Tonje Baugerud

Tonje Baugerud is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Teacher Education and International Studies, Department of Kindergarten Teacher Education. She serves as Study Leader for Area 3 and is a member of the research group Professional Understanding and Professional Ethics in Kindergarten (ProfEt).

Research Interests: Her work focuses on early childhood education with an emphasis on religious education (KRLE), ethical professionalism, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism in educational settings. She explores how kindergarten and school teachers engage with pluralism, particularly through lived religion and ethical decision-making.

Publications Trends: Her recent publications analyze the LK20 curriculum, phenomenological approaches to empathy in religious education, and systemic racism in Norwegian academia. The research combines theoretical depth with practical implications for teacher education.

• Scientific Publications:
  • Seeing hidden racism in Norwegian academia: the uncomfortable conversation (2025)
  • Taking (the) other's perspective – a phenomenological investigation of the core elements of KRLE and RE in LK20 (2023)
• Textbooks:
  • Religions in Kindergarten (2024)
• Dissemination:
  • Islam som levd, mangfoldig og dynamisk religion i barnehagen (2024)
  • Christian Lomsdalen: Burde vi det? Profesjonsfaglig etisk kompetanse i skolen (2024)

Advising and Grants: While specific advisees and funded projects are not listed, her role as Study Leader and active research output suggest involvement in supervising students and contributing to research initiatives related to ethics and diversity in early education.

Labs and Research Groups: She is actively involved in the research group Professional understanding and professional ethics in kindergarten (ProfEt), which investigates ethical dimensions of professional practice in early childhood education.