Threading connections
Academic Publications
- Chajed, A. & Haavisto, C. (2023). Comfortable diversity: Constructions of unthreatening difference in Finnish media. In: Globalisation, Societies and Education.
- Haavisto, C., Chajed, A. & Kyllönen, R. (2022). Children’s News Media as a Space for Learning About Difference. In: Media and Communication
- Chajed, A. (2022). Trying to make it “feel like home”: The familial curriculum of (re)constructing identities and belonging of immigrant parents living in Finland (doctoral dissertation). Teachers College, Columbia University.
- Chajed, A. (2022). Change from Within: A Journey of Seeking Transformational Wisdom. In: Teacher Reflections on Transitioning from K-12 to Higher Education Classrooms.
- Chajed, A. (2020). Enduring colonial struggles: Understanding present experiences of immigrants in Finland through the lens of the past. 20th Nordic Migration Conference. Proceeding.
- Chajed, A. (2020), Dual Identities as the Subaltern and the Colonizer: A Narrative. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2020: AERA online repository.
- Chajed, A. (2019), How Prominent Discourses in the United States and Finland Guide Early Childhood Education Curriculum. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019: AERA online repository.
Bridging theory and practice
Below are two projects I have worked on that work to bring academia to the practical world we live in. These projects encapsulate what I hope to be the core of my future research, scholarship and teaching.
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy is talked about a lot in academia but what does it actually mean for teaching? I sought to bridge this gap by writing three accessible articles and creating resources teachers could use in their classroom. One of these articles and resources can be accessed here.
Trust-M Project
My current work is with migrants and service providers in Finland to understand how they define trust. This collaborative, qualitative, ethnographic research provides the foundation to design digital services that are equitable, trustworthy and accessible. You can find out more about the project here.
Image sent by Layna (pseudonym) as part of our collaboration for her chapter.
Dissertation
My dissertation on the aspirations of immigrant parents in Finland for their children’s identity and belonging illustrates my approach to research: relational, thoughtful and expansive. Rather than trying to hide from the complexities of human interaction and self-understanding, I embrace it through the theories and methods I use. In playing with data with participants, we can work to collectively make research-driven change in society.