Jenni Tikkanen
University Lecturer
The Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning and Education CELE jenni.tikkanen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2488 +358 50 338 2852 Assistentinkatu 5 Turku Office: 379 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1342-7161 |
youth research; education policy; comparative education; sociology of education; statistical analysis; structural equation modelling; life course research
I am a University Lecturer at the Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning and Education (CELE) and the Department of Education of the University of Turku, Finland. My research sits at the intersection of sociology of education, youth studies, life course research, policy studies, and international comparative education, with a particular focus on youth trajectories, educational and societal segregation, and the relationships between social change and social reproduction. My current research examines how the individualisation of social inequalities, the privatisation of risks, and socio-spatial segregation shape young people's life courses and biographies in conditions of uncertainty. I am actively involved in several international research networks (e.g., as the Chair of a European early career researchers' network Research on Youth Opportunities and Tranditions RYOT, https://sites.utu.fi/ryot/) and projects (e.g., YOUNG_ADULLLT https://www.young-adulllt.eu/ and CLEAR https://clear-horizon.eu/), and have collaborated extensively with researchers across Europe and beyond on comparative analyses of lifelong learning policies and youth transitions.
- A Synthesis Review of Education Research on Learning Outcomes (2025) Constructing Learning Outcomes : Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe Zelinka, Jozef; Amorim, José Pedro; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Jablonczay, Nikoletta; Kovacheva, Siyka; Kyttälä, Minna; Papadimitriou, Achilleas; Rambla, Xavier; Siri, Anna; Tikkanen, Jenni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Autonomy and Solidarity in School Culture: A Relationality Perspective on Teacher Autonomy (2025)
- European Journal of Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - CLEAR Work Package 7. Comparative Analyses and Reporting : Deliverable D7.1 Comparative Analysis Report (2025) Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Löffler, Johannes Ludwig; Zelinka, Jozef; Tikkanen, Jenni; Zeferino, Liliana; Pernhaupt, Niklas; Cefalo, Ruggero; Filippi, Davide; Manzano Moliner, Martí; Benasso, Sebastiano; Scandone, Berenice; Papadimitriou, Achilleas; Kovacheva, Siyka; Ferraz, Hélder; Edler, Hannah; Martin, Andreas; Ioannidou, Alexandra; Rambla, Xavier; Rossi, Federico; Pagkratis, Konstantinos; Kazepov, Yuri; Barberis, Eduardo; Järvinen, Tero; Nanov, Plamen; Gil, Sara; Alves, Natália; Jabloncza, Nikoletta; de Araujo Pessoa, Luís Filipe; Sturm, Tanja; Amorim, José Pedro; Naumanen, Päivi; Neves, Tiago; Pérez Basso, Francisco; Hristozova, Darena; Raffini, Luca;
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - CLEAR Work Package 8 Framing and Implementing the Transversal Participatory Approach : Deliverable D8.3 National Participatory Report (2025) Benasso, Sebastiano; Raffini, Luca; Filippi, Davide; Pandolfini, Valeria; Siri, Anna; Kovacheva, Siyka; Hristozova, Darena; Zamboni, Francesca; Cavallo, Cristina; Rampini, Andrea; Troglio, Sara; Vivona, Valentina; Kazepov, Yuri; Jablonczay, Nikoletta; Pernhaupt, Niklas; Nanov, Plamen; Naumanen, Päivi; Järvinen, Tero; Tikkanen, Jenni; Löffler, Johannes Ludwig; Sittig, Andrea; Zelinka, Jozef; Zarifis, George K.; Bonidis, Kyriakos; Papadimitriou, Achilleas; Barberis, Eduardo; Rossi, Federico; Neves, Tiago; Ferraz, Hélder; Alves, Natália; Zeferino, Liliana; Gil, Sara; Manzano, Martí; Rambla, Xavier
(Other publication) - Constructing Learning Outcomes in Europe: Promises and Challenges (2025) Constructing Learning Outcomes : Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Constructing Learning Outcomes : Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe (2025) Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Epilogue (2025) Constructing Learning Outcomes : Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Researching Educational (Under)Achievement and Learning Outcomes (2025) Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe Quadrelli, Isabella; Tikkanen, Jenni; Cavallo, Cristina; Raffini, Luca
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - CLEAR Work Package 5 Qualitative Research with Young People : Deliverable D5.2 National Qualitative Report (2024) Järvinen, Tero; Naumanen, Päivi; Tikkanen, Jenni; Alves, Natália; Zeferino, Liliana; Guimarães, Paula; Cavaco, Carmen; Kovacheva, Siyka; Hristozova, Darena; Nanov, Plamen; Kazepov, Yuri; Cefalo, Ruggero; Jablonczay, Nikoletta; Pernhaupt, Niklas; Zelinka, Jozef; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Zarifis, Georgios K.; Bonidis, Kyriakos;
Scandone, Berenice; Barberis, Eduardo; Quadrelli, Isabella; Rossi, Federico; Filippi, Davide; Benasso, Sebastiano; Pandolfini, Valeria; Raffini, Luca; Siri, Anna; Ferraz, Hélder; Neves, Tiago; Manzano, Martí; Rambla, Xavier
(Other publication) - CLEAR Work Package 5 Qualitative Research with Young People : Deliverable D5.3 International Qualitative Analysis Report (2024) Järvinen, Tero; Naumanen, Päivi; Tikkanen, Jenni; Alves, Natália; Zeferino, Liliana; Guimarães, Paula; Cavaco, Carmen; Kovacheva, Siyka; Hristozova, Darena; Nanov, Plamen
(Other publication) - CLEAR Work Package 6 Expert Survey on Policy Coordination : Deliverable D6.1 Experts' Opinion Report (2024) Barberis, Eduardo; Quadrelli, Isabella; Rossi, Frederico; Scandone, Berenice; Järvinen, Tero; Kyttälä, Minna; Naumanen, Päivi; Tikkanen, Jenni; Neves, Tiago; Ferraz, Hélder
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Differences in Skills Among Secondary School Students in Turku (2024) Inequality in Key Skills of City Youth : An International Comparison af Ursin, Piia; Tikkanen, Jenni; Järvinen, Tero
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Kokemusasiantuntijoiden merkitys ammattikorkeakouluopetuksessa - Sosiaali- ja terveysalan lehtoreiden näkemyksiä (2024)
- Sosiaalipedagoginen Aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Adolescent social capital: An intergenerational resource? (2023)
- Journal of Adolescence
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Student Disengagement in Finnish Comprehensive Schooling (2023) Finland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling af Ursin Piia, Tikkanen Jenni, Järvinen Tero
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Significance of Socioeconomic Background for the Educational Dispositions and Aspirations of Finnish School Leavers (2023) Finland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling Järvinen Tero, Tikkanen Jenni, af Ursin Piia
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Exploring Young Adults’ Lifelong Learning Policy Participation Styles: Comparative Perspectives from Finland, Scotland, and Spain (2022) Landscapes of Lifelong Learning Policies across Europe : Comparative Case Studies Tikkanen Jenni, Jacovkis Judith, Vanderhoven Ellen
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Governing the Life Course through Lifelong Learning: A Multilevel and Multidimensional View (2022)
- Societies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Institutional, Economic-Material, and Discursive Opportunity Structures Influencing Support and Guidance Policies for Young People in Austria, Finland, and Scotland (2022) Landscapes of Lifelong Learning Policies across Europe : Comparative Case Studies Capsada-Munsech Queralt, Chan Ralph, Tikkanen Jenni, Valiente Oscar
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Landscapes of Lifelong Learning Policies Across Europe: Conceptual Lenses (2022) Landscapes of Lifelong Learning Policies across Europe : Comparative Case Studies Benasso Sebastiano, Cefalo Ruggero, Tikkanen Jenni
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)



