Marjaana Kangas

Articles in international scientific journals (refereed)

• Kangas, M., Korva, S. & Ruokamo, H. (in progress). Cross-cultural study of primary school children’s conceptions of learning – Implications for education. Manuscript in progress.

• Kangas, M., Randolph, J., Ruokamo, H. & Sandroos, S. (in progress). A cross-cultural mix-method investigation into student satisfaction with playful learning environment. Manuscript in progress.

• Randolph, J., Kangas, M. & Ruokamo, H. (in progress). An international investigation into playful learning environments and academic achievement. Manuscript in progress.

• Kangas, M. (2010). Finnish children views on the ideal school and learning environment. To appear in the journal of Learning Environments Research.

• Kangas, M. (2010). Creative and playful learning: Learning through game co-creation and game play in a playful learning environment. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 5(1), 1–15.

• Randolph, J. J., & Kangas, M. (2008). A scale for measuring sense of community in online courses: Preliminary psychometric results, predictors of course satisfaction, and predictors of sense of community. Manuscript submitted for publication.

• Randolph, J., Kangas, M. & Ruokamo, H. (2009). The Preliminary Development of the Children’s Overall Satisfaction with Schooling Scale (COSSS). Child Indicators Research, 2, 79–93. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-008-9027-1.

• Randolph, J., Kangas, M. & Ruokamo, H.. (2008). Predictors of Dutch and Finnish students’ satisfaction with schooling. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11, 193–204. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-008-9131-4

• Hyvönen, P. & Kangas, M. (2007). From bogey mountains to funny houses: Children’s desires for play environment. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 32 (3), 39–47.