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Courses taught 2010/2011:
EDU251 Children's Literature
EDU422 Teaching Language Arts- PJ
EDU423 Teaching Language Arts- JI
EDU426 Reading Problems & Remediation- PJI
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate, Education, Monash University
Dissertation: "Exploring the role of a grand narrative in promoting a worldview in Christian Higher Education."
M.Ed. (2002), College of Christian Higher Education, National Institute of Christian Higher Education
Thesis: "How do teachers trained at MASTERS institute reflect their worldview in the use of a picture book?"
M.WS. (1994), Worldview Studies, Institute for Christian Studies
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Literacy, worldview and Christian Higher Education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
JOURNALS
Belcher, C. (2010). Family portrayal in children's picture books: The elephant in the room. Teaching with compassion, competence and commitment, 3(2), 51-70.
Belcher, C. (2008). Between the covers: Suffering, trauma and cultural perspectives in children's picture books. Journal of Christian Education (Australian Christian Forum on Education Incorporated), 51(2), 41-57.
Barranco-Mendoza, A., Belcher, E. C., Pudlas, K. A., & Persaud, D. R. (2008). Intelligent guided e-learning systems for early learners with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 6(4), 1-5.
Belcher, E. C. (2008). The portrayal of family in children's picture books: From modern to postmodern worldview. In M. Endres (Ed.), 2007 Forum for Christian Teacher Educators: The role of christian higher education with the K-12 christian school - training the future generation of leaders (pp. 1-14). Colorado Springs, Colorado: ACSI/Purposeful design publications.
Nelson, H. F., Belcher, E. C., & Barranco-Mendoza, A. (2007). The 'second sex' in cyberspace: Decoding the discourses of techno-utopianism. MP:An international peer reviewed, quarterly feminist online journal, 1(5).
Belcher, E. C., & Schwartz, L. (2007). Re-visioning education: In search of connectedness. CD-ROM refereed proceedings E-journal: Australian Teacher Education Association (AETA) 2007 Conference: Quality in teacher education: Considering different perspectives and agendas, 18.
Belcher, E. C. (2006). Is the heart of education the education of the heart? Summer 2006 ICCTE journal, Vol. 2(No. 1), 15.
Belcher, E. C. (2006). In Elliott, D.C. and Harris, E. (2006) is there life after Christian education? Two tasks: Redeeming the soul, redeeming the mind; electronic journal for the education track National Faculty Leadership Conference, June 22-25, Alexandria, VA. Published by Learning light educational press, Claremont, CA for Christian leadership ministries. eJournal for the education track NFLC conference, 2006, eJournal CD. Juried presentation.
Belcher, E. C. (2006). In Elliott, D.C. and Harris, E. (2006) Whose world and whose word directs educational practice? Two tasks: Redeeming the soul, redeeming the mind; electronic journal for the education track National Faculty Leadership Conference, June 22-25, Alexandria, VA. Published by Learning light educational press, Claremont, CA for Christian leadership ministries. eJournal for the education track NFLC conference, 2006, eJournal CD. Juried presentation.
Belcher, E. C. (2005). The place of worldview in Christian approaches to education. Journal of Christian Education (Australian Christian Forum on Education Incorporated), Volume 48(Number 3), 9-24.
Belcher, E. C. (2004, May 27 - 29). Using Van Brummelen's curricular model to advance literacy acquisition through story. Paper presented at the CCTE Conference: Partnering using best practices in education, George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon.
Belcher, C. (2003). What do you do with a slightly-used worldview? College of Higher Education E-journal, www.cche.edu.au November, 2003(Christians Engaging with Culture in Education), 19-36.
Belcher, C. (2002, January 21-24, 2002). Picture books as worldview tools: A biblical response. Paper presented at the Transforming Education Conference: The Heart of the Matter, Barossa Valley, Australia.
Belcher, C. (2002, January 21-24, 2002). Christian Educators: culture formers in a postmodern world. Paper presented at the Transforming Education: The Heart of the Matter, Barossa Valley, Australia.
Belcher, E. C. (2001). The world is a funny old place...Harry who? The Christian Teacher's Journal, Volume 9, No. 1, pages 10-14.
Badley, K. et. al., & Belcher, C. (1998). Identifying Christian schools: How do you know if you've found one? Journal of Education and Christian Belief, 2:1/Spring 1998, 13.
PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS
Belcher, C. (2010). Book Review: The fabric of faithfulness. Christian Educators Journal, 49(4), 27-30.
Belcher, E. C. (2008). Book Review: Jule, Allyson (Ed.), 2007, Language and religious identity: Women in discourse. Gender and education, 20(6), 668-669.
Belcher, E. C. (2005). Book Review: Agee, B., & Henry, D. E. (2003). Faithful learning and the Christian scholarly vocation. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Journal of Christian Education (Australian Christian Forum on Education Incorporated), Vol. 47(numbers 2 & 3), pp.135-136.
Belcher, E. C. (2004). Book Review: The foundations of Christian school education. Journal of Education and Christian Belief, 8:2(Autumn 2004), 145.
Belcher, C. (2003). Book Review: Habits of the high-tech heart: living virtuously in the information age by Quentin J. Schultz. The Christian Teacher's Journal, Volume 12(3).
BOOK CHAPTERS
Belcher, E. C. (2004). Chapter 5: The dance of storytelling through picture books. In K. Dickens, R. Edlin & J. Ireland (Eds.), Pointing the way: Directions for Christian education in a new millennium (pp. pages 71-89 of 311). Sydney: Openbook Publishers.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS ACCEPTED AND FORTHCOMING
Belcher, C. (2010). Chapter 9: Beyond constructivism: Exploring grand narratives and story constructively. In H. K. Lee (Ed.), Faith-based education that constructs: A creative dialogue between constructivism and faith-based education (pp.22).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
International Reading Association (IRA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE)
International Association of Professional Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE)
International Coalition of Christian Teacher Educators (ICCTE) Steering committee
Editor of the ICCTE journal
Chair of the Publications Committee, ICCTE journal
Redeemer University College Representative, Editorial Board of CEJ
Journal
CROSS APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Professor, Education, Trinity Western University
Redeemer University College Representative, Editorial Board of CEJ Journal