Jani Pulkki is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oulu, Faculty of Education and Psychology, and a member of Demoed research group. He was awarded the title of docent’s (associate professor) in social pedagogy, with specialization in ecosocial philosophy of education at the University of Eastern Finland in 2021. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Sosiaalipedagogiikka. His main research interests include the philosophy of education, philosophical questions of environmental education, and broader societal and ethical questions of education. Currently he is working on philosophical and educational questions concerning conscience.
Between 2008 and 2017 he conducted his doctoral research and defended his thesis On the educational problems of competition. Virtues for the twentieth century, at Tampere university. In this monograph, Pulkki provided an idea history of competition and contrasted competitive thought against the perennial virtues needed for overcoming today’s eco-social problems. Following this work, Pulkki is worked on a research project funded by Kone foundation on the ecosocial philosophy of education from 2019 to 2022. Pulkki has also studied the philosophical question of contemplative pedagogy in 2012-2017 and moral economy.
Pulkki currently works at the University of Oulu, Faculty of Education and Psychology, and he is also affiliated with POISED research group where he has conducted his previous research projects.
Publications and additional information is available in ResearchGate, ORCID, and University of Oulu personal page, LinkedIn, and University of Eastern Finland Sustainable well-being research group.
Contact
jani.pulkki@oulu.fi
jani.pulkki@tutanota.com
Tel. +358405293192
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