Our Projects
The projects undertaken by CERC include research areas that:
- Examine Christian schools’ connections to current education trends
- Establish the efficacy of curriculums, initiatives and projects of Christian schools from a Christian standpoint.
- Seeks to examine the faith development of students in Adventist schools.
Current Projects
| Project title | Partner/Funding Body | Avondale Researchers | Completion details | Project information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why Avondale? | CERC | Maria Northcote, Jane Fernandez, Steve Currow, Peter Kilgour, Carolyn Rickett | 2021- | Aims to investigate, firstly, why MPhil and PhD candidates choose Avondale to complete their research degrees and, secondly, to determine why these candidates stay at Avondale throughout their postgraduate studies. |
| Teachers’ perspectives of the impact of COVID-19 shutdowns, and how they perceive the future, for ASA (Adventist Schools Australia) schools | CERC/ Adventist Schools Australia | Peter Kilgour, Maria Northcote, Jason Morton, Megan Cousins, Kirsty Pearce | 2021- | Will investigate teachers’ perspectives on the journey of Adventist schools in managing the COVID-19 response, especially during the COVID-19 school shutdown and on return to face-to-face teaching. The study will also come to understand their perceptions of what the ‘new normal’ for education may look like in the future. |
| Leadership Development: A Key to Educational System Sustainability | CERC | Peter Williams | 2019- | |
| The Integration of a school market gardening program into the Australian F-6 curriculum: A case study of one Adventist primary School | CERC | Bev Christian, Sandra Ludlow, Jason Morton, Karyn Stanton, Peter Williams, Dr Robyn Pearce, Marion Shields, Andrea Thompson | 2021 | Explores how one Adventist primary school integrates a school market gardening program into both the Australian F-6 curriculum & the objectives of Adventist education for authentic learning. |
| Where to go for a Christian research degree? | CERC | Maria Northcote, Peter Kilgour, Carolyn Rickett | TEACH Journal of Christian Education (possibly 2 articles) | |
| An analysis of Research Fellowships at Avondale | CERC | Peter Kilgour | ||
| The Relationship Between School Climate and Faith Engagement in Schools | Peter Kilgour, Kevin Petrie | |||
| The narratives of Adventist Tertiary institutions – an international study | Peter Kilgour | |||
| Sustainable Development Goals at Avondale | Peter Kilgour | |||
| Co-construction of Research training activities with HDR students | Peter Kilgour |