Sherry's research interests include: internationalisation; EAL/D students and pedagogy; online assessment design; reading intervention; Mathematics across the primary; and Christian discipleship.
| Year | Level | Research title | Institution | Supervisor type |
| 2019 | PhD | An axiology of being: a Grounded theory of Christian early childhood education leadership | Avondale University | Associate supervisor |
| 2017 | BEd (Primary)(Honours) | A millenial case study of literacy in Minecraft based on the Four Resource model for reading | Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| 2025 | PhD | An examination of the lived experiences of designated literacy leaders who receive and implement coaching in Australian schools | Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| current | PhD | Perceptions of spiritual well-being in the leadership of Australian Christian schools | Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| current | PhD | The development of a framework for the analysis and construction of an evangelical Christian philosophy of education | Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| current | PhD |
The impact of classroom design on secondary student psychological safety |
Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| current | PhD | Women in leadership in education | Avondale University | Principal supervisor |
| current | PhD | The impact of games-based learning on primary student numeracy proficiency in Papua New Guinea | Avondale University | Co-supervisor |
Hattingh, S., & Northcote, M. (2023). Personalising online assessments: A systematic literature review. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(10), 1420-1436. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2023.2250743
Shields, M., & Hattingh, S. (2022). Christian early childhood leaders: Management challenges and responses. International Journal of Christianity and Education, 26(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/20569971211039243
Shields, M., & Hattingh, S. (2022). Christian early childhood leadership: Relational values and practices. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 31(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10656219.2022.2033653
Hattingh, S., Morton, L., Ferret, R., Petrie, K., Heise, J., & de Waal, K. (2016). A qualitative analysis of discipleship in the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Responses to a global and regional survey. Journal of Adventist Mission Studies, 12(1), 156-171. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jams/vol12/iss1/12/
Petrie, K., Hattingh, S., Ferret, R., de Waal, K., Morton, L., & Heise, J. (2016). Developing a discipleship measurement tool. Journal of Adventist Mission Studies, 12(2), 86-104. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jams/vol12/iss2/9
Hattingh, S. (2016). A review of literature: What is an ideal internationalised school? Educational Review, 68(3), 306-321. doi:10.1080/00131911.2015.1087970
McIver, R. K., Hattingh, S., & Kilgour, P. W. (Eds.). (2020). Education as preparation for eternity: Teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands, and their perception of mission. Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.
McIver, R. K., & Hattingh, S. J. (2019). Educating for service and mission: Teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America and their perceptions of mission. Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.
Northcote, M., Williams, A., Petrie, K., Seddon, J., & Hattingh, S. (2018). Integrating the scholarship of teaching, learning and assessment into one institution’s homegrown professional learning resources. In J. Lim, & A. Williams (Eds.), Adventist online education: Realizing the potential (pp. 79-96). Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.
Hattingh, S. (2017). An analysis of the responses to open-ended questions in the Solomon Islands' survey. In R. McIver, & P. Kilgour (Eds.), Perceptions of mission held by teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands (pp. 145-159). Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.
Hattingh, S. (2017). An analysis of the responses to open-ended questions in the Australian survey. In R. McIver, & P. Kilgour (Eds.), Perceptions of mission held by teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands (pp. 81-97). Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.
Hattingh, S. J. (2013). A case study of pedagogical responses to internationalisation at a faith-based secondary school in Australia (Doctoral thesis, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia). Retrieved from https://eprints.qut.edu.au/62443/.
