Papers by Anna-Liisa Ojala
Authentic learning environments for in-service training in cybersecurity: a qualitative study
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning
Lätkässä lajiin. Jääkiekko nuoren miehen investointina
Today's youth create body culture which builds upon different norms concerning sports to the ... more Today's youth create body culture which builds upon different norms concerning sports to the ones of previous generations. This study examines the changing socialization environments of youth sports in modern and postmodern eras. We investigate how the norms related to goals in snowboarding differ from athletic goals of modern youth sports. The data includes semi-structured interviews with Finnish professional snowboarders. Our study indicates how the socialization environments of youth sports have become more diverse due to the norms cherished in action sports. Although snowboarding competitions continue the goal traditions of modern sports, the diversity and versatility of snowboarding styles and the array of goals within the sport allow participants to construct their identities in more creative ways than athletes in modern sports. Moreover, snowboarders avoid the seriousness of modern sports by ironizing the goal and rule orientation of sports also in snowboarding competitions.
International Journal of Adult Education and Technology
This qualitative study includes nine semi-structured interviews with cybersecurity experts from d... more This qualitative study includes nine semi-structured interviews with cybersecurity experts from different security-related organizations who are familiar with cybersecurity exercises. Its contribution to cybersecurity workforce development focuses on organizational learning rather than individual skills development and relevant competencies. It was found that the utilization of thematic analysis methods develop individual readiness and expertise. It also enhances the maturity of an organization's processes, roles, communication, and exercise capabilities. Moreover, the exercises increase social trust between individuals and organizations through business-to-business cooperation. However, there were several barriers and challenges in utilizing learned skills and competencies within an organization, including a need to increase the capacity of staff members who participate in the exercise.
Nautinnonhalu vie voitonjanon: Lumilautailu ja urheilun muuttuvat sosialisaatioympäristöt
Vaihtoehtoisuutta ja valtavirtaisuutta : tutkimus suomalaisten lumilautailijoiden uria raamittavista asenteista, olosuhteista ja resursseista
Studies in sport, physical education and health, 2015
Median merkitys nuorisokulttuurisessa liikkumisessa
Voiton tavoittelusta nautinnollisiin lumilautailukokemuksiin: Urheilukulttuurin sosialisaatioympäristöjen muutokset modernista jälkimoderniin siirryttäessä
Kasvatus & Aika, 2014
Today’s youth create body culture which builds upon different norms concerning sports to the ones... more Today’s youth create body culture which builds upon different norms concerning sports to the ones of previous generations. This study examines the changing socialization environments of youth sports in modern and postmodern eras. We investigate how the norms related to goals in snowboarding differ from athletic goals of modern youth sports. The data includes semi-structured interviews with Finnish professional snowboarders. Our study indicates how the socialization environments of youth sports have become more diverse due to the norms cherished in action sports. Although snowboarding competitions continue the goal traditions of modern sports, the diversity and versatility of snowboarding styles and the array of goals within the sport allow participants to construct their identities in more creative ways than athletes in modern sports. Moreover, snowboarders avoid the seriousness of modern sports by ironizing the goal and rule orientation of sports also in snowboarding competitions.
Suomalaisen orkesterilaitoksen asema suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa
Being an athlete and being a young person: Technologies of the self in managing an athletic career in youth ice hockey in Finland
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Engaging in youth sports is a major investment, and it requires choosing and balancing between an... more Engaging in youth sports is a major investment, and it requires choosing and balancing between an athlete’s life and other practices and ways of life important to adolescents. In this Foucauldian year-long ethnographic study on Finnish 18–20-year-old elite male ice hockey players I consider an athletic career as a moral question and examine what aspects of their behaviour are affected when these players submit to the external and internal control they encounter when advancing themselves and their careers, and how they problematize the codes that govern their actions. The players expressed six modes of subjection altogether that were important to cultivation of the self: exercising, nutrition, rest, motivation, player role and emotions. The processes of cultivation were strongly guided by coaches and well internalized by the players. However, the hockey players were also young people with interests and choices quite different from a disciplined athletic life, and the coaches also hel...
Institutionalisation in professional freestyle snowboarding – Finnish professional riders’ perceptions
European Journal for Sport and Society, 2014
International Sport Coaching Journal, 2016
Her doctoral study dealt with professional snowboarding in Finland. She has been engaged in the s... more Her doctoral study dealt with professional snowboarding in Finland. She has been engaged in the snowboarding field for more than twenty years, recently as a representative of niche media. During the last year, her main focus has been on composing a pedagogical guide for equestrian sports in Finland and on studying reasons for low physical activity.
International Sport Coaching Journal, 2015
Action sports (e.g., snowboarding, skateboarding, windsurfing, BMX) have traditionally celebrated... more Action sports (e.g., snowboarding, skateboarding, windsurfing, BMX) have traditionally celebrated antiauthoritarian, do-it-yourself and anticompetition cultural values. With the institutionalization and commercialization of action sports over the past two decades, and the introduction of mega-sports events such as the X Games, and the inclusion of some action sports into the Olympic Games (i.e., snowboarding, freestyle skiing, BMX), action sport athletes are increasingly working with coaches, psychologists, agents, managers and personal trainers to improve their performances. In this Insights paper we consider coaching in action sports via the case of Finnish professional snowboarders’ attitudes to coaches. Drawing upon conversations with elite freestyle snowboarders we briefly present insights into their perceptions of the various positions of coaches in professional snowboarding before we offer suggestions built upon a Problem-based learning approach for coaches interested in work...
Authentic learning environment for in-service trainings of cyber security: a qualitative study
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning
Nurturing and sidelining capitalism in discourses of player potentiality in Finnish ice hockey
Sport in Society
Nurturing and sidelining capitalism in discourses of player potentiality in Finnish ice hockey
Sport in Society
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Papers by Anna-Liisa Ojala