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Sakurai, Yusuke; Parpala, Anna; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Lindblom-Ylänne, Sari – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2016
Drawing on research on both engagement in learning and approaches to learning, we examine the associations between international students' approaches to learning, factors in the teaching/learning environment and self-assessed academic outcomes. A total of 307 students responded to our survey. Their experience of the purposefulness of their course…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Learner Engagement, Learning Strategies
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Anttila, Henrika; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Soini, Tiina; Pietarinen, Janne – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
Studying to become a teacher is a highly emotional experience. Nevertheless, little is known about emotional patterns and emotional change. The aim of this study is to enhance the understanding of student teachers' academic emotions by exploring patterns of emotions experienced in emotionally loaded episodes. A total of 19 primary school student…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Emotional Response, Social Support Groups, Teacher Education
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Pyhältö, Kirsi; McAlpine, Lynn; Peltonen, Jouni; Castello, Montserrat – European Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Social support from the supervisor and the researcher community has been identified as one of the determinants for successful completion of doctoral studies. Still surprisingly little is known about the function of social support for early career Post-PhD researchers. Even less is known about the individual variation in experienced social support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Social Support Groups, Postdoctoral Education