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The Special Character of Adventist Education Video Kindergarten-Grade 12Watch this video to learn what makes Kempsey Adventist School in Australia a Christ-centered educational ministry. Help parents and teachers understand the special character of Seventh-day Adventist education through this demonstration of best practices in... -
Transformational Teaching - Adventist Worldview Curriculum Frameworks Kindergarten-Grade 12Explore "the foundational worldview from which an Adventist teacher delivers the Australian National Curriculum." These curriculum frameworks focus on the "principles, values and threads that undergird and guide what we consider to be real,... -
A Decade of Encounter Biblical Studies Kindergarten-Grade 10“Starting with a brief history of the development of the [South Pacific Division] Encounter Bible curriculum and summary of the evaluative research methodology, this paper draws on teacher, student and administrator interview data in its account of teachers’... -
A New Perspective Concerning Place, Reconciliation, and Judgment via a Consideration of the Nexus between Christianity and Indigenous Spirituality Tertiary-Lifelong"The paper first offers a brief overview of some key concepts of Native Title, inclusive of key dates and events significant to the current native title issues in Australia. It then proffers a new perspective concerning three key issues relevant to the... -
A Nexus of Eyes - The Praxis of Chaplaincy in One Faith Based Educational System Through Emerging Emic Perspectives Lifelong"The concept of chaplaincy as a practical counterpoint to the dystopian images of war embedded in many cultural mind-sets, especially European and Australasian meta-narratives, is evolving while simultaneously moving into uncharted waters of new... -
A Response to – A Decade of Encounter Kindergarten-Grade 10"This study—A Decade of Encounter—research commissioned by Adventist Schools Australia, offers valuable data worthy of reflection as we enter a new decade of Encounter’s implementation within Australia. The time and effort... -
A Western Plains Boy’s Diary - Aspects of Outback Life in the 1930s, Through a Teenager’s Eyes Grade 7-Grade 10"Has learning about text types lost some of its lustre for your students; particularly boys? Does Studies of Society, HSIE, or History need a fillip to energise students’ learning in your classroom? Could your Bible/Scripture/Studies of Religion... -
Affective Response as a Catalyst for Reimagining Curriculum and Pedagogy for Teaching of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Cross-Curriculum Priority in Christian Education Kindergarten-Grade 12"In 2018, Australians Together commissioned research on a trial program designed to improve teachers' confidence in relation to teaching the Australian Curriculum's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.... -
An analysis of home economics curricula in Australian public secondary schools and North American Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools, with implications for Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Australia Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to (1) compare home economics curricula for state secondary schools in Australia and Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in North America, and (2) adapt Australian state curriculum guides to meet... -
An Initial Response to the Gonski Report Review of Funding for Schooling - The Final Report (2011) Kindergarten-Grade 12"On Monday, 20th February, 2012, the eagerly awaited Review of funding for schooling—the final report by David Gonski, was released to an assemblage of educational leaders amid tight security in Canberra....The perception of Adventist Schools... -
Analysis of the factors affecting job satisfaction among educational administrators employed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: This study addressed the problem of why educational administrators within the Seventh-day Adventist system in Australia were not remaining longer than their positions. The approach taken was to address the area of job satisfaction and to examine... -
Anzacs Were Secular but . . . Soldiers Steeped in Biblically-Informed Worldview had Passive Belief in Diffusive Christianity Tertiary-Lifelong"It’s always tempting to see the past in terms of the present, to deny the past its difference. In Australia, perhaps that temptation has been hardest to resist when it comes to Anzac history. In popular imagination and representation, the Anzacs... -
Australia's Medical Marijuana Subterfuge Grade 11-LifelongMedical cannabis has been legally prescribed by Australian physicians for nearly 20 years, yet in a push to legalize marijuana, the media has created the opposite illusion. “This discussion informs educators and potentially their students, particularly... -
Australian Research on School Climate and Faith Engagement Kindergarten-Grade 12This poster shares the first year overview of Avondale College and School's two year longitudinal mixed methods research. The study is investigating whether an increase in staff and student engagement in school-based faith development activities equate to... -
Avondale Creates Community for Christian Early Childhood Educators in Australia 0-2 years-Kindergarten"Avondale has helped establish the first association for Christian early childhood educators in Australia at an inaugural conference organised and hosted by its Discipline of Education. The inter-denominational Australian Christian Early Childhood... -
Beliefs, Perceptions and Practices of Seventh-day Adventist Educators in Australia and New Zealand TertiaryThe survey instrument was an updated adaptation of that developed by Plubell (1979) for his study of SDA educators in the American northwest. The anonymously completed questionnaire for this study sought to determine the Australian and New Zealand SDA educators’... -
Beyond Telling - Narrating Trauma in the Wartime Writings of Great War Chaplain William McKenzie Kindergarten-Grade 12What do war heroes and Christian teachers have in common? This story of Salvation Army Chaplain of the Australian Imperial Force McKenzie draws similarities to educators, who are also “engaged in the midst of suffering, disarray and confusion”,... -
Book Review - Religious Education in Early Childhood Preschool-Grade 3In this TEACH journal book review, Fitzgibbon reviews the book Religious Education in Early Childhood, which focuses on "research, current issues, and opinions from new perspectives, to encourage and provoke discussion and reflection among early... -
Bright sparks - A study of the availability of gifted education programs within Seventh-day Adventist Primary Schools within Australia Kindergarten-Grade 12This study investigated the provisions made for gifted students in Seventh-day Adventist Primary Schools in Australia, with particular reference to six aspects of gifted education, namely: (1) identification, (2) gender equality, (3) priority, (4) the extent... -
Can Leadership Help Teachers Deal with Change-associated Challenges? Kindergarten-Grade 8Findings and discussion from studies done within Adventist Schools Australia about teachers' perceptions of change and their principals' leadership characteristics. -
Can Teachers See Australia's New Caste-ism? Kindergarten-Tertiary"There are competing narratives about the design and purpose of life within our Western world. Part of this competition of ideas is caught up in implications that come from how we view human beings as persons. This article proposes that one of these new... -
Celebrate Cultures Unit Plan Grade 5-Grade 10"This unit will focus on cultures of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, South America, Australia and Oceania, the Caribbean and Europe. It is designed to accommodate teachers that may choose to cover all or selected geographical regions.... -
Chaplaincy in Christian Schools - Towards a Policy Platform for Productive Partnerships Preschool-Tertiary"Pastoral care or student wellbeing, as it is often referred to, now straddles educational institutions from early childhood centres to university graduate schools.2 Whether in the public, independent or Christian school sector, it appears no longer... -
Christianity and a Good Society in Australia - A First Response to Stuart Piggin's Murdoch Lecture Kindergarten-LifelongIn this TEACH Journal article, the author responds to a challenge to focus the values of Christianity on making 21st century Australia a "good society". The author charts the directions for a projected three-part series, framed by the typology of... -
Christianity's Potential Contribution to Australian Society Tertiary-Lifelong"Internationally, the proportion of Christians in developing countries is tending to increase, whereas the proportion of Christians in developed countries generally is decreasing. This paper first provides a brief overview of the current Australian demographic... -
Critical Reflection - Impact and Implementation Considerations in Early Childhood Education and Care 0-2 years-Preschool“This paper reports on a research study that explored the impact and implementation of critical reflection as part of the National Quality Standard (NQS) in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). This research identified that critical reflection... -
Development and Ministry Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1995-2000 Education Report from the South Pacific Division (SPD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The report discusses the advancements and progress made in the following areas: Curriculum Development; Accreditation and Performance... -
Editorial: International Journal of New Perspectives in Christianity Tertiary-LifelongEditor Vivienne Watts explains the goal of the new journal published by Avondale College. Its main purpose "is to offer new perspectives on Christianity, and to identify ways and means through which Christianity can engage... -
Environmental Spirituality Tertiary-Lifelong"It is difficult to address the crises of ecology and relevance in religion where the culture is increasingly secular, disbelieving, and unable to ground itself in local experience. This paper proposes that church leaders have the opportunity to change... -
Factors influencing the development of the curriculum in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and New Zealand, 1892-1977 Kindergarten-Grade 12At the time that Seventh-day Adventists opened their first school at St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, in 1892, to train ministers, they had no plans for the school system which emerged. However, as quickly as plans were formulated, other forces and influences came... -
Future Leadership of Schools in Australia - Employee Perceptions of Taking on the Challenge Kindergarten-Grade 12"Educational systems are experiencing a global leadership crisis...there is a lack of willingness from classroom teachers to take on school leadership roles. Anecdotal evidence would suggest this is also the case within Adventist Schools Australia (ASA),... -
Holistic School Improvement - The Journey in Australian Adventist Schools Kindergarten-TertiaryChristian schools strive to offer the best possible education, but how can this be most successfully evaluated? “This organisational journey traces transition from an initial recognition of an archaic ‘inspectorial model’ of school evaluation... -
In What Story Are We Living? Tertiary-LifelongReferencing the debate about Australia’s ANZAC Day, the author reflects on how stories and history affect us. He concludes that “if we have a genuine allegiance to the Lord of the universe, then we have a story to tell of living in His grand Story,... -
Introducing Sunnyside Grade 11-LifelongWritten by the author of Stories from Sunnyside, this short article gives the background and setting for the book. -
Is Positive Education an Appropriate Framework for Student Wellbeing in Anglican and Other Christian Schools - A Review of the Literature Kindergarten-Grade 12"This literature review investigated potential problems associated with the uncritical implementation of a Positive Education approach to student wellbeing in the context of Anglican (or other Christian) schools. Six themes were considered in turn,... -
Left Behind and Invalid Comparisons Kindergarten-Grade 12Australians are regularly warned they are in danger of being left behind in various areas compared to other nations. “Nowhere, it appears, are comparisons more ubiquitous than in the area of education and schooling.” -
Mamarapha - Teaching Indigenous Adults Tertiary-LifelongMamarapha commenced as a tertiary level initiative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ministries (ATSIM). Now in its 12th year of operation, the College offers a cluster of courses: pastoral ministry training for indigenous ministers; ministry studies... -
Museums of the Mind - My Friendship with Australian Poet, Gwen Harwood Grade 11-LifelongThe author details her friendship with Australian poet Gwen Harwood, including samples of their communication. -
NAPLAN Gains and Explicit Instruction Kindergarten-Grade 6K-6 teachers at an Australian school have implemented a specific, intentional form of teaching and learning, resulting in significant growth in student achievement. -
Navigating Educational Change - A Teachers Voyage Kindergarten-Grade 8"Study focused on primary teachers in the system of Adventist Schools Australia (ASA). In order to support teachers working in a significant change environment, it is helpful to understand why there is a difference between those teachers who are dealing... -
New Member Research : How and Why People Join the Church TertiaryThis paper reports a new member research in Australia. Its purpose was to discover how and why they have joined the church and what can be learned about the success or otherwise of various evangelistic methods which are currently being used. A four-paged survey... -
Overcoming Tribal Violence - A Challenge for Contemporary Christianity Tertiary-Lifelong"From a selected survey of some recent scientific findings from archaeology and ancient history, the paper draws two main conclusions. First, we who now know enough to follow the Bible story back from Roman Palestine into prehistory can see humanity’s... -
Quality Adventist Schools - A School Review and Improvement Framework Kindergarten-Grade 12Simplify your school improvement process using the Australian Adventist Education school review and continuous quality improvement tool. This framework enables schools to self-evaluate, building a culture of improvement and excellence to ensure quality, sustainable... -
School Climate and Faith Engagement Kindergarten-Grade 12Funded by the Association of Independent Schools in Australia, this two year research collaboration between Avondale School and Avondale University College confirmed a significant link between faith engagement and positive school climate. Read the full report... -
School culture: An investigation of the dominant cultural styles existing in the Australian Adventist education system Kindergarten-LifelongCulture describes the totality of socially transmitted behaviour patterns, beliefs, values and methods of operation that are acceptable to members of a group. It pervades people's minds and forms perceptions to interpret and relate to the world in which they... -
Science teachers’ conceptualisation of professional reflective practice - A reconstruction of the impact of pre-service interaction with lecturing staff TertiaryThis study explores the formative basis of the professional reflective practice of in-service science teachers through their reconstruction of their pre-service interaction with lecturing staff. The study reports through the voice of graduates of the Bachelor... -
Sorry Matters - Through Indigenous Eyes Grade 9-LifelongIn this TEACH journal, four indigenous Australians share their response to the national apology for the 'stolen generations' by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd given February 13, 2008. -
South Pacific Division Encounter Bible Curriculum K-10 Kindergarten-Grade 10The South Pacific Division's Adventist ENCOUNTER Curriculum "is a seamless curriculum that is intentional about exploring big-picture, spiritual concepts with the goal of making a difference for eternity. This curriculum uses the four walls of the classroom... -
South Pacific Division: Change and Consolidation Kindergarten-LifelongThis article from the 1995 General Conference issue of JAE is a report from the South Pacific Division that shares how this education department has grown from a highly centralized program to a resource-based division office. -
St Andrew's Cathedral School's Teaching Christianly Framework Kindergarten-Grade 12Although not Adventist, St Andrews is a highly successful Christian school. The framework discussed “seeks to provide practical and clear approaches to Christian education for faculties and teachers.” -
Stories from Sunnyside - Where it Began Grade 9-Lifelong"Stories from Sunnyside does not provide an explanatory framework of Ellen White’s prophetic role, nor a theological charter for argumentative debates. It recalls the narratives in the life of a person engrossed in the depth of God’s... -
Strategic use of tithe : How does the Seventh-day Adventist Church fare ? TertiaryThis article measures a strategic use of tithe. It includes disadvantages of centralizing tithe, case studies from Australia and New Zealand and their meaning. -
Students Rank Their Experience at Avondale Among the Best in Australia Tertiary“Avondale is a top-tier university for domestic and international student experience, according to the latest and only comprehensive national survey of higher education students.” -
TEACH Editorial Vol 4 Issue 2: Importance of Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 12Graeme Perry illustrates the importance of Christian teachers and schools in the prevention of cultural genocide. Articles in this issue are titled: The Place of Play in Twenty-first Century Classrooms: Evidence and Approaches The Revolutions We... -
Teacher response to curriculum change in an Australian non-government school system. Kindergarten-LifelongThe purpose of this study is to identify and analyse the nature of teacher resistance to the introduction of the first three 'God Is Like This' curriculum documents in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia. This research is 'Decision Oriented... -
Teachers perspectives of participative decision-making: Australian Seventh-day Adventist teachers' perceptions of, involvement in and understandings of contextual influences on, participative decision-making Kindergarten-Grade 12This thesis documents an investigation of aspects of teacher participation in school decision-making within Australian Seventh-day Adventist schools. Since 1970s there has been a call by the Adventist Education Department for greater teacher participation... -
Teaching International Students - An Exploratory View Tertiary"This paper examines the reasons for expanded international enrolment and the ways Australian universities are taking their education product to other locations. It next examines the potential conflict that arises when international students, particularly... -
The Adventist Family in Australia TertiaryThis study examines the varying family dynamics that are present in Australia. These factors include marital status and size of household. -
The Australian Curriculum - A Look Through the Lens of Christian Education Kindergarten-Grade 12"The development of the Australian Curriculum is an ambitious task that involves meeting the needs of a large range of interest groups, each with its underlying philosophy and conceptualisation of what constitutes an effective and viable curriculum. The... -
The Effectiveness of the Methods of Reciprocal Teaching - As Applied within the NSW Primary Subject Human Society and Its Environment - An Exploratory Study Grade 1-Grade 8This TEACH journal article examines reciprocal teaching (RT), "a process involving four distinct activities (questioning, clarifying, summarising and predicting) employed in a student-led, team approach to develop reading comprehension skills among primary... -
The history of Seventh-day Adventist education in Australia and New Zealand Kindergarten-LifelongThe object of this thesis is to present a reasonably complete and comprehensive account of the history and development of Seventh-day Adventist education in Australia and New Zealand. Difficulty has been found in endeavouring to include sufficient... -
The influence of Ellen White upon the development of the Seventh-day Adventist school system in Australia, 1891-1900 Kindergarten-LifelongThe Seventh-day Adventist church operates an extensive system of educational institutions not only in Australia but throughout the world. This thesis examines the contribution made by one of its early leaders towards the establishment and operation of the... -
The Invictus Wellbeing Program - Cultural Architecture and Human Flourishing Kindergarten-Grade 12Learn about the mental fitness and resiliency course that uses Dr Martin Seligman’s PERMA model to help achieve the wellbeing mandate in the 2008 Melbourne Declaration. -
The Karmel report of 1973, a watershed period of the Seventh-day Adventist school system in Australia? Kindergarten-LifelongThis study has arisen out of a need for the SDA community to document and understand the impact of public policy at the federal level on the Seventh-day Adventist education system in Australia, particularly since the early 1970’s. Using a... -
The Martin report of 1964 - a watershed period for Seventh-day Adventist tertiary education in Australia Kindergarten-LifelongAvondale College, previously known until 1963 as the Australasian Missionary College (AMC), stands out as unique among Australian tertiary institutions. It is one of only five remaining non-government tertiary organizations in this country that have endeavoured... -
The Mechanics of Intelligent Design - Good Enough to Teach? Grade 9-Grade 12There has been considerable debate over whether or not Intelligent Design (ID) should be taught to high school students. This TEACH journal article examines some of the basic features of ID as set out by its major proponents. "It also outlines the arguments... -
The National Church Life Survey and the Seventh-day Adventist Church ( Australia ) TertiaryThis paper presents a summary of the Detailed Analysis that is meant only to provide an undocumented overview of the findings of the National Church Life Survey for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia. -
The perceptions of school principals regarding the utilization of microcomputers in Australian Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools Kindergarten-Grade 12The purpose of this study was to determine the extent and nature of computer utilization in Australian Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools. An additional purpose was to determine the factors which principals perceived to affect their plans for computers in education. -
The Relative Impact of a Vegetable-rich Diet on Key Markers of Health in a Cohort of Australian Adolescents Grade 8-Grade 12"Childhood obesity is a widespread health problem in Australia. Overweight in childhood can lead to adult overweight and the development of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Effective strategies for reducing childhood obesity are urgently... -
The Revolutions We Need to Have Kindergarten-Grade 12"An edited version of Bryan Cowling’s Opening Address to the National Christian Schools Policy Forum in Canberra on 24 May, 2010." Cowling believes that, "from a Christian educator’s perspective, there are at least eight areas... -
The Story of the Church's 'Wise' Response to the Great War Tertiary-Lifelong“Research shows a Seventh-day Adventist response to World War 1 that differed from most churches in Australia preserved church and state loyalty. How the church 'tiptoed' between the opposing demands of faithfulness to a theology of church-state separation... -
Third culture kids self-perceptions of effective cognitive and social integration into Australian schools - Link between two worlds - transition of Adventist missionary children to Australia Kindergarten-Grade 12The present study addressed the self-perceptions of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) missionary children, regarding the impact of their overseas experiences on their integration into Australian schools. The main purpose of this study was to identify the strengths... -
Thirdspace Engenders Theological Education Tertiary"Clergy women in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church speak for the first time of their theological training at a private Christian tertiary institution in Australia. A phenomenological design is used to capture and analyse Clergy women's collective lived... -
Time Travel - Teaching Australian History Through Speculative Fiction Grade 9-Tertiary"At first glance, speculative texts have little in common with historical ones. One represents what has happened, one attempts to predict what might take place. And yet, the speculative allows an exploration of the potential that historical writing does... -
Transforming Classroom Practice - Active Recreation in Nature Preschool-Grade 12Many children in urbanized nations such as Australia and the United State experience very limited interaction with nature, as well as inadequate physical activity in general. Consider this article’s suggestions to combat this problem with your classroom... -
Values-Virtues Leadership and the Australian Professional Standard for Principals - Toward a Distinctive Touchstone for Principals in Christian Faith-Based Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12This article "challenges school leaders in Christian faith-based (CFB) schools to live Jesus’ kingdom values and virtues in their daily professional working and personal lives." -
What It Might Mean to Be a Classroom Ready Teacher? TertiaryIt is suggested that what is considered to be ‘classroom ready’ “is dependent upon a worldview presented as ‘normative’ and ‘authorised’ emerging from a powerful story about the world that in terms of establishing...