Anette Mansikka-aho is a doctoral researcher (M.Ed.) in the Faculty of Education and Culture at Tampere University, Finland.
The changes in pedagogical relations in the times of eco-crisis is the main focus of Anette Mansikka-aho’s research.
Young people today have only ever known a world defined by climate crisis. Accordingly, studies show that young people are not only engaging with climate knowledge, but are having to navigate new emotional challenges, including eco-emotions. Older generations therefore have a responsibility to support younger generations to navigate ongoing climate issues. Critically, we need to foster opportunities for two-way relationships of learning, allowing for older generations to learn from the experiences, perspectives, and knowledge of young people. This is the starting point of Anette’s research.
Anette’s dissertation research considers opportunities for intergenerational learning through ‘reverse pedagogical relations’, which reverses the typical teacher or parent/carer-led style of learning. The aim of the dissertation is to develop the normative concept of reverse pedagogical relations.
Anette is writing her PhD research with Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation’s grant. Before this she worked over two years in an international research project CCC-CATAPULT (Challenging the Climate Crisis: Children’s Agency to Tackle Policy Underpinned by Learning for Transformation), which focused on young people’s experiences of and learning around the climate crisis.
Contact:
email: anette.mansikka-aho@tuni.fi
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