An Analysis of the Responses to Open-Ended Questions in the Australian Survey

This chapter reports the qualitative results of two questions from a survey administered to educational workers in Seventh-day Adventist institutions in Australia. The two questions addressed the Australian workers’ perception of the mission of the church through their institution and how their educational institution is different from similar educational institutions

An Analysis of the Responses to Open-ended Questions in the Solomon Islands\u27 Survey

This chapter reports the results of a survey conducted to determine how workers in Seventh-day Adventist educational institutions in the Solomon Islands perceive the mission of the church and how they believe their educational institution is different from other similar educational institutions

A Review of Literature: What is an Ideal Internationalised School?

This article presents the findings of a literature review conducted from 2005 to 2013 on the elements involved when a school internationalises. In the past there has been predominant focus on the teachers or the international students at schools with little emphasis on a whole school approach to internationalisation. This review considers the body of literature on internationalisation and synthesises the findings using a stage play metaphor to construct the ideal performance of a school-wide approach to internationalising. The first act by the school leadership is that of organising and managing the school, the second act involves the international student and their experience, and the third and final act is that of the teachers and their pedagogy. This literature review presents all the elements through the acts, key roles and essential scenes for the best performance of a school for internationalisation

Make Your Choices Better than Chance: Here’s how to get it Right

This book is about worldviews and how a worldview affects a person’s decision making. Humans have free will and are therefore able to choose a worldview. In life, although there are factors beyond a person’s control, for example, their birth or their parents, among other things, but there are factors that can be controlled. This book focuses on what a person can choose to do and the decisions that a person can make

Imagine, Interrupt, Innovate: Internationalising Teaching and Learning Practice

Internationalisation of the curriculum is a key research area at the intersection of teaching and learning. Increasing numbers of international students in Australian schools and tertiary institutions necessitate the reconceptualisation of curriculum to incorporate global perspectives and develop intercultural competencies of both students and teachers. Accordingly, this research project identified key discipline areas at Avondale College of Higher Education in which to perform pedagogical intervention with an internationalisation focus. Three lecturers undertook action research in the areas of Primary Education, Business and Theology, resulting in the production of culturallyinformed perspectives, increased cross-cultural awareness and the identification of areas for future research and innovation

NAD Teachers’ Understanding of What Adventist Schools Should be Doing and How Adventist Schools are Different

This chapter reports the results of two open-ended questions on a survey to which education workers in Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) schools across the North American Division (NAD) of the General Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church responded. These two questions address how NAD teachers perceive the mission of the SDA Church within their school and how their school is different from similar education institutions