InterLearn
The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research investigates the links between children's learning and mental health, and the factors that explain the effectiveness of learning support interventions.
Previous longitudinal studies have shown that early learning problems are developmentally linked to a wide range of well-being and mental health problems. However, the determinants and developmental mechanisms of problem accumulation are poorly understood. It is also known that some pupils benefit significantly less than others from learning support interventions that have been found to be effective on average, but the reasons for this variation are not yet known.
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Research
Longitudinal and intervention studies carried out in the Centre of Excellence aim to gain new insights into the characteristics of individuals or growth and learning environments that predispose them to difficulties in psychosocial development and learning.
More than 60 researchers, from three different universities, work in the Centre of Excellence.
Centre of Excellence
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Every four years, Finland’s top research groups are selected, based on an international evaluation, to be part of the Centre of Excellence programme of the Research Council of Finland for an eight-year period. The groups receive research funding from the Academy that is longer than the usual funding period.
