Heikki Hurskainen
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General description
I work as a university teacher in sport pedagogy at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences. My teaching and expertise areas include, for instance, observation of physical activity and didactics in various learning environments. Alongside my teaching I am also writing a doctoral thesis on pre-service teachers' competence to teach physical education during primary and subject teacher education programs.
Active JYU affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Doctoral Student
Previous, inactive or other affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), University Teacher, Inactive
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Project Researcher, Ended
Research interests
My research is focused mainly on physical education teacher education and competence of students studying to become physical education teachers or generalist teachers. I am especially interested in the teaching efficacy of primary school teacher students and overall physical education in primary school.
Fields of science
Personal keywords
Teaching efficacy, professional competence, teaching identity, physical education, primary school
