Petri Salo
Petri Salo is Finnish educational researcher, and public figure in adult education. He is a professor in adult education at the Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa. Previously he has worked as Assistant Professor and Professor of adult education besides his institution also at University of Tampere. From the beginning of 2007, he is the chief editor for the Finnish scientific journal Aikuiskasvatus.
Petri Salo has visited as a guest lecturer in various universities in Finland, Scandinavia, Estonia, the U.S., and Australia
His studies have concentrated on the tradition and trends in Finnish and Nordic popular adult education, especially Swedish-speaking Finns' cultural and educational activities. In addition to adult education he has published in the fields of teacher education, action research, and organizational sociology.Major works
In English
- Education - Liberty, Fraternity, Equality? Nordic views on lifelong learning, 2006
- Nurturing Praxis - Action Research in Partnerships Between School and University in a Nordic Light, 2008
- Decision-making as a Struggle and Play - On alternative rationalities in schools as organisations. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 36, 495–510, 2008
- Action Research and the Micropolitics in Schools. Educational Action Researcher, 16, 295–308., 2008
In Finnish
- Sivistyksellinen aikuiskasvatus, 2002
- Edistävä ja viihdyttävä aikuiskasvatus, 2006
- Aikuiskasvatukse risteysasemalla. Johdatus aikuiskasvatukseen, 2008
In Swedish
- Skolan som mikropolitiska organisation, 2002
- Vilken utgång - folkbilding?, 2004
- Skolans sociala arkitektur'', 2007
