Here, you can explore our research publications in journals and other platforms, where you can stay updated on our latest work and developments.
Research publications
Salti, T. (2023). Children of Drama: An Arts-Based Educational Action Research Project Applied to a Group of In-Service Educators. Research in Arts and Education, 2023(2), 99–110. https://doi.org/10.54916/rae.122762doi.org
Salti, T. (2021). Educators’ per-spectives on arts in education, interdisciplinary teaching and pedagogical environments. Arts and physical pedagogical environments as “educators” [Master’s thesis]. University of Gothenburg.http://hdl.handle.net/2077/69377
Other publications
Happy to be part of the NACER research team! Northern Art, Community, and Environment Research (NACER) is a research group within the Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland. It focuses on art education, including visual art education in schools, educational institutions, and universities, as well as in the broader field of visual arts and contemporary collaborative art forms. NACER emphasizes cultural and social cooperation and sustainability, aligning with the University of Lapland’s profile.
https://nacerteam.weebly.com/theodora-salti.html
How can theaters enhance education and foster innovative teaching? How does visualization become a teaching tool in drama pedagogy, shaping new learning worlds? Want to know more? Visit this link to explore my research project, Theaters as Teaching Environments, conducted at Visual Arena, Lindholmen Science Park. This project examines how drama pedagogy, visualization, stories, materials and set design contribute to teaching practices.
https://visualarena.lindholmen.se/en/project/theaters-teaching-environments
The official site for the course I lead at the University of Lapland. Course Title: Theaters as Teaching Environments This course explores sustainability, nature connection, drama pedagogy, transdisciplinary teaching, the “100 languages” metaphor, staging educational spaces, and the pedagogical environment as a “third educator.” Ideal for preschool and primary school teachers, librarians, museum educators, art educators (atelieristas), pedagogistas, drama educators, and those studying or aspiring to work in these fields—especially if interested in using environment and drama pedagogy as teaching tools.
https://www.ulapland.fi/EN/Units/Faculty-of-Art-and-Design/Studies/Art-Education-
This entry discusses my research, published in Några RADer, on the RAD website. What is RAD? RAD (Riksorganisationen Auktoriserade Dramapedagoger) is Sweden’s official body for drama pedagogy and the only organization that authorizes drama pedagogues. Each quarter, it publishes Några RADer, a magazine featuring insights and stories from drama educators across Sweden.
https://www.dramapedagogen.se/2025/02/02/teatrar-som-undervisningsmiljoer/
Salti, T. (2023). This entry about my village, Trovato, was published on the University of Lapland’s website in 2023. It aims to explain aspects of my doctoral studies to a general audience.
https://www.ulapland.fi/EN/Research/Doctoral-education/Article-by-PhD-candidate-2023_10
This podcast on Theaters as Teaching Environments was created based on my study’s description and some preliminary findings. It was generated by Google NotebookLM, a recently launched AI research assistant by Google that analyzes uploaded articles and produces an audio file resembling a stunningly realistic conversation between two well-seasoned podcast hosts discussing your content. In this way, the basic ideas of a research project can be communicated to the general public. After the podcast was created, I added some pictures from the project via Premiere Pro to enrich the visual aspects.
https://youtu.be/27zs5B765cU?si=dlw32xnSRRL4LUuz