Vuokko Hirvonen

Vuokko Hirvonen
Born1955
Ohcejohka, Finland
OccupationProfessor
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oulu
Academic work
DisciplineSámi Literature
InstitutionsSámi University

Vuokko Hirvonen (born 1955) is an author and professor emeritus of Sámi literature and school research at Sámi University of Applied Sciences.[1] She has written extensively about Sámi women's literature and Sámi teacher education.

  1. ^ Hirvonen, Vuokko (2008), Hornberger, Nancy H. (ed.), "'Out on the fells, I feel like a Sámi': Is There Linguistic and Cultural Equality in the Sámi School?", Can Schools Save Indigenous Languages? Policy and Practice on Four Continents, Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 15–41, doi:10.1057/9780230582491_2, ISBN 978-0-230-58249-1, retrieved 2020-12-23