiences from the VirPa project (2019)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Chasing Professional Phronesis in Safety and Well-being: Teacher Education Curriculum as a Case (2018)
- Communications in Computer and Information Science
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Developing an Evaluation Model to Assess Prevention Measures
(Project EVAPREM Final report) (2018) Tarmo Puolokainen, Uku Varblane, Indrek Ints, Brita Somerkoski
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Finland on the operating table: Dissecting the Finnish educational system from a Namibian viewpoint (2018) Rauman normaalikoulu - oiva opinahjo: katsaus vuosiin 1997-2018 Helena Aimongwa, Elias Mbanze, Marc van Niekerk, Brita Somerkoski
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Kouluturvallisuus – se hieman matalampi näkökulma (2018)
- Turun Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - Turvallisuuden edistäminen opetusalalla: EduSafe-projektin loppuraportti (2018) Anna-Maria Teperi, Eila Lindfors, Anna-Leena Kurki, Brita Somerkoski, Henriikka Ratilainen, Maria Tiikkaja, Hanna Uusitalo, Eero Lantto, Riikka Pajala
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Turvallisuuden edistäminen oppimisympäristöissä (2018) Suhteessa maailmaan - Ympäristöt oppimisen avaajina Eila Lindfors, Brita Somerkoski
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Yliopistojen turvallisuus kaipaa päivitystä (2018)
- Opettaja
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Green Cross: Application for analyzing School injuries (2017)
- Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Green Cross: Collecting Injury Data at Schools (2017)
- CEUR Workshop Proceedings
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Omatoimisen varautumisen auditointi oppilaitoksen turvallisuuskulttuurin kehittäjänä (2017)
- Pelastustieto
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Perusopetuksen oppilaiden turvallisuusosaamisesta (2017) Jatkuvuus ja muutos opettajankoulutuksessa Eila Lindfors, Brita Somerkoski, Tomi Kärki, Esa Kokki
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Quality Assurance in Safety - Working with Non-Events (2016) Quality Assurance: Analysis, Methods and Outcomes Brita Somerkoski
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
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