About me
I am a doctoral researcher in Doctoral Programme in Education and Society. In my PhD dissertation, I am examining local barriers of access to early childhood education and care (ECEC) in a context of universal ECEC system in Finland. I am particularly interested in spatial segregation and inequality in accessing ECEC.
I am also a member of Child Politics research group of ECEPP.
Responsibilities
I work as a doctoral researcher in EarlyCLASS research project. The project examines socioeconomic segregation in ECEC services in Finland.
Project links
Research topics
Access to early childhood education and care (ECEC), policies and politics of ECEC, spatial disparities
Research fields
Early childhood education
Funding
Latest publications
Eriytyvä varhaiskasvatus? Erot yksityisten ja julkisten päiväkotien lähialueissa
Ruutiainen, V., Paananen, M. & Fjällström, S., 18 Dec 2023, In: Kasvatus. 54, 5, p. 434–449Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Imaginaries of ECEC: A comparison of policies of access in early childhood education in Brazil, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, and Serbia
Paananen, M., G. Centeno, V., Fjällström, S., Bhattarai, D. P., Jovanović, G., Madureira Ferreira, J., Millei, Z., Rosa Ribeiro, C., Paakkari, A., Sadat Sajjadieh, N., Tholchah, M. & Varpanen, J., 15 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Early Childhood Education Research. 12, 3, p. 145-180 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Neighborhood-based factors predicting attendance of early childhood education and care in a universal system: A case of Finland
Fjällström, S., Paananen, M. & Karila, K., 29 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Access to Early Childhood Education (Finland)
Fjällström, S., Paananen, M. & Karila, K., 2022, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies . Kauko, J. & Waniganayake, M. (eds.). (Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Erilaistuvat ja samanlaistuvat kunnat lapsiperheiden palveluympäristöinä
Karila, K., Alasuutari, M., Fjällström, S. & Ruutiainen, V., 2022, Lastenhoidon ja varhaiskasvatuksen monet polut: Lasten, perheiden ja politiikan näkökulmia. Eerola, P., Repo, K., Alasuutari, M., Karila, K. & Lammi-Taskula, J. (eds.). p. 31-49Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Vanhempien ja palveluntarjoajien välisen annetun ja ansaitun luottamuksen rakentuminen
Siippainen, A., Fjällström, S., Karila, K., Paananen, M. & Repo, K., Mar 2022, Lastenhoidon ja varhaiskasvatuksen monet polut: Lasten, perheiden ja politiikan näkökulmia. Eerola, P., Repo, K., Alasuutari, M., Karila, K. & Lammi-Taskula, J. (eds.). p. 111-132Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
A matter of universalism? Rationalities of access in Finnish early childhood education and care
Fjällström, S., Karila, K. & Paananen, M., 1 Oct 2020, In: Nordic journal of studies in educational policy. 6, 3, p. 207-218Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Paikallisuus, vanhemmat ja varhaiskasvatusmahdollisuudet : Tarinoita kunnan ja pienten lasten vanhempien kohtaamisista
Karila, K., Siippainen, A., Repo, K., Paananen, M. & Fjällström, S., 2020, In: Focus Localis. 48, 1, p. 24-39Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review