Työelämäyhteistyö ammattikorkeakouluopettajan osaamishaasteena

Authors

• Aija Töytäri Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
• Päivi Tynjälä Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto
• Liisa Vanhanen-Nuutinen Ammatillinen opettajakorkeakoulu, Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
• Anne Virtanen Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto
• Arja Piirainen Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, terveystieteet, Jyväskylän yliopisto

Keywords:

university of applied sciences, collaboration with the world of work, teachers’ competence, competence challenges

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research competence challenges that teachers of Universities of Applied Sciences face in professional collaboration with workplaces. Data was collected in one-on-one as well as group interviews. The informants of the study were 16 teachers with different subject specialties. The transcribed data was analyzed with qualitative thematic analysis. When collaborating with workplaces, teachers reported the following competence challenges: changes in relationships between education and work, teachers’ networking, adoption of versatile skills, and pedagogical reforming. In addition to acquiring new skills, partnerships with workplaces require establishing and maintaining a sense of community across staff and students as well as workplaces.