Datta, Ranjan
University of Saskatchewan, College of Education
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A Relational Theoretical Framework and Meanings of Land, Nature and Sustainability for Research with Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Local Environment, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 102-113
Description
Discusses importance of relationality and spirituality when working with communities.
Decolonizing Both Researcher and Research and Its Effectiveness in Indigenous Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Research Ethics, vol. 14, no. 2, September 28, 2017, pp. 1-24
Description
Looks at ways of valuing and using Indigenous knowledge on an equal footing with Western methods, and integrating the two when appropriate. Explores issues such as disconnection from practice, unclear researcher responsibility, forms of neutrality, and overlooking participants cultural protocols.
Decolonizing Methodologies: A Transformation from Science Oriented Researcher to Relational/Participant-Oriented Researcher
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 115-130
Description
Discusses decolonizing the research process, beginning with how researchers engage with Indigenous communities; challenges the mainstream scientific idea that there is a “single truth to be discovered and that scientific knowledge is far more valuable than subjective or experiential knowledge.”
How to Practice Posthumanism in Environmental Learning: Experiences with North American and South Asian Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
IAFOR Journal of Education, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 53-67
Description
Discusses first-hand experiences in Fund Du Lac, Saskatchewan and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh which illustrate how a researcher can move beyond a Western approach to engage participants as co-researchers.
Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience With the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Jebunnessa Chapola
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 52-80
Description
Focuses on everyday practices and traditional experiences within Indigenous regions.
Land-Water Management and Sustainability: An Indigenous Perspective in Laitu Khyang Community, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Theses
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Description
Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Meanings and Implications of Culture in Sustainability Education Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vince Anderson
Ranjan Datta
Shannon Dyck
Jean Kayira
Janet McVittie
Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-18
Description
Authors discuss their involvement in three studies: the first focused on family-based education, the second on Indigenous youths' identification with a sense of culture and place, and the third on educating teacher candidates.
Participatory Action Research and Researcher's Responsibilities: An Experience With an Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Nyojy U. Khyang
Hla Kray Prue Khyang
Hla Aung Prue Kheyang
Mathui Ching Khyang ... [et al.]
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 18, no. 6, November 2015, pp. 581-599
Description
Looks at how the relational methodology was applied during a study conducted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environments, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-14
Description
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Rethinking Environmental Science Education from Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives: An Experience with a Dene First Nation Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50-66
Description
Examines the importance and implications of land-based approach and discusses how this particular community has taken control of programs, gained leadership in wisdom traditions and taught respect for the land and its inhabitants.
Traditional Storytelling: An Effective Indigenous Research Methodology and its Implications for Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 35-44
Description
Author uses two case studies one in Bangladesh and the other in Saskatchewan to provide the importance of storytelling as a research method.
Understanding Sustainability Education: A Community-based Participatory Experience
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Nyojy U. Khyang
Hla Kray Prue Khyang
Hla Aung Prue Kheyang
Mathui Ching Khyang ... [et al.]
Revista Brasileira de Educação em Ciências , vol. 14, no. 2, October 2014, pp. 99-108
Description
Study uses participatory action research (PAR) methodology approach to look at the meanings of sustainability within the community of Laitu Khyeng, Bangladesh.