Fields of expertise
Narrative theory, narrative and transformative learning, teacher training, worldview education, planetary good life
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Research topics
Narrative theory, narrative and transformative learning, teacher education, the role of teachers as agents of cultural sustainability change, learning related to cultures, values and beliefs
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Selected publications
Keränen-Pantsu, R. (2023). Stories that shape our world: Cultural narratives in the Finnish worldview education (Doctoral dissertation, Itä-Suomen yliopisto).
Keränen-Pantsu, R., & Heikkinen, H. (2019). Pedagogical purposes of narratives in worldview education: Teachers’ conceptions. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 18(5), 58-72.
Keränen-Pantsu, R., Huttunen, R., & Heikkinen, H. L. (2023). Kohti reflektiivistä katsomuskasvatusta. Kasvatus ja aika, 17(1).
Heikkinen, H. L., & Keränen-Pantsu, R. (2024). Making Sense of Narrativity. In Narratives in Educational Research: Methodological Perspectives (pp. 179-200). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Ikonen, E., Keränen-Pantsu, R., & Welz, C. (2024). Imagining sustainable worlds: the potential of mythical stories in environmental education. Journal of Philosophy of Education, qhae021.
Keränen-Pantsu, R., & Rissanen, I. (2018). What kind of tensions are involved in the pedagogical use of religious narratives? Perspectives from Finnish Evangelic Lutheran and Islamic religious education. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 39(2), 157-168.
Kavonius, M., Ikonen, E., Keränen-Pantsu, R., Lamminmäki-Vartia, S., Poulter, S., & Putkonen, N. (2025). Maailmakeskeinen kasvatus katsomusten kohtaamisen tukena. In Erimielisten tila: Vaikeiden aiheiden käsittely opetuksessa. Gaudeamus.