Selected publications (in English):

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Brozo, W. G., Sulkunen, S., Shiel, G., Garbe, C., Pandian, A., & Valtin, R. (2014). Reading, Gender, and Engagement: Lessons From Five PISA Countries. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 57 (1), 584−593. doi:10.1002/jaal.291

Brozo, W. G., Sulkunen, S., & Veijola, A. (2018). Participation as a Pathway to Content Knowledge: Engaging All Students in Disciplinary Literacy Practices. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 5 (8), 27−35. http://www.ijessnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3.pdf

Eklund, K., Torppa, M., Sulkunen, S., Niemi, P. & Ahonen, T. (2018). Early cognitive predictors of PISA reading in children with and without family risk for dyslexia. Learning and Individual Differences, 64, 94−103. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2018.04.012

Sulkunen, S. (2013). Adolescent Literacy in Europe − An Urgent Call for Action. European Journal of Education, 48 (4), 528−542. doi:10.1111/ejed.12052

Sulkunen, S., & Malin, A. (2018). Literacy, Age and Recentness of Education Among Nordic Adults. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 62 (5), 929−948. doi:10.1080/00313831.2017.1324898

Sulkunen, S., Nissinen, K., & Malin, A. (2021). The role of informal learning in adults’ literacy proficiency. European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, Pre-published. https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.1325

Torppa, M., Eklund, K., Sulkunen, S., Niemi, P., & Ahonen, T. (2018). Why do boys and girls perform differently on PISA Reading in Finland? The effects of reading fluency, achievement behaviour, leisure reading and homework activity. Journal of Research in Reading, 41 (1), 122−39. doi:10.1111/1467-9817.12103

Välijärvi, J., & Sulkunen, S. (2016). Finnish School in International Comparison. In H. Niemi, A. Toom, & A. Kallioniemi (Eds.) Miracle of Education: The Principles and Practices of Teaching and Learning in Finnish Schools (pp. 3-21). Sense Publishers. doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-776-4_1

Non-refereed scientific articles

Lundetræ, K., Sulkunen, S., Gabrielsen, E., & Malin, A. (2014). A comparison of PIAAC and PISA results. In A. Malin (Ed.) Associations between age and cognitive foundation skills in the Nordic countries: a closer look at the data (pp. 171−187). Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Institute for Educational Research.

Sulkunen, S. (2007a). Authentic texts and Finnish youngsters: A focus on gender. In P. Linnakylä, & I. Arffman (Eds.), Finnish Reading Literacy. When quality and equity meet (pp. 175−198). Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Institute for Educational Research.

Sulkunen, S. (2007b). The national framework curriculum for reading literacy in Finland. In P. Linnakylä, & I. Arffman (Eds.), Finnish Reading Literacy. When quality and equity meet (pp. 81−105). Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Institute for Educational Research.

Sulkunen, S., & Arffman, I. (2010). Choosing engaging reading materials. In C. Garbe, K. Holle, & S. Weinhold (Eds.) ADORE – Teaching struggling adolescent readers in European countries (pp. 102−113). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Sulkunen, S., & Malin, A. (2014). Adult education and training in the Nordic countries. In A. Malin (Ed.) Associations between age and cognitive foundation skills in the Nordic countries: a closer look at the data (pp. 69−93). Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä, Finnish Institute for Educational Research.