BTI Staff Research

At BTI we are passionate about research; how our research shapes our own programme delivery and helps to support and grow those engaged in Teacher Education and Counselling or Social Work settings. We have 7 PhDs on staff currently, all of whom teach in our undergraduate programmes in Teacher Education, Counselling and Social Work and one who works as part of the learning support team. We believe this greatly enhances the learning experience for our students and leads to better outcomes.

BTI staff research includes:

• Interweavings: Conversations between Narrative Therapy and Christian faith 
• Illness, Impairment and disability:Language and metaphor in six people's actions of agency
• Development and Evaluation of a Pilot Training Intervention for School Guidance Counsellors around Adolescent Depression
• Influence of the Diploma of Teaching Studies on teachers in Tonga
  
• Calling the courageous – When more of the same won’t do
• What comes first? The chicken or the egg? Exploring the connection between cordial relationships and general learning relationships in the practicum context
• Cultural confluence - Challenges for a training provider intending to work cross-culturally within Maori and Pasifika contexts

The quality of BTI's research is recognised by the Tertiary Education Commission.

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BTI Staff who are engaged in research:

Dr Alaster Gibson

Dr Andrew Butcher

Dr Beverley Norsworthy

Dr Francine Bennett

Dr James Arkwright

Karyn Robertson

Dr Marion Sanders

Peter Maslin

Rachelle Hulbert

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Strong research culture at BTI evidenced by excellent PBRF Quality Evaluation Results

Over recent years Bethlehem Tertiary Institute has been growing a strong and dynamic research culture during which staff have been involved in conducting research in the fields of Teacher Education, Counselling and Social Work. The success of our work in research has been confirmed in the 2018 Quality Evaluation round with the highest quality evaluation outcomes since the PBRF Quality Evaluation programme commenced. This reflects the increased number of ‘research active’ educators at BTI, the quality and rigour of the research being undertaken at our institution and acknowledges our national influence.

Current research being undertaken by staff continues to influence professional fields of practice. Some of the research projects underway include; educating children with disabilities, resilience for adolescents, coping strategies when dealing with conflict, immigrants finding their place in Aotearoa, education for sustainability, service learning and the influence of digital identities on well-being. Some BTI ‘research active’ staff are also providing leadership with emerging Visual Research Methodologies such as Photo Elicitation. 

With the impetus of our expanding research base, BTI continues to be effective in its mission to undertake research for influential service.

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