Creating readiness for adopting a health promoting schools framework.

Belinda’s research examined the adoption of a Health Promoting School (HPS) framework in an International School. The development of a carefully constructed and executed change message, and simultaneously using top-down and bottom-up approaches were critical to initiating change. Alternative strategies for establishing HPS in the international school context were identified.

Negotiating differences: stimulating creative geographical thinking through critical engagement.

This thesis explored how differences of opinion, associated with student's perspectives about earthquakes; impacts, influenced the level of geographical thinking displayed during group conversation. The findings formulated a Model for Geographical Reasoning which could be used by teachers to support their translation of the concepts and skills outlined in the Australian Curriculum for Geography into their pedagogical decisions.