Karen Ragoonaden
Biographic Data
| ID | 5167040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Ragoonaden |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Ragoonaden |
| SIGNATURE | RAGOONADEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2746-4553 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teacher Education, Well-Being and a Sense of Belonging
This article draws from a Canadian project examining the holistic dimensions of well-being in teacher education programs. In keeping with calls to action in research and in the practice of teacher education, conceptualizations offering a wider view of well-being—beyond physical, mental, and emotional health—guided the inquiry. This study presents findings from a questionnaire disseminated to students in three teacher education programs in Western…
Reorienting toward complexity in teacher education
We are teacher educators committed to reorienting toward complexity in teacher education, given the multiplex terrain of the education landscape that awaits teacher candidates (TCs) upon receiving their Bachelor of Education degree. Within our context, we are preparing teachers to work with a recently revised curriculum and many regional, national, and global challenges and mandates, especially the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation …
Storying and Re-storying Indigenous Content, Perspectives, and Histories in an Elementary Arts Based Curricular Experience
As part of a larger study focusing on the interdependence of creative and critical curricula, this research examines how an arts experience in an elementary school was re-storied, with the guidance of local and place-based First Nation community members, as an exploration of decolonizing curriculum. A school-based musical theatre experience titled Re-Storying Canadian History, which intended to address concerns about Canada’s 150th anniversary, s…
A Canadian ESL Teacher in China
Through a self-study of teacher and teacher education practices, this article explores cultural discontinuities between Canadian teachers and Chinese students enrolled in Canadian offshore schools. The methodology of self-study provides a means to think about, understand and develop teachers' practice in contexts where intercultural diversity impacts on best practice. Strategies and techniques to ameliorate teacher–student interaction, conception…
Creating Identity and Culture in the Great White North
This article raises the question of how the Canadian educational system can avoid the polemics of massive immigration from non-European countries and strive towards developing an equitable, fair and sustainable society based on socially just, cohesive principles. The discussion revolves around the concepts of culture and identity in a pluralistic society and how the educational system responds to these challenges. The focus is on understanding th…
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This study raises the question of how the Canadian educational system can avoid promoting cultural or ideological racism in a student population that is increasingly Indigenous and immigrant. It responds to this question by pointing to the need to expand knowledge systems in teacher education programs, presenting a multi-thematic discussion that explores how contemporary ways of teaching and learning can be transformed into a diverse, sustainable…
Creating Identity and Culture in the Great White North
This article raises the question of how the Canadian educational system can avoid the polemics of massive immigration from non-European countries and strive towards developing an equitable, fair and sustainable society based on socially just, cohesive principles. The discussion revolves around the concepts of culture and identity in a pluralistic society and how the educational system responds to these challenges. The focus is on understanding th…
Creating Identity and Culture in the Great White North
This article raises the question of how the Canadian educational system can avoid the polemics of massive immigration from non-European countries and strive towards developing an equitable, fair and sustainable society based on socially just, cohesive principles. The discussion revolves around the concepts of culture and identity in a pluralistic society and how the educational system responds to these challenges. The focus is on understanding th…
Sntrusntm i7 captikwlh
This study raises the question of how the Canadian educational system can avoid promoting cultural or ideological racism in a student population that is increasingly Indigenous and immigrant. It responds to this question by pointing to the need to expand knowledge systems in teacher education programs, presenting a multi-thematic discussion that explores how contemporary ways of teaching and learning can be transformed into a diverse, sustainable…
A Canadian ESL Teacher in China
Through a self-study of teacher and teacher education practices, this article explores cultural discontinuities between Canadian teachers and Chinese students enrolled in Canadian offshore schools. The methodology of self-study provides a means to think about, understand and develop teachers' practice in contexts where intercultural diversity impacts on best practice. Strategies and techniques to ameliorate teacher–student interaction, conception…
Storying and Re-storying Indigenous Content, Perspectives, and Histories in an Elementary Arts Based Curricular Experience
As part of a larger study focusing on the interdependence of creative and critical curricula, this research examines how an arts experience in an elementary school was re-storied, with the guidance of local and place-based First Nation community members, as an exploration of decolonizing curriculum. A school-based musical theatre experience titled Re-Storying Canadian History, which intended to address concerns about Canada’s 150th anniversary, s…
Reorienting toward complexity in teacher education
We are teacher educators committed to reorienting toward complexity in teacher education, given the multiplex terrain of the education landscape that awaits teacher candidates (TCs) upon receiving their Bachelor of Education degree. Within our context, we are preparing teachers to work with a recently revised curriculum and many regional, national, and global challenges and mandates, especially the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation …
Teacher Education, Well-Being and a Sense of Belonging
This article draws from a Canadian project examining the holistic dimensions of well-being in teacher education programs. In keeping with calls to action in research and in the practice of teacher education, conceptualizations offering a wider view of well-being—beyond physical, mental, and emotional health—guided the inquiry. This study presents findings from a questionnaire disseminated to students in three teacher education programs in Western…
Pedagogy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Curriculum (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (3 works) · Indigenous and Place-Based Education (3 works) · Cultural diversity (2 works) · Cultural pluralism (2 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 works)