Pentti Hakkarainen (psychologist)

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

Pentti Hakkarainen
Born
Pentti Ensio Hakkarainen

1944
DiedJune 1, 2021
Alma materUniversity of Jyväskylä
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Oulu, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

Education and career

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.[2] 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.[3] He was a professor of Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences since 2012 where he headed the Research Laboratory of Play (LUES, VMU). He is editor-in-chief of Journal of Russian & East European Psychology[4] and served on the editorial boards of Forum Oświatowe and Cultural-Historical Psychology.[5] His research interests included creative, developmental teaching and learning in preschools, schools and higher education, narrative learning and development in play and virtual environments.[3] He published a number of books in Finnish, English, and Lithuanian.

References
  1. Хаккарайнен Пентти. PsyJournals.ru. Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. Retrieved June 3, 2021
  2. "Pentti E. Hakkarainen Curriculum Vitae". Vytautas Magnus University. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  3. "Pentti Hakkarainen". The International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR). Moscow State University of Psychology and Education. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Editorial Board". Journal of Russian & East European Psychology. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  5. "Hakkarainen, Pentti Ensio: Editorship". Vytautas Magnus University. Retrieved 2021-03-11.


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