Dr Maija Salokangas

Head of Department
Associate Professor
Biography
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Teacher autonomy in Sweden, England, Finland and Germany | Co-PI | Swedish Research Council / | 01-JAN-16 | 31-DEC-19 | 480000 | ||
Marketisation of Education in global contexts | PI | / | 01-JAN-15 | 01-JAN-15 | 4235 | ||
Autonomous professional or a mechanistic delivery robot | PI | / | 01-OCT-14 | 31-MAY-15 | 1000 | ||
Processes of Privatisation in Education (PoPE) | PI | / | 01-SEP-14 | 30-JUN-15 | 5615 | ||
Structural reforms: governance in chains of English Academies | Co-PI | / | 01-SEP-11 | 31-AUG-13 | 8500 | ||
Researching educational change in an inner city Academy | PI | / | 01-SEP-10 | 31-AUG-13 | 64000 |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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2021 | The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe.
Wermke, W. & Salokangas, M. (2021) The Autonomy Paradox: Teachers’ Perceptions of Self-Governance Across Europe. Cham: Springer. [DOI] [Details] |
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2017 | Inside the Autonomous School: Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend.
Salokangas M.;Ainscow M. (2017) Inside the Autonomous School: Making Sense of a Global Educational Trend. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2022 | ''Split in all directions': an exploration of the impact of wellbeing and daily responsibilities on post-primary school leaders' perceived stress'
Burke, J;Kinnarney, P;Salokangas, M (2022) ''Split in all directions': an exploration of the impact of wellbeing and daily responsibilities on post-primary school leaders' perceived stress'. School Leadership and Management, [DOI] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Unpacking autonomy for empirical comparative investigation'
Salokangas M.;Wermke W. (2020) 'Unpacking autonomy for empirical comparative investigation'. Oxford Review of Education, [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Teachers’ autonomy deconstructed: Irish and Finnish teachers’ perceptions of decision-making and control'
Salokangas M.;Wermke W.;Harvey G. (2020) 'Teachers’ autonomy deconstructed: Irish and Finnish teachers’ perceptions of decision-making and control'. European Educational Research Journal, 19 (4):329-350 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'Patterns and paths towards privatisation in Ireland'
Skerritt C.;Salokangas M. (2020) 'Patterns and paths towards privatisation in Ireland'. Journal Of Educational Administration And History, 52 (1):84-99 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2020 | 'The English School Reforms: Competition, Innovation and Fragmentation'
Ainscow M.;Salokangas M. (2020) 'The English School Reforms: Competition, Innovation and Fragmentation'. Education In The Asia-Pacific Region, 52 :61-76 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'Decision-making and control: perceived autonomy of teachers in Germany and Sweden'
Wermke W.;Olason Rick S.;Salokangas M. (2019) 'Decision-making and control: perceived autonomy of teachers in Germany and Sweden'. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 51 (3):306-325 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Borrowing finnish PISA success? Critical reflections from the perspective of the lender'
Salokangas M.;Kauko J. (2015) 'Borrowing finnish PISA success? Critical reflections from the perspective of the lender'. Educacao e Pesquisa, 41 (Specialissue):1353-1364 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'The evaluation and steering of English academy schools through inspection and examinations: National visions and local practices'
Kauko J.;Salokangas M. (2015) 'The evaluation and steering of English academy schools through inspection and examinations: National visions and local practices'. British Educational Research Journal, 41 (6):1108-1124 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Introduction: 'embedded research' as an approach into academia for emerging researchers'
McGinity R.;Salokangas M. (2014) 'Introduction: 'embedded research' as an approach into academia for emerging researchers'. Management in Education, 28 (1):3-5 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Concluding remarks'
McGinity R.;Salokangas M. (2014) 'Concluding remarks'. Management in Education, 28 (1):29-32 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Exploring governance in two chains of academy schools: A comparative case study'
Salokangas M.;Chapman C. (2014) 'Exploring governance in two chains of academy schools: A comparative case study'. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 42 (3):372-386 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'Independent state-funded schools: Some reflections on recent developments'
Chapman C.;Salokangas M. (2012) 'Independent state-funded schools: Some reflections on recent developments'. School Leadership and Management, 32 (5):476-483 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
Year | Publication | |
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2016 | 'Autonomy in education: theoretical and empirical approaches to a contested concept'
Wermke, W.; Salokangas, M. (2016) 'Autonomy in education: theoretical and empirical approaches to a contested concept' Nordic Journal of Studies in Education Policy, . [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2021 | 'The Junior Cycle Reform from a Comparative Perspective: Assessment as Curriculum Practice According to Irish, Finnish and Swedish Teachers'
Salokangas, M.; Wermke, W., & Harvey, G. (2021) 'The Junior Cycle Reform from a Comparative Perspective: Assessment as Curriculum Practice According to Irish, Finnish and Swedish Teachers' In: Murchan D., Johnston K (eds). Curriculum Change within Policy and Practice. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details] |
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2016 | 'Koulutuksen tasa-arvon muuttuvat merkitykset'
Salokangas, M.; Kauko, J. (2016) 'Koulutuksen tasa-arvon muuttuvat merkitykset' In: Yksityiset toimijat Englannin julkisten koulujen hallinnossa: kuka kantaa vastuun?. Jyväskylä: Suomen kasvatustieteellinen seura. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Independent state-funded schools and system change: Addressing educational equity?'
Salokangas, M., Chapman, C. & Beach, D. (2016) 'Independent state-funded schools and system change: Addressing educational equity?' In: Equity and education in cold climates, in Sweden and England. London: Tufnell Press. [Details] |
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2014 | 'School - university partnerships: border crossings as 'a legal alien’'
Salokangas, M (2014) 'School - university partnerships: border crossings as 'a legal alien’' In: Education Policy Research: Design and Practice at a Time of Rapid Reform. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
Year | Publication | |
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2019 | Comparative perspectives to teacher autonomy: empirical and conceptual contributions.
Salokangas, M. (2019) Comparative perspectives to teacher autonomy: empirical and conceptual contributions. [Oral Presentation], Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), San Francisco, US [Details] |
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2019 | Teachers' Perceptions of Their Professional Autonomy: Conceptual and Empirical Contributions to the Debate.
Salokangas, M.; Wermke, W. (2019) Teachers' Perceptions of Their Professional Autonomy: Conceptual and Empirical Contributions to the Debate. [Oral Presentation], American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada [Details] |
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2019 | False promises of autonomy and innovation: the case of English academy schools.
Salokangas, M. (2019) False promises of autonomy and innovation: the case of English academy schools. [Oral Presentation], Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), San Francisco [Details] |
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2018 | Irish and Finnish teachers’ perceptions of their professional autonomy: a comparative study.
Salokangas, M.; Harvey G. (2018) Irish and Finnish teachers’ perceptions of their professional autonomy: a comparative study. [Oral Presentation], Education Studies Association Ireland (ESAI), Dublin, Ireland [Details] |
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2016 | Inside an autonomous school.
Salokangas, M.; Ainscow, M (2016) Inside an autonomous school. [Oral Presentation], American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, US [Details] |
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2016 | Teacher autonomy in international research: a critical review.
Salokangas, M.; Wermke, W. (2016) Teacher autonomy in international research: a critical review. [Oral Presentation], Nordic Education Research Association (NERA), Helsinki, Finland [Details] |
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2016 | Teacher autonomy as a multidimensional and context dependent concept.
Wermke, W.; Salokangas, M. (2016) Teacher autonomy as a multidimensional and context dependent concept. [Oral Presentation], ECER, Dublin, Ireland [Details] |
Article
Year | Publication | |
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2017 | Research finds academies still too tied up by exams and inspections to adopt best practices.
Ainscow, M., & Salokangas, M (2017) Research finds academies still too tied up by exams and inspections to adopt best practices. Article [Details] |
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2017 | Giving teaching back to teachers.
Ainscow, M.; Salokangas, M. (2017) Giving teaching back to teachers. Article [Details] |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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Trinity College Dublin | Assistant Professor | 01-SEP-13 / 30-NOV-19 |
Recent Postgraduates
Graduation | Student Name | University | Degree | Thesis | |
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2022 | Claire Geoghegan | TCD | PhD | A Case Study Analysis of Irish Primary School Principals: Perspectives of and Experiences in Their Role | |
2021 | Geraldine Nolan | TCD | PhD | Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care: Gender, Class, and Women who Care (s)? |