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Listen (1948-2011)
No full textListen magazine was dedicated to a war against the scourges of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and other forms of substance abuse. The magazine’s subtitle for nearly 40 years, “A Journal of Better Living,” was changed to “Celebrating Positive Choices” beginning with the September 1987 issue.https://research.avondale.edu.au/esda/1588/thumbnail.jp
Investigative Judgment (Judgement)
No full textThe investigative judgment is a central doctrine in Seventh-day Adventism’s highly developed theology of judgment and eschatology. One of the churches most misunderstood doctrines, it has been the subject of much scrutiny, severe criticism, dynamic defense, and continued affirmation
In Their own Words: Parents Celebrating Teachers and Adventist Education
Get PDFIn Australia, over one-third of school enrolments are in non-government schools and a large proportion of these are in faith-based schools. Why do parents choose to send their children to fee-paying schools when there are free government schools available for all children? Further, in Australia’s secular society, why do parents, and many non-faith parents, choose faith-based schools to educate their children? Parents choose faith-based schools for many reasons and this chapter presents the qualitative findings from interviews with parents. While exploring their reasons for choosing faith-based schooling for their children, many parents shared positive perceptions of Adventist education, and how schools and teachers had favourably influenced their choice. In their own words, parents provide a window into their experiences, perceptions, and affirmation of Seventh-day Adventist education and the teachers who are the face of Adventist education: truly, a celebration of teaching
God\u27s Word, Students, and Christian Classrooms: The Why and How
Get PDFWith ready access to God’s Word, it is challenging and disturbing to read research declaring “that only two in ten Aussie Christians read their Bible daily” (Hughes and Pickering, 2010, para. 1) and see census data showing that Christianity is declining in the community, especially among 18-25-year-olds (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022). Blair (2016) contends that our culture has become biblically illiterate, lacking basic biblical knowledge. Because Christian education is predicated on God’s Word, Christian schools are in a unique position to contribute to efforts to reverse the current trend of biblical illiteracy. In this chapter, we define biblical literacy and discuss why it is important in contemporary Australian society. We then outline why biblical literacy is such an important aspect of a student’s education in a Christian classroom and consider how Christian teachers can be positively engaged in this journey and quest with their students. Finally, we describe practical ideas, scenarios, and examples of biblical literacy programs currently available in Australia and the South Pacific region
Mr J and his \u27Insta\u27 Account: Aaron Builds big Social Media Following to Inspire Other Teachers
Get PDFMeet Aaron Johnston (BEd, 2008), who epitomises the bright future of teaching
Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment: In Celebration of Teaching
No full textThis book is the fourth in the series ‘Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment’. Spanning Christian Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary learning environments, it explores and celebrates how these environments, and in particular the teachers who create them, reveal Jesus to their students.The chapters in this volume range from literature supported narratives, to research-based papers, to original research in schools. This book also investigates a variety of topics, including parent perceptions of Adventist education, graduate attributes, celebrating teaching over instruction, and case studies from the teachers at Fulton Adventist University College. Varying between the practical and the philosophical, each chapter contributes to a celebration of what Christian teachers have done, are doing, and can do in the future to best reveal Jesus in their learning environments
The Effectiveness of an Online Interdisciplinary Intervention for Mental Health Promotion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textBackground
There is an urgent need for efficacious interventions to combat the global mental health crisis, and mental health promotion and primary prevention approaches are paramount. The aim of this study is to examine whether an online interdisciplinary intervention that incorporates evidence-based strategies from the disciplines of Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology improves measures of mental health and emotional wellness. Methods
A randomized controlled trial with a wait-list control (N = 425, aged 46.97 ± 14.5, 69.9% females) was conducted in Australia and New Zealand. The intervention group participated in a 10-week online interdisciplinary intervention. Primary outcome measures of mental health and emotional wellness were taken at baseline (Week 1), post-intervention (Week 12), and 12 weeks post-intervention (Week 24). The wait-list control completed the same assessments. Results
General Linear Modelling analyses indicated that the intervention group experienced significantly greater improvements than the wait-list control group over time in all outcome measures: mental health (F(319) = 7.326, p = 0.007) and vitality (F(319) = 9.445, p = 0.002) subscales of the Short Form Survey (SF-36); depression (F(319) = 7.841, p = 0.005), anxiety (F(319) = 4.440, p = 0.36) and stress (F(319) = 12.494, p \u3c 0.001) scales of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21); and life satisfaction (F(319) = 8.731, p = 0.003) as measured by the Satisfaction With Life Scale. Within the intervention group, significant improvements were observed from Week 1 to 12 in all outcome measures: mental health (10%, t(167) = − 6.423), p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.50), vitality (22%, t(167) = − 7.043, p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.54), depression (− 41%, t(167) = 6.189, p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.48), anxiety (− 38%, t(167) = 5.030, p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.39), stress (− 31%, t(167) = 6.702, p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.52) and life satisfaction (8%, t(167) = − 6.199, p \u3c 0.001, dz = 0.48). Improvements in the outcome measures remained significant in the intervention group at 12 weeks post-intervention. Conclusion
The online interdisciplinary intervention improved measures of mental health and emotional wellness suggesting that such interventions may be useful for mental health promotion and prevention
Do Tertiary Institutions\u27 Goals Change? A Delphi Follow-Up Study
No full textThis research investigated the \u27use-by-date\u27 of Delphi study outcomes - an area overlooked in Delphi literature. The findings signposted the continuing relevance and importance of high priority goals (HPGs) formulated for an educational institution more than two decades ago. Excellence and service featured as foremost values, among others, embedded in or associated with HPGs. The results of the study point to the long-term durability of value-laden goals in Delphi studies; particularly as goals relate to a prevailing worldview
Remembering Mona Mona: The Mission in the Rainforest
No full textOperating from 1913 to 1962, Mona Mona Mission was a Seventh-day Adventist institution for Indigenous Australians in the Cairns hinterland in northern Queensland. Although unique in both its affiliation with the Adventist Church and among the church\u27s institutions, Mona Mona was part of a government system that sought to regulate and control most aspects of the lives of Australia\u27s First People\u27s in that era
Blunden, Harold Murray (1885–1974)
No full textHarold Murray Blunden was a missionary to China, church administrator, including General Field secretary and Home Missions secretary for the Asiatic Division