معرفی
Junlin Yu is an Academy Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Education, University of Helsinki (Faculty of Educational Sciences). His research focuses on educational psychology, particularly student motivation, school burnout, achievement goals, and gender role influences. Yu has supervised doctoral theses at multiple universities including University College Dublin and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He has received significant funding including Academy Research Fellowships and Strategic Research Council grants.
Research Interests
- Student motivation and mindset profiles
- Socioemotional well-being in educational contexts
- Gender differences in academic performance and engagement
- Climate change education and youth development
Key Projects
- "ClimComp": Climate change competency education (2021-2026)
- Resilient School Systems (2021-2024)
- Growth mindset cultivation in classrooms (2023-2028)
Yu's recent work explores interconnected trajectories of achievement goals and well-being, as well as the impact of teacher beliefs on student mindset development. His studies frequently appear in top journals like Learning and Instruction and British Journal of Educational Psychology.
