Conferences and seminars (a sample from 1990-)
AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting 16-20.4. 1990, Boston USA.
Learned Societies’ Conference. Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association 26-31 May 1990. University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
International Conference on Language Revival. 1990. (Paper) Reading the word and the world in mother tongue teaching. A theoretical framework for studying mother tongue education in a societal context. Arranged by The Division of Adult Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture and The Israel Association for Applied Linguistics, Jerusalem, Israel.
International Conference on Teacher Education: From Practice to Theory 27.6-1.7. 1993, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Conference arranged by the Nordic Language Councils) 1993. (Paper) Kan läroplanen beakta en minoritets speciella behov? [Possibilities to take a language minority into consideration in the curriculum?], Oslo, Norway.
NFPF–Congress 1989. (Paper) (Nordisk Förening för Pedagogisk forskning/ Nordic Educational Research Association), University of Uppsala, Sweden.
NFPF–Congress 1993. University of Linköping, Sweden.
NFPF–Congress 1994. Member of the local planning Committee. (chair for sessions) 1994. Åbo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland.
NFPF–Congress 1995. 1995. Member of a plenary panel. University of Aarhus, Denmark.
NFPF–Congress 1996. Högskolan i Lillehammer, Norway, NFPF–Congress 1997. University of Gothenburg, Sweden, NFPF–Congress 1998. (Paper). University of Helsinki, Lahti, Finland.
European Conference on Teacher Education in Europe: Evaluation and perspectives. (Paper, chair for sessions) Universität Osnabrück 22-24 June 1995 Germany.
Hansén, S-E. 1996. (Paper) Curriculum planning for student teachers — From a centralized to a decentralized curriculum. University of Murcia, Spain, 8-10 February 1996. On-going and Future Research Projects. Group Santander. Sectorial Meeting on Teacher Education in Europe.
ECER-96. (Paper, chair for a session) Preparing student teachers for curriculum-making. (European Conference on Educational Research) 25-28. 9. 1996. University of Seville, Spain.
ECER-97. (Paper, Teacher’s work revisited? 24-27. 9. Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main.
ECER-98 Ljubljana 17-20.9., Slovenia.
ECER-99. Opening speech as the National President of the conference, Lahti 23-25.9., Finland (chair for sessions).
Discussant at a course for doctoral students Læreplan- og skoleforskning om aktuelle utdanningsreformer 12-14.2. 1998. University of Oslo. Funded by the University of Oslo.
AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting 17-23.4. 1999, Montreal, Canada. (Paper) Teacher education for expanded teacher roles and reflective practice: Finland’s experience. Funded by the Foundation of Åbo Akademi University.
TNTEE (Thematic network on Teacher Education in Europe) – Conference, Lisbon 28-31.5. 1999. Paper together with Claes-Göran Wenestam On central dimensions of teacher education – a Finnish perspective. Chair for a session within the subnetwork EMDID — Didaktik/ Fachdidaktik. Funded by European Commission.
International Symposium on Curriculum-Making Processes and Curriculum Research, Zürich Irchel University and Pestalozzianum 2-4.12. 1999. Paper together with Bettina Backström-Widjeskog Problems concerning comparative research of curriculum development. Funded by Åbo Akademi University.
EMDID-meeting, 4-7.11. Sheffield, UK. Presentation of an outline to an article.
AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting 24-28.4.2000 New Orleans. Paper at a related conference together with Bettina Backström-Widjeskog Problems concerning comparative research of curriculum development. Funded by the Foundation of Åbo Akademi University.
ECER- 00. 20-24.9. 2000. Edinburgh, Scotland. Two papers: Teacher’s view of Didaktik — a Finnish perspective and Problems concerning comparative research of curriculum development together with Bettina Backström-Widjeskog.
EMDID-meeting, 26-29.10. 2000. Graz, Austria. Presentation: Models of Didaktik in classroom— implications for the practice.
ECER-01. 5-9.9. 2001, Lille, France. (Accepted paper)
University College of Oslo (Högskolan i Oslo). Lecturing at the Congress about the relationship between general didactics and subject specific 12-14.10. 2001.
ECER-02. 11-14.9. 2002 Lisbon, Portugal. Chair of a session within the network European Curriculum Research (ECUNET). Invited to present a paper within the symposium Curriculum Research across Europe from a Finnish perspective.
NERA, 2002, 6-10.3. Tallin, Estonia. Paper: Doctoral studies in Education. A Finnish perspective.
NERA Köpenhamn, Danmark 5-9.3. 2003, NFPF Reykjavik, Island 9-13.3. 2004.
ECER – 2003. Hamburg 19-22.9. Co-convenor for the network European Curriculum Europe. Introduction and chair at the symposium about Comparative research project, chair of sessions.
ECER-Congress 22-25.9. 2004: Greece, Crete Paper together with Jan Sjöberg. The problem of Theory and Practice related to Curriculum strategies in Teacher Education.
Plenarföredrag om kvalitet i utbildningen vid Kommunförbundets rektorsdagar [Plenary speech about the quality in education at a Conference for School leaders] 2004, Åbo Akademi University, Vasa
Paper together with Jessica Aspfors within the symposium A Cross-National study on Curriculum-Making, Vasa May 2005: Structures, Expectations, Perspectives. Title: Cases and contexts of curriculum-making: some illustrations. Chair of the symposium.
NERA-congress 2004 Reykjavik, Island 9-13.3. Appointed president of NERA.
NERA 2005, University of Oslo, Norge, 9-13.3. President of NERA. Paper together with Gunilla Eklund-Myrskog. Must know, good to know, nice to know. A core-content analysis of pedagogy in Teacher Education.
ECER-Congress 2005, 7-10.9, University College of Dublin. Paper titled: Theory and practice in teacher education – teacher educators’ perspective.
Skolforum-2005, Stockholm (November). Plenary lecture: Current trends in Finnish teacher education. Funding from The national Board of Education.
NERA 2006, University of Örebro, Sweden, 9-11.3. President of NERA.
Invited speaker to a research seminar about Teacher Education in Nordic countries, University of Umeå, 29-30.5. 2006.
Plenary speech at Concluding Seminar about the Evaluation of Norwegian Compulsory School Teacher Education, Oslo 27.9. 2006. Arranged by NOKUT (Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen)
Invited speaker at a seminar about Teacher Education in Finland, Oslo University College 17.11. 2006
Norway Research Association. Invited speaker at a seminar about Teacher Education in Finland: Oslo 12.12. 2006. About 100 participants.
ECER 2006, University of Geneve, Switzerland, 13-17.9. 2006. President of NERA.. Paper together with professor Kaj Sjöholm: Developing teacher professionalism in a changing world. Dynamics of dichotomies. Participated in a meeting for Presidents of Educational Research Associations in Europe.
Konferanse nasjonalt nettverk for engelsk og 2. fremmedspråk 5-6.3. 2007. Høgskolen i Østfold, Halden, Norway. Key note speech: Olika vägar till lärarprofessionalism – exemplet Finland i ljuset av NOKUT-evalueringen.
NERA 2007, University of Turku, Turku Finland 14-17. 3. President of NERA.. Paper together with professor Kaj Sjöholm: Dilemmas in qualifying teachers.
FOU i Praksis 19-20.4. 2007. Keynote speaker at the conference Nordisk konferanse om praksisrettet FOU I lærerutdanningen [Nordic Conference on practice oriented research and development in Teacher Education] arranged by the University College Dronning Mauds Minne, Trondheim. About 200 participants. Topic: Olika vägar till lärarprofessionalism: jämförande perspektiv på norsk och finländsk lärarutbildning [Varoius ways of qualifying teachers: comparative aspects on Finnish and Norwegian Teacher education]
AERA 9-13.4. 2007 Chicago, Illinois. Paper: Qualifying teachers: Aspects of a University- based Teacher education.
Conference De svenska gymnasierna i Finland [The Swedish upper Secondary schools in Finland] 22.3. 2007, Helsingfors. Asked to scrutinize two reports about the state of The Swedish upper Secondary schools in Finland. About 120 participants.
UNIL-konferansen 26.-27.april 2007. Keynote speaker at the conference Universitetenes lærerutdanning [Teacher Education at the Universities] arranged by the University of Oslo. About 200 participants. Topic: Att kvalificera lärare i senmodern tid: komparativa aspekter på norsk och finländsk lärarutbildning [Qualifying teachers in late modernity: comparative aspects on Finnish and Norwegian Teacher education]
Opening speech at a conference for School leaders, Teacher Education 2020. October 2007, arranged by Local and Regional Government Finland.
SUHO:n kesäpäivät 23-25.7. 2007, Åbo Akademi University. [SUHO Association of Finnish Teacher Educators] Speech: Att kvalificera lärare i senmodern tid: finländsk lärarutbildning i internationell belysning. [Qualifying teachers in late modernity: Finnish teacher Education in an International perspective]. About 120 participants.
Högskolen i Sør Trøndelag 28.11. 2007. Keynote speaker at a conference for teacher educators. Topic: Kunskap i gränsland. [Knowledge in border area]. About 100 participants.
Chair of the working group Advancing Research in and on teacher education. Theme of the conference: Teacher Education in Europe: Mapping the landscape and looking to the future. University of Ljubljana, Slovenien 21-23.2. 2008. Arranged by the Teacher Education Policy in Europe (TEPE) Network. About 100 participants.
NERA 2008, University of Århus, Copenhagen, Denmark 6-8.3. Symposium and paper together with assistant Jessica Aspfors and professor Kaj Sjöholm. Title: Support to newly qualified teachers' professional growth.
Plenary lecture Finnish teacher Education in a Nordic perspective. Member of a panel discussion. Skolen i Norden – en diagnose. Om forskjeller og utfordringer i den nordiske skolen. Oslo, 28.2. 2008. (About 60 participants).
Invited speaker, titled Jag är mitt språk [I am my language]. Inservice seminar titled Orden vi ärvde [The words we inherited] for teachers. Arranged by the Inservice education centre at Åbo Akademi University Vasa 12.4. (About 150 participants)
Plenary lecture titled Pulmia opettajan kvalifikaatiossa [Dilemmas in qualifying teachers] at the ten year anniversary named Tutkimuspainotteinen opettajankoulutus seminaari [Research based teacher education seminar] of the establishment of the Department of Applied Sciences of Education at the University of Helsinki 15.4. (About 80 participants).
Plenary lecture arranged by the Convent for Teacher Education in Sweden 21.5. at the University College of Jönköping. Title: Didaktik och dilemman i kvalificeringen av lärare. Exemplet Finland. [Didactics and dilemmas in qualifying teachers]. (About 150 participants).
ECER 2008. University of Göteborg 10-12.9. Symposium titled: What constitutes a professional teacher? Perspectives on teacher education, practice and the first time at work. Paper together with research assistant Jessica Aspfors, university teacher Marina Bendtsen and professor Kaj Sjöholm. Title: Aspects of teachers’ professional growth – a Finnish interpretation (about 50 participants)
Fellesmöte. Invited member of a panel discussing teacher education in the Nordic countries. Arranged by Nordic Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Education in Sweden. Stockholm 9. 9. 2008.(about 40 participants)
Invited speaker and member of a discussion panel at a Nordic Conference about Teacher Education 9.10. 2008: Disputation och legitimation – vägar till en bättre skola? At the University of Stockholm. The title of my lecture Den ideala modellen för lärarutbildning – finns den? [The ideal model for Teacer Education – does I exist?] (about 80 participants)
Invited speaker presented Att kvalificera professionella lärare - navigering i gränsland. [To qualify professional teachers – navigating in border areas] at the University of Karlstad 13.11. 2008 (about 30 participants).
Invited keynote speaker presented Dilemmas in qualifying teachers. Finnish experieces. at 3rd Practice-Based and Practicioner Research Conference (EARLI) 26-28.11. 2008 in Bergen, Norway (about 180 participants).
Invited keynote speaker presented Att kvalificera professionella lärare - navigering i gränsland. [To qualify professional teachers – navigating in border areas] at the conference Vest norsk nettverk för universitet och högskolor [West Norvegian network for universities and university colleges] 25.11. 2008, University of Bergen (about 90 participants).
Invited plenary speaker presented Dilemman i kvalificeringen av professionella lärare - navigering i gränsland. [Dilemmas in qualifying professional teachers – navigating in border areas] at a seminar for teacher educators 28.1. 2009 at University of Linköping, Sweden (about 25 participants).
Invited speaker at the seminar Ny lærerutdanning for grundskolen [New teacher education for the comprehension school] arranged by Forskerforbundets forening for lærerutdanning, Oslo 25.3. 2009. Title: Stortingsmeldingen og NOKUT-evalueringen.
AERA Congress 2009, San Diego, USA 10-18. 4. Symposium about teacher education in the Nordic countries A Nordic perspective on Teacher Education and novice teachers’ professional development in a time of societal change. Finnish contribution: Finnish teacher Education: Student Teachers’ and teachers’ professional development presented by Jessica Aspfors, Marina Bendtsen, Sven-Erik Hansén & Kaj Sjöholm.
Invited plenary speaker at a Nordic Congress for researchers and teachers in home economics. Held at Åbo Akademi University September 25th 2009.
ECER Congress Vienna 2009, 28-30.9. Symposium about teacher education in the Nordic countries Qualifying professionals: student teachers and newly qualified teachers presented by Jessica Aspfors, Marina Bendtsen, Sven-Erik Hansén & Kaj Sjöholm.
Invited plenary speaker at the conference for school leaders Mot en ny horisont [Towards a new horizon], title: Gränsöverskridande perspektiv på nordisk lärarutbildning [Border exceeding perspectives on Nordic teacher education] 1-2. 2009, Tylösand, Kristianstad University College (180 participants)
Invited speaker on a seminar at the University of Oslo 4.11. 2009. The title of the speech: ”Visst är mycket olikt, ändå är det lika” Jämförande perspektiv på nordiska lärarutbildningar. [”Despite much is different much is still similar. Comparative perspectives on teacher education in Nordic countries.”]
Invited speaker on a seminar at the University of Tromsö 8.3. 2010. The title of the speech: En forskningsbasert grunndkolelärerutdanning – utfordringer og muligheter for högskole og universitet. [ A Research Based Teacher Education for the Compulsory school – challanges and possibilities for higher education] (about 120 participants)
Invited speaker on a seminar at the University of Bergen (Voss) 9-10.3. 2010. The title of the speech: Ny rammeplan for grunddskolelererutdanning og konsekvenser for vår utdanning. [New Curriculum for the Compulsory school and consequences for our Teacher Education] (34 participants)
NERA – Congress, Malmö university College, 11-13.3. 2010. Symposium about teacher education in the Nordic countries within the NorTep network. The title of the paper: Teacher Education in the Nordic Countries – some comparative perspectives.
ATEE (Association of Teacher Education in Europe), congress in Budapest, Hungary 26-30.8.2010. Symposium about teacher education in the Nordic countries within the NorTep network. Nordic researchers highlight the dichotomy: qualified as a teacher but still in a learning process. The title of the Finnish presentation: New teachers’ First encounters with school and classroom.
Invited speaker at a research seminar about didactics of writing arranged by Högskolen I Vestfold (University College of Vestfold) 10-11.1. 2011. Topic: Writing in the curriculum on mother tongue education. Focus on Finnish primary school.
ECER-Congress, Freie Universität, Berlin 12-16.9. 2011. Paperpresentation by the research group: Teachers’ evolving views of the profession. Voices from student teachers and newly qualified teachers. Discussant on the symposium A Practicum turn in Teacher Education.
Invited speaker at Göteborg Book Fair (Swedish exhibition and Congress centre) 23.9. 2011. Presentation of the book Allmändidaktik. Vetenskap för lärare [General Didactics. Science for teacher] Lund: Studentlitteratur.
Invited speaker at a Congress for Norweigan Subject Teacher Education at NTNU (Norwegian…) 29.9. 2011. Trondheim. Success factors in Finnish integrated subject teacher education, together with Tom Wikman).
Lectures and seminars för NAFOL-doctoral students from Norway visiting Åbo Akademi University 24-28.10. 2011. The topic: Creating and shaping Doctoral Thesis.
Invited speaker together with colleagues at Mkwawa University College, Iringa, Tanzania 14.1. 2012. The topic: Professional development of teachers through a Research Based Teacher Education.
In charge for initiating and planning a Dissemination Forum at Institute of Adult Education 5.1. 2012 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Presentation and discussion about research conducted by Åbo Akademi University concerning educational issues in Tanzania. About 100 invited stakeholders.
Invited speaker on a seminar for experts of Norwegian higher education institutions’ quality assurance, arranged by NOKUT 19.20.1. 2012. Gardemoen. The topic: Studentevaluation.(about 40 participant)
Invited speaker and session leader at a seminar The professional teacher, for school leaders and policy makers at Åbo Akademi University 24.1. 2012. The topic, Teachers’ experiences of the first years in the profession, together with PhD student Jessica Aspfors, and a presentation of the qualification of teachers in the Nordic countries. (about 150 participants)