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Educational psychology, Motivation, Achievement goal orientation, Well-being, Learning, Task values, Perfectionism, Burnout, Longitudinal studies, Engagement
Finland

Biography

Academy Research Fellow, University of Eastern Finland, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education | Docent of Education, especially research on student motivation and well-being (UEF) | Docent of Educational Psychology (UH) | Editor-in-Chief, The Finnish Journal of Education (Kasvatus) | Motivation, Learning, and Well-Being research collective (molewe.net)

My research links the study of motivation with well-being and explores both among children and young people. Currently, I examine the developmental and situational dynamics between students’ motivation, perfectionism, and well-being across upper secondary education, and the role of student welfare in supporting students' well-being.

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Employment (5)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

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University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2022-09-01 to present | Academy Research Fellow (School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education)
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Heta Tuominen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2018-09-01 to 2022-08-31 | University lecturer (Faculty of Educational Sciences)
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University of Turku: Turku, FI

2019-07-01 to 2021-12-31 | Collegium Researcher (Turku Institute for Advanced Studies)
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Heta Tuominen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2015-09-01 to 2018-08-31 | Postdoctoral researcher (Faculty of Educational Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2023-09-22 to present | Docent of Educational Psychology (Faculty of Educational Sciences)
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Heta Tuominen

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2020-10-28 to present | Docent of Education (Philosophical Faculty)
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Heta Tuominen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2012-12-12 | PhD (Institute of Behavioural Sciences)
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Heta Tuominen

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2002-10-08 | MEd (Faculty of Education)
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Funding (2)

Making the grade but feeling exhausted? Developmental and situational dynamics of motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being across secondary education

2022-09 to 2027-08 | Grant
Academy of Finland (Helsinki, FI)
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Heta Tuominen

Will I learn? Will I succeed? Will I cope? Young people’s diverse motivational trajectories and their relations to educational paths and well-being

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Review activity for Learning and individual differences. (1)