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Pentti Hakkarainen (psychologist)

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Pentti Hakkarainen
Born
Pentti Ensio Hakkarainen

(1944-06-06)6 June 1944
Died1 June 2021(2021-06-01) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of Jyväskylä
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oulu, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Pentti Ensio Hakkarainen (6 June 1944 – 1 June 2021)[1][2] was a Lithuanian educational psychologist of Finnish origin.

Education and career

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He graduated from the University of Jyväskylä in 1967, where he went on to obtain a master's degree and then a Ph.D. in 1970 and 1972, respectively.[3] Hakkarainen defended his habilitated doctoral thesis in 1991. During the period of 1997–2011 he worked as professor at the University of Oulu and was elected as vice-dean of the Department of Educational Sciences in 2006.[4] He was a professor of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences since 2012 where he headed the Research Laboratory of Play (LUES, VMU). He was editor-in-chief of Journal of Russian & East European Psychology[5] and served on the editorial boards of Forum Oświatowe [pl] and Cultural-Historical Psychology [ru].[6] His research interests included creative, developmental teaching and learning in preschools, schools and higher education, narrative learning and development in play and virtual environments.[4] He published a number of books in Finnish, English, and Lithuanian.

References

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  1. ^ Хаккарайнен Пентти. PsyJournals.ru. Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. Retrieved June 3, 2021
  2. ^ Solovieva, Yulia; Quintanar, Luis (15 December 2021). "In memoriam Pentti Hakkarainen (06/06/1944 – 01/06/2021)". Lomonosov Psychology Journal (in Finnish). Moscow University Press. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Pentti E. Hakkarainen Curriculum Vitae". Vytautas Magnus University. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Pentti Hakkarainen". The International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR). Moscow State University of Psychology and Education [ru]. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Editorial Board". Journal of Russian & East European Psychology. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Hakkarainen, Pentti Ensio: Editorship". Vytautas Magnus University. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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