Narrative theory and learning, education related cultures, values and worldviews, teacher education and transformative learning
Research topics
Cultural narratives, teacher education, worldview reflectivity, difficult topics in school, planetary good life
Key words: narrative theory, transformative learning, teacher education
Tutkijatohtori
Tampereen yliopisto
Kasvastustieteen tohtori
Jäsen
raili.keranen-pantsu (at) tuni.fi
Keränen-Pantsu, R. (2023). Stories that shape our world: Cultural narratives in the Finnish worldview education (Doctoral dissertation, University of Eastern Finland).
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.
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. (2025). Imagining sustainable worlds: the potential of mythical stories in environmental education. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 59(1), 59-78.
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.