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 | Lead/Funding Body | Researchers | Completion Details | Project Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Educational Leaders: Perceptions Along the Journey | CERC / ASA Leadership Institute | Peter Williams | 2022 - | This project aims to explore Adventist School Australia (ASA) employees’ perceptions of leadership issues and leadership development programs. |
| School Chaplaincy: The Ministry of Presence During School Lockdowns | CERC / ASA Leadership Institute | Peter Williams | 2022 - | The purpose of this research is to explore school chaplains’ perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on their roles in support of school students and staff, as well as the challenges, supports, sense of belonging, purpose and mission of these school chaplains. |
| The Relationship Between School Climate and Faith Engagement in Schools | CERC/ CASTL | Peter Kilgour, Kevin Petrie | 2021-2025 | |
| 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 | 2019- | 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. |
| 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- | Investigates teachers’ perspectives on the journey of Adventist schools in managing the COVID-19 response, especially during the 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. |
| An Analysis of Research Fellowships at Avondale | CERC | Peter Kilgour | 2021- | Tracks the effectiveness of the current workload formula that allocates academic staff their research hours, to find out how we can maximise research outputs from the staff we have. |
| Sustainable Development Goals at Avondale | CERC | Peter Kilgour | 2022- | This project is analysing the level of knowledge of Avondale staff of the SDGs, and then organising training for them. Their new level of knowledge of the SDGs will be researched after they have done their professional learning. |
| The Narratives of Adventist Tertiary Institutions – An International Study | CERC | Peter Kilgour | In the works | Looks at 6 Adventist tertiary institutions around the world & traces their philosophies & raison d’etre. |