Comparisons between Adventist teachers in Australia, the Solomon Islands, North America, and Europe

Abstract

This chapter reports on comparisons between responses from teachers in Adventist schools in Australia, the Solomon Islands, North America, and the Trans European Division of Seventh-day Adventists that have emerged during data collected as part of a world-wide research project examining the Perceptions held by employees of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of their relationship to the mission of the Church. The data considered includes the age and educational profile of teachers in the three regions, and a report on selected responses to questions relating to their practices of personal spirituality and beliefs. The chapter considers possible explanations for some of the interesting differences in practices and beliefs that emerged among the groups of teachers, despite their clear common positive commitment to the key beliefs and practices of the Adventist Church.