Author

Anitta Melasalmi

Observed names: Melasalmi Anitta, Melasalmi, Anitta

Institution: University of Turku

Observed institution: University of Turku

ORCID: 0000-0002-9602-460X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-9602-460X

OpenAlex ID: A5055911336

Shared professional agency in Early Childhood Education: An in-depth study of three teams

2019 · Anitta Melasalmi, Jukka Husu · Teaching and Teacher Education · 41

A narrative examination of early childhood teachers’ shared identities in teamwork

2018 · Anitta Melasalmi, Jukka Husu · Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education · 22

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Purposeful and Ethical Early Childhood Teacher: The Underlying Values Guiding Finnish Early Childhood Education

2022 · Anitta Melasalmi, Tarja-Riitta Hurme, et al. · ECNU Review of Education · 11

Pre-service early childhood teachers’ perceptions of their playfulness and inquisitiveness

2023 · Tarja-Riitta Hurme, Signe Siklander, et al. · Frontiers in Education · 8

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Parents’ competence, autonomy, and relatedness in supporting children with special educational needs in emergency remote teaching during COVID-19 lockdown

2022 · Kaisa Pihlainen, Serja Turunen, et al. · European Journal of Special Needs Education · 8

A comparative study of early childhood education and care national documents between China and Finland

2024 · Shuanghong Jenny Niu, Olli-Pekka Malinen, et al. · Frontiers in Education · 7

Agentic playful pre-service teachers: positionings from teacher-initiated playful teacher to community-shared playful teacher

2023 · Anitta Melasalmi, Signe Siklander, et al. · Frontiers in Education · 6

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The content and implementation of shared professional knowledge in early childhood education

2016 · Anitta Melasalmi, Jukka Husu · Early Years Journal of International Research and Development · 6

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Pre-service early childhood teachers’ perceptions of their playfulness

2022 · Tarja-Riitta Hurme, Signe Siklander, et al. · 4

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Knotworking — not working: Interprofessional collaboration and co-figuration of pre-service special education teachers

2023 · Anitta Melasalmi, Saija Tanhuanpää, et al. · Research Papers in Education · 3

Early childhood educators’ professional learning through shared practices

2018 · Anitta Melasalmi · UTUPub (University of Turku) · 2

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Agentic Playful Teachers: The Playful Mindset of Pre-Service Teachers

2022 · Anitta Melasalmi, Signe Siklander, et al. · 1

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Enacted and Unaddressed Pedagogical Opportunities During Play Sessions: A Case Analysis of Early Childhood Education Pre-Service Teachers’ Professional Vision

2026 · Tarja-Riitta Hurme, Anitta Melasalmi, et al. · Education Sciences

Agentic playful pre-service teachers: positionings from teacher-initiated playful teacher to community-shared playful teacher

2025 · Melasalmi Anitta, Siklander Signe, et al. · UTUPub (University of Turku)

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A comparative study of early childhood education and care national documents between China and Finland

2025 · Shuanghong, Jenny Niu, Malinen, Olli-Pekka, et al. · UTUPub (University of Turku)

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Pre-service teachers’ playfulness and its connections to the working life

2023 · Siklander, Signe, Kangas, Marjaana; id_orcid 0000-0001-8492-2368, et al. · LaCRIS (University of Lapland)

Peruskouluikäisten lasten vanhempien koettu toimijuus covid-19-pandemian hätäetäopetuksen aikana

2022 · Turunen Serja, Melasalmi Anitta, et al. · UTUPub (University of Turku)

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Peruskouluikäisten lasten vanhempien koettu toimijuus covid-19-pandemian hätäetäopetuksen aikana

2022 · Serja Turunen, Anitta Melasalmi, et al. · Kasvatus

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Works count: 20

Citation count: 119

H-index: 6

I10-index: 3