

Inkeri Rissanen
Fields of expertise
Intercultural education, education for sustainability, religions and worldviews in education, teacher education
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Research topics
Teachers as agents of cultural transformation for sustainability, social psychological perspectives in intercultural education and teachers' intercultural professionalism, growth mindset pedagogy
Latest publications
Letters to researcher: parents’ ideals concerning Islamic religious education in Finnish schools
Putkonen, N. & Rissanen, I., 4 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Intercultural Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Towards worldview literate climate change education: perspectives from European educators’ interviews
Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E., Rissanen, I., Sposito, S., Portus, R., Reilly, K., De Vito, L., Williams, S.-J., Dillon, B., Mansikka-aho, A. & McEwen, L., 22 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Education Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
A mixed-methods study on the effects of a growth mindset program in Finnish elementary schools
Laine, S., Puusepp, I., Kuusisto, E., Rissanen, I. & Tirri, K., 20 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Civic purposes in teaching: A study among Finnish and German student teachers
Kuusisto, E., Rissanen, I., Timm, S. & Kaukko, M., 17 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Educational Research Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Elämänpäämäärät jäsentyvät tekemällä, pohdiskelemalla ja odottelemalla: – haastattelututkimus pirkanmaalaisista nuorista
Viljanen, M., Kuusisto, E. & Rissanen, I., 14 Apr 2025, In: Nuorisotutkimus. 43, 1, p. 34-53 20 p.Translated title of the contribution :Purpose in life is constructed by doing, reflecting or waiting: An interview study with young people in Pirkanmaa, Finland Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
The role of mindsets in culturally responsive teaching: Pedagogical strategies among Finnish preservice teachers
Häärä, M., Rissanen, I., Kuusisto, E. & Kaukko, M., Dec 2025, In: Social Psychology of Education. 28, 1, 208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Values manifested in life purposes of higher education students in the Netherlands and Finland
Kuusisto, E., de Groot, I., de Ruyter, D., Schutte, I. & Rissanen, I., 2025, In: Journal of Beliefs and Values. 46, 1, p. 164-186 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Exploring the association between growth mindsets and climate action with young people
Rissanen, I., Kuusisto, E., Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E., Portus, R., Williams, S.-J., Laggan, S., Reilly, K. & Vainikainen, M.-P., 2024, In: Social Psychology of Education. 27, p. 2901-2921Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Kohti yhdenvertaista koulua: Johdatus kulttuurienväliseen kasvatukseen ja muovautuvuuden pedagogiikkaan
Rissanen, I., 2024, Gaudeamus. 285 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
Learning from young people’s experiences of climate change education
Reilly, K., Dillon, B., Fahy, F., Phelan, D., Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E., De Vito, L., Gnecco, I., Gopinath, D., Holmes, A., Laggan, S., Mansikka-aho, A., Palla, A., Portus, R., Rissanen, I., Sposito, S., Williams, S.-J. & McEwen, L., 2024, In: Geography. 109, 1, p. 44-48 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific