Eija Yli-Panula
Docent (Ass.prof.), PhD
eijyli@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8774-6566 |
Areas of expertise
Biology and geography pedagogy; environmental education; pre-service teacher education; primary school teacher education; subject student teachers education; science-education; sustainable development education
Biology and geography pedagogy; environmental education; pre-service teacher education; primary school teacher education; subject student teachers education; science-education; sustainable development education
Biography
Research
Main current research interests are in the field of Sustainable Development Education and Subject Didactics of Biology and Geography.
Main current research interests are in the field of Sustainable Development Education and Subject Didactics of Biology and Geography.
Teaching
About 30 year experience in educating
student teachers in Biology and Geography Didactics at the University of Turku
Publications 
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- Transformative Teaching and Learning in Biology: Supporting Biodiversity Education for Promoting Sustainability (2026) Sustainability and Science Education : Exploring Roles and Challenges Yli-Panula, Eija; Banos-González, Isabel; Jeronen, Eila; Bueno-Férez, Sandra
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - “Kaikesta sekamelskasta huolimatta”: Aineenopettajaopiskelijoiden ammatillisen toimijuuden narratiiveja monialaisessa opettamisessa (2025)
- Kasvatus : Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Student teachers’ views on content knowledge of environmental issues in biological and geoscience subject matters (2025)
- Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ‘This is not going to change in the short term’–Finnish and Spanish primary school student teachers’ views on competencies for promoting sustainability education (2025)
- Eurasia: Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Biologian opetus ja tiedekasvatus kestävän tulevaisuuden edistäjinä (2024) Uitto, Anna; Jeronen, Eila; Yli-Panula, Eija
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Finnish primary school student teachers’ systems thinking regarding sustainability in connection with reproduction, biodiversity and sustainable development (2024)
- NorDiNa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Luonnontiedekasvatus ja kestävän kehityksen kasvatus biologian opetuksessa (2024) Biologian opetus ja tiedekasvatus kestävän tulevaisuuden edistäjinä Uitto, Anna; Jeronen, Eila; Yli-Panula, Eija
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Näkökulmia kestävyyttä korostavan biologian opetukseen ja arviointiin (2024) Biologian opetus ja tiedekasvatus kestävän tulevaisuuden edistäjinä Uitto, Anna; Yli-Panula, Eija; Jeronen, Eila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Education for Sustainable Development in Teacher Education (2023) Encyclopedia MDPI, Scholarly Community Encyclopedia Yli-Panula Eija, Jeronen Eila, Vesterkvist Sofia, Mulari Laura
(Other publication) - Subject Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Key Environmental Problems and Their Own Role as Environmental Problem Solvers (2023)
- Education Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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