Volume 11 Issue 1
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Publication A Nexus of Eyes: The Praxis of Chaplaincy in One Faith Based Educational System Through Emerging Emic Perspectives(Avondale Academic Press, 2017-07-01) Gane, Barry; Fitzsimmons, Phil; Parker, Michael J.Internationally chaplaincy as a whole,
and school based chaplaincy in particular, is
morphing into new forms within emerging national
uncertainties, and cultural diversity. Drawing on
their work in Ireland, King and Norman (2009)
believe that the role of school chaplains everywhere
needs to be carefully realigned and rethought.
This paper seeks in part to address this
situation, unpacking the initial ‘emic-journey’ of
a three year multi-case study research agenda
that seeks to holistically investigate how key
stakeholders in three faith based schools
understand the role and practice of school
chaplains. In this instance, the stakeholders
included administrators, chaplains and students.
The multi-case study approach and the stratified
sets of respondents were deemed to be the best
‘goodness of fit’ as Parekh’s (2000) axiom clearly
states an understanding that one group’s place
within an organisation needs to be considered not
in isolation, but as intersecting forces that act as a
“locus of identity.”
Publication STEM Down the Track: Two Christian Schools' Further Experiences(Avondale Academic Press, 2017-07-01) Merriman, Jennifer; Kilgour, Tieren; Fitzsimmons, Phil; Kilgour, Peter W.Students’ perceptions of what STEM is and
how it has been implemented in their schools
is reported in this paper. Students were asked
in focus groups about what STEM is and how
they had seen the progress their two respective
schools had made in its implementation. The
data showed that students were very familiar
with what STEM is and how it was developing
in their schools. While younger students
enjoyed the fun and the challenge, secondary
students could see the potential for the STEM
they are doing at school to help in their future
employment. Another interesting factor revealed
in the study was the alignment of student
answers with each of the cognitive levels of
Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.