Articles in international scientific journals (refereed)

in process/ published

• 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.

• Randolph, J., Kangas, M. & Ruokamo, H. (Submitted). An international investigation into the effects of technology-enriched playgrounds on academic achievements. Manuscript submitted.

• Kangas, M. (2010). Finnish children views on the ideal school and learning environment. Learning Environments Research, 13(3), 205–223.

• 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. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/thinking-skills-and-creativity/most-read-articles/

• 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.

• Randolph, J., Kangas, M. & Ruokamo, H.. (2008). Predictors of Dutch and Finnish students’ satisfaction with schooling. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11, 193–204.

• 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.