Mari Pienimäki

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.

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.

Media studies (especially media education), youth studies, visual studies, educational science and social environmental science.

Title of docent in contemporary culture.

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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