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 : 379 |
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.
- 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
- 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
- Kokemusasiantuntijoiden merkitys ammattikorkeakouluopetuksessa - Sosiaali- ja terveysalan lehtoreiden näkemyksiä (2024)
- Sosiaalipedagoginen Aikakauskirja
- Adolescent social capital: An intergenerational resource? (2023)
- Journal of Adolescence
- Student Disengagement in Finnish Comprehensive Schooling (2023) Finland’s Famous Education System : Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling af Ursin Piia, Tikkanen Jenni, Järvinen Tero
- 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
- 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
- Governing the Life Course through Lifelong Learning: A Multilevel and Multidimensional View (2022)
- Societies
- 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
- 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



