Research group
Social Inclusion and Active Citizenship
We promote the inclusion of the most vulnerable. We are a multi-professional social and educational community with expertise in developing welfare, education and employment services.
We are actively engaged in research to promote inclusion. In practice, promoting inclusion means involving service users in the development of activities, rather than just making them objects of action.
These we research and develop
We want to play our part in promoting social inclusion:
- Preventing exclusion and poverty
- Increasing belonging to communities and society
- Supporting intercultural interaction
Our development priorities are:
- Supporting the employment of the hard-to-employ
- Integration
- Digitalisation
- Communities
Our research group is also happy to be involved in projects in other fields. We focus on how to get different groups of people involved in the work. Multiprofessionalism is an asset.
Hanna Kirjavainen, Senior Lecturer, Research Group Leader
Our Experts
Main publications
Diversi-Date: Yhdenvertaisesti erilaisia yhdessä. Menetelmäkansio moninaisuuden kohtaamisen tueksi yläkoulussa. https://www.turkuamk.fi/media/filer_public/ae/3b/ae3b6682-fdc9-4eb6-93e4-7ee5ec628143/diversi-datea4_suom.pdf
Diversi-Date: Menetelmäopas luoville kumppaneille. https://www.turkuamk.fi/media/filer_public/57/03/5703cd41-aed9-4772-a742-ea9aa6813532/diversi-date__menetelmaopas_luoville_kumppaneille.pdf
DigiMESH-hankkeen julkaisut. https://digimesh.turkuamk.fi/arkisto/julkaisut/index.html
Digisosku: Havaintoja digitaalisesta ohjauksesta. https://assets-global.website-files.com/63f8984898df868312304b38/653603b12757ddf2d11cc4de_Havaintoja%20digitaalisesta%20ohjaamisesta%20.pdf Komotyö:
Perehdytys suomalaiseen työpaikkaan – Työkirja uudelle työntekijälle. https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/808767
Degree programmes
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Press Release
Men in the museum: Elderly men from Southwest Finland and Estonia work together to develop new kinds of cultural services
Art and culture have a positive impact on well-being and health. The project, coordinated by Turku University of Applied Sciences, explores what kind of museum services could inspire elderly men. The project is based on information on the scarcity of cultural services targeted at the elderly. The significance of the project, launched in August, is […]
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News
Turku UAS promotes integration through programmes, services and development projects
Turku UAS invests in the integration of immigrants in many ways: for example, by strengthening Finnish language skills and offering digital services of the future. Programmes and services tailored for immigrants help them become part of the community. Julkaistu: Muokattu: Text: Mari Loikkanen Turku UAS plays an important role in promoting integration in Southwest Finland. […]
Learning in XR reality teaches and entertains
The PedaXR project gathered experience in the use of XR technology, or augmented reality, in social and health care education. It is possible to create realistic and reproducible learning situations in a virtual environment.
XR pedagogy combines practice and theory.
A versatile partner
Our most important partners are social organisations and companies operating in the area, the City of Turku and the wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland. We also network nationally and internationally with universities, organisations and public actors.
Strong project skills
Turku University of Applied Sciences’ Project Office offers support and guidance throughout the life cycle of an RDI project. Our project experts have years of experience and strong expertise in national and international funding programmes. We have more than 200 projects running every year, and our RDI activities have received more than €10 million in external funding.