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Overview

Kirsi Tirri is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in psychology and social sciences. Their body of work spans educational psychology, social psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology, with particular attention to education and achievement, motivation, and teacher development.

Tirri's research output includes publications in notable academic venues such as:

  • Education Sciences
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Journal of Moral Education
  • Education Research International

Their main fields of study encompass psychology with 60 publications and social sciences with 40, with focused subfields including education (31 publications), social psychology (28), and experimental and cognitive psychology (24). Tirri's work addresses themes related to education, achievement, and giftedness, motivation and self-concept in sports, grit and self-efficacy, parental involvement in education, early childhood education and development, and teacher professional development and leadership.

Frequent collaborative partners in their scholarly work include Elina Kuusisto, Sonja Laine, Ita Puusepp, Khalil Gholami, and Eve Eisenschmidt.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Tirri include:

  • "Construction and deconstruction of student teachers' professional identity: A narrative study" (2020), Teaching and Teacher Education
  • "The Challenge of Educating Purposeful Teachers in Finland" (2021), Education Sciences
  • "Engagement in Learning Physics Through Project-Based Learning: A Case Study of Gifted Finnish Upper-Secondary-Level Students" (2021), Journal of Advanced Academics
  • "Current Challenges in School Leadership in Estonia and Finland: A Multiple-Case Study among Exemplary Principals" (2021), Education Research International
  • "Peer Feedback Reflects the Mindset and Academic Motivation of Learners" (2020), Frontiers in Psychology

The breadth of Tirri's research interests includes educational achievement, motivation, teacher education and leadership studies, as well as psychological processes within educational contexts.

Best Publications

  • Teachers' Pedagogical Thinking: Theoretical Landscapes, Practical Challenges

    Pertti Kansanen;Kirsi Tirri;Matti Meri;Leena Krokfors

  • Teachers' Perceptions of Moral Dilemmas at School.

    Kirsi Tirri

  • The last 40 years in Finnish teacher education

    Kirsi Tirri

  • Adolescents' implicit theories predict desire for vengeance after peer conflicts: correlational and experimental evidence.

    David S. Yeager;Kali H. Trzesniewski;Kirsi Tirri;Petri Nokelainen

  • In search of a growth mindset pedagogy : A case study of one teacher's classroom practices in a Finnish elementary school

    Inkeri Rissanen;Elina Kuusisto;Elina Kuusisto;Elina Kuusisto;Moona Tuominen;Kirsi Tirri

  • Teachers' Pedagogical Thinking

    Pertti Kansanen;Kirsi Tirri;Matti Meri;Leena Krokfors

  • Developing whole school pedagogical values—A case of going through the ethos of “good schooling”

    Jukka Husu;Kirsi Tirri

  • Care and Responsibility in 'The Best Interest of the Child': Relational voices of ethical dilemmas in teaching

    Kirsi Tirri;Jukka Husu

  • How Finland Serves Gifted and Talented Pupils

    Kirsi Tirri;Elina Kuusisto

  • Measuring Multiple Intelligences and Moral Sensitivities in Education

    Kirsi Tirri;Petri Nokelainen

  • Student Perceptions of Teacher Support and Competencies for Fostering Youth Purpose and Positive Youth Development: Perspectives From Two Countries

    Matthew J. Bundick;Kirsi Tirri

  • The epistemological stance between the knower and the known

    Kirsi Tirri;Jukka Husu;Pertti Kansanen

  • Holistic school pedagogy and values: Finnish teachers’ and students’ perspectives

    Kirsi Tirri

  • A case study approach to study one teacher's moral reflection

    Jukka Husu;Kirsi Tirri

  • Teachers' Ethical Choices in Sociomoral Settings

    Jukka Husu;Kirsi Tirri

  • Comparison of Academically Average and Gifted Students' Self-Rated Ethical Sensitivity.

    Kirsi Tirri;Petri Nokelainen

  • The Moral Reasoning and Scientific Argumentation of Gifted Adolescents

    Kirsi Tirri;Leila Pehkonen

  • Relationship of gender and academic achievement to Finnish students’ intercultural sensitivity

    Kristiina Holm;Petri Nokelainen;Kirsi Tirri

  • Conceptual Definition and Empirical Validation of the Spiritual Sensitivity Scale

    Petri Nokelainen;Kirsi Tirri;Martin Ubani

  • Identification of multiple intelligences with the Multiple Intelligence Profiling Questionnaire III

    Kirsi Tirri;Petri Nokelainen

  • Teachers’ Knowledge of Curriculum Integration: A Current Challenge for Finnish Subject Teachers

    Mikko A. Niemelä;Kirsi Tirri

Frequent Co-Authors

Teija Kujala
Teija Kujala University of Helsinki
Minna Huotilainen
Minna Huotilainen University of Helsinki
Dale H. Schunk
Dale H. Schunk University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mantak Yuen
Mantak Yuen University of Hong Kong
Raija-Leena Punamäki
Raija-Leena Punamäki Tampere University
Herbert J. Walberg
Herbert J. Walberg University of Illinois at Chicago
Kali H. Trzesniewski
Kali H. Trzesniewski University of California, Davis
David S. Yeager
David S. Yeager The University of Texas at Austin
Riitta Hari
Riitta Hari Aalto University
Carol S. Dweck
Carol S. Dweck Stanford University

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