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Mari Pienimäki
Responsibilities
Coordinator/Head researcher in the research project "NOW! From anxiety to environmental-political agency", Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University.
Postdoctoral researcher in the project Fair Media, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University.
Fields of expertise
I do research mostly with and related to young people (especially those in a vulnerable position and/or transitioning to secondary education)
Research areas:
-Participatory research (e.g. agency, influence, empowerment, inclusion online/offline)
-Literacy studies (especially media, multiple and visual literacy)
-Particular educational approaches (e.g. media education, adventure education)
-As the newest area: sustainable development from the perspective of social sciences:
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My main data collection methods: action research, surveys and interviews, and co-research with young people.
I prefer multi/cross-disciplinary research, development research and innovative research.
Research fields
Media studies (especially media education), youth studies, visual studies, educational science and social environmental science.
Research career
Title of docent in contemporary culture.
Selected publications
Latest publications:
Pienimäki, M., Colliander, M. & Honkatukia, P. (coming) “Intergenerational Learning of Eco-Friendly Behaviour in Family Life from the Perspective of Finnish Youth”. In: Repo, K., Tammelin, M. & Eerola, P. (toim.) Families with Children in a Turbulent Era.
Marttila, M. & Pienimäki, M. (2024) "Kaupunkilaisnuorten (lähi)luontoon kuuluminen: luonnossa viihtymistä, liikkumista ja lempipaikkoja". Liikunta & Tiede.
Pienimäki, M.; Marttila, M. & Colliander, M. (2021) "Vegenakkeja ja pyöräilyä" – kyselytutkimus kaupungissa asuvien nuorten ympäristökansalaisuudesta. Nuorisotutkimus.
Pienimäki, Mari & Kotilainen, Sirkku (2020) “Media Education for the Inclusion of Vulnerable Youth”. In: Hoechsmann, Michael; Carr, Paul R. & Thésée, Gina (eds.) Education for Democracy 2.0: Global Voices for Critical Media Literacy. Boston & Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. In print.
Pienimäki, M. (2020) "Participatory Photography Supporting the Social Inclusion of Migrant Youth". Youth Studies.
Pienimäki, Mari (2019) “Improving the Wellbeing of At-Risk Youth through Media Participation”. Media Practice and Education, 20:4, 364–377.
Kotilainen, Sirkku & Pienimäki, Mari (2019) ”Participation through Public Media: Improving Media Literacy among Vulnerable Youth”. In: Ranieri, Maria; Thevenin, Benjamin & Cappello, Gianna (eds.) The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy: 2 Volume Set. New York: Wiley & Sons, 1–6.
Pienimäki, Mari (2018) “Facilitating Creative Media Production through the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: A Case Study with Vulnerable Young People”. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 13:3, 9–20.
Pienimäki, Mari & Kotilainen, Sirkku (2018) ”Youth participation in research on multiliteracies: Ethical perspectives”. Media Education Research, 8:1, 115–132. Available: https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/103073
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