TEACH Journal

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TEACH Journal of Christian Education is hosted by the School of Education at Avondale University and is published by Avondale Academic Press. It is part of The Ministry of Teaching, a collaborative initiative of Adventist Schools Australia and shared stakeholders. Publication began in 2007 to fulfil shared purposes including affirming and informing established educators, attracting and supporting young adults in choosing and committing to a teaching career and empowering Christian education communities.

Journal content demonstrates exemplary practice, reports current research, reviews philosophical and theoretical positions and recounts the potential for satisfaction and fulfilment in the change agent role of effective teaching.

The journal publishes articles informing Christian education that relate to teaching and professional practice; educational administration; research and scholarship; and also includes reflections, impressions and experiences of Christian educators.

TEACH Journal of Christian Education is published biannually by Avondale Academic Press, with editions in April and September. The journal invites and welcomes contributions that relate to its mission and the various content areas covered by the journal. It intends to provide a forum for topics of interest and issues relevant to Christian education.

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    Jameekka Says Course Helped her Grow in Confidence
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Stacey, Brenton
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    Guidelines for new Grads: Understanding the Unspoken Rules of the Workplace
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Cox, Cindy
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    Students Rank their Experience at Avondale Among the Best in Australia
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Stacey, Brenton
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    Designing a Supervision Training Program with Research Supervisor's Voices
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Kilgour, Peter; Northcote, Maria; Lounsbury, Lynnette; Browning, Carie
    The purpose of this study was to design a series of workshop events for new or novice supervisors of higher degree by research candidates using input from the novice supervisors, experienced supervisors and a panel of experts. A mixed methodology was adopted where the novice and experienced supervisors completed a Likert-style questionnaire and participated in semi-structured focus groups and interviews. Data from experts was collected from a hosted panel. The novice supervisors were most concerned about managing the supervision process and dealing with candidate issues, giving feedback, working with different methodologies they may not be familiar with, and supervising in areas outside their field of expertise. The experienced supervisors added that the workshops should include advice about relationships and the wellbeing of candidates. The outcomes of the study were pragmatic because they fed into the content of the workshops, thereby training novice supervisors with aspects of supervision they felt they needed, along with aspects recommended by experienced supervisors. This study suggests that, when institutions are designing training events for higher degree by research supervisors, key stakeholders, including the potential learners (novice supervisors), should be systematically consulted. This form of teaching in a Christian institution includes all the basics of recognised good supervision but adds the elements of Christian care and support.
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    Implementation Strategies to Pervade Lecture Capturing Technologies Using Panopto in Moodle: An Exploratory Case Study in Singapore Bible College
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Chen, Jason
    Singapore Bible College (SBC) recognises that the mere purchasing of any education technology tools is not sufficient to pervade its use. Implementation strategies based on sound principles of barriers to technology integration were formulated, implemented, and measured to gauge its effectiveness. Its final goal is that the use of Panopto technology is fully leveraged to benefit the teaching and learning community within SBC.
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    Improving Financial Policy Compliance and Internal Control at Adventist Schools in Thailand: Recommendations from Stakeholders
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Chulkasate, Catherine; Hamra, Wayne
    This research study examined concerns about financial policy compliance and internal control mentioned in General Conference Auditing Service audit reports at four Seventh-day Adventist schools in Thailand. It focused on how to resolve recurring violations of denominational financial policies and improve control of accounting and administrative functions. A total of 32 in-depth interviews of external and internal stakeholders were conducted to search for practical ways to deal with common compliance and internal control problems. A key finding was a need to share policy compliance and management letters with school boards and financial staff, respectively, to facilitate rapid resolution of problems. Local contexts should be considered when implementing policies and internal controls. Given significant variations in laws and customs, higher organizations should study how to thoughtfully apply good governance principles in local situations.
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    Re-generation: The Missional Imperative of Christian Schooling
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Pearce, Cameron; Prior, Chris
    We live in a time where the Christian church and our Christian faith have been pushed to society's peripherals. Operating in environments that are increasingly secular, where consumerism abounds, it can be easy to define Christian schooling in almost oppositional terms. There is another way. What if those of us involved in Christian schooling were to reimagine Christian education through a shared missional lens grounded in the foundation of the Missio Dei (God's Mission)? The potential of the missional lens for Christian schooling is considerable. It grounds the Christian school movement, and the identity of the teacher, in the larger biblical narrative. Additionally, with each generation invited to engage in mission in a way that is contextual, it allows for a multiplicity of ways to participate in the outworking of God's mission within the context and setting in which each school has been placed.
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    Christian Education in the Metaverse
    (Avondale Academic Press, 2023) Price, Julia; Price, Kelly
    The metaverse, an immersive virtual reality space where users interact with other users, has become a legitimate consideration for organizations as they strategize for the long term. Education is one industry, among many others, which has joined the metaverse with the hope of engaging students in a new way. Given the reach of the metaverse, Christian education and other faith-based educational institutions have the opportunity to interact and learn in a new way on a global scale. The purpose of this reflection is to offer a starting point for Christian educators and organizations to discuss this new endeavour of the future of education.
TEACH Journal of Christian Education is hosted by the School of Education and Science under the auspices of Avondale College of Higher Education, NSW, Australia and its governing and affiliated bodies.Views expressed in the journal are not necessarily those of the publisher or stakeholders. Also, the publisher is not responsible for the quality of goods or services advertised.