Associate Professor Kath Engebretson – publications

Publications

Commercially published academic books

  1. Engebretson, K. (2014). Catholic Schools and the Future of the Church. London: Bloomsbury
  2. Engebretson, K. (2009). In Your Shoes: Inter-Faith Education for Australian Schools and Universities. Ballarat, Victoria: Connorcourt .
  3. Engebretson, K., de Souza M, Rymarz, R., and Buchanan, M. (2008). Cornerstones of Catholic Secondary Religious Education. Principles and Practice of the New Evangelization. Terrigal, N.S.W. David Barlow Publishing.
  4. Engebretson, K. (2007). Connecting: teenage boys, spirituality and religious Homebush, N.S.W. St. Paul’s Publications.

 

Edited academic books.

  1. Engebretson, K., de Souza, M., Durka, G. and Gearon, L. (2010). International

Handbook of Inter-Religious Education. The Netherlands: Springer.

  1. De Souza, M., Engebretson, K., Durka, G., McGrady, A. and Jackson, R. (2006). Springer International Handbook of the Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education. The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.

Chapters in commercially academic published books

  1. Engebretson, K. (2012). Teenage Boys and Life-Experience: Towards a Theory of Spirituality and Religion. S.Grosse and L.Davies, (Eds). Gender, Religion and Education in a Chaotic Postmodern World. Ch 19. Springer: The Netherlands. (In Press)
  2. Engebretson, K. (2012). Religious Schools engaging with a secular age. M. Buchanan (Ed). Effective Leadership for Religious Schools: What Leaders Should Know. New York: Continuum.
  3. Canbolat, M.; Albayrak, I. and Engebretson, K. (2012). The Hizmet educational movement and its insights for educational leadership. Buchanan (Ed). Effective Leadership for Religious Schools: What Leaders Should Know. New York: Continuum.
  4. Engebretson, K. (2012). Inter-faith Education in Christian Schools. J. Astley, L.Francis, M.Selcuk and A. Robbins. (Eds). Teaching Religion, Teaching Truth. London: Peter Lang.
  5. Engebretson, K. (2010). Muslims, Catholics and the common purpose of justice and peace. In K. Engebretson, M. de Souza, G. Durka, and L. Gearon, L. (Eds). (2010). International Handbook of Inter-Religious Education. The Netherlands: Springer.
  6. Engebretson, K. (2010). Muslims, Catholics and the common purpose of justice and peace. In K. Engebretson, M. de Souza, G. Durka, and L. Gearon, L. (Eds). (2010). International Handbook of Inter-Religious Education. The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.
  7. K. (2006). Conversations about religious education. In de Souza, M., Engebretson, K., Durka, G., McGrady, A., and Jackson, R. (Eds).Springer International Handbook of the Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education. The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.
  8. Engebretson, K. (2006).Phenomenology and religious education theory. Souza, K.  Engebretson, G. Durka, A.  McGrady and R. Jackson, R. (eds). Springer International Handbook of the Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education. The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.
  9. Engebretson, K. (2006).Learning about and learning from religion. The pedagogical theory of Michael Grimmitt. M. Souza, K. Engebretson, G. Durka, A.  McGrady and R. Jackson, R. (Eds). Springer International Handbook of the Religious, Spiritual and Moral Dimensions of Education. The Netherlands: Springer Academic Publishers.
  10. Engebretson, K. (2006). Leading the secondary religious education curriculum. R. Rymarz, (Ed). Leadership in Religious Education. Homebush, N.S.W.: St. Paul’s Publications.
  11. Engebretson, K. (2001). Religious education for the children of the baby boomers.  Ryan (Ed). Echo and Silence.  Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press. 
  12. Engebretson, K (1999). Managing religious diversity in Catholic religious education.  Bouma and P.Hughes (Eds). Managing Religious Diversity.  Melbourne: AASR.
  13. Engebretson, K. (1999). Australian teenagers and religious education in schools.  Bouma, (Ed). Religion in an Age of Change. Victoria: Monash University.
  14. Engebretson, K. (1997). Dimensions of religious leadership in the Catholic secondary school.  Neidhart, J. McMahon and J. Chapman, J. (Eds). Leading the Catholic School. Richmond, Victoria: Spectrum

Refereed journal articles

  1. Engebretson, K. (2012). Foundational issues in educating young people for understanding and appreciation of the religions in their communities. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. 16, 1, 26-48.
  2. Engebretson, K. and Grajczonek, J. (2012). Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers of Religious Education in Catholic Schools: Implications for Teacher Pre-service Education. Journal of Religious Education. 60,2,16-23.
  3. Engebretson, K. (2012). Whose freedom? Religious freedom in the religiously affiliated educational institution. Journal of Beliefs and Values. (In Press).
  4. Engebretson, K. (2010). The new evangelization and Religious Education in Catholic schools. Religious Education Journal of Australia. 26(1), 22-26.
  5. Ghosn, M. and Engebretson, K. (2010). National Identity of a Group of Young Australian Maronite Adults. Crucible: Theology and Ministry. 3(1), 1-12.
  6. Engebretson, K. (2009). Both universal and local: The catholic/Catholic identity of the Catholic school within the Church. Australian E-Journal of Theology. 14 (1), 1-18.
  7. Engebretson, K. (2009). Beyond Neutrality: The Catholic University and Inter-religious Dialogue. Journal of Adult Theological Education. 6(1), 42-54.
  8. Engebretson, K. (2009). Called to be holy: the transformative potential of Christian service programmes in Catholic schools. Journal of Beliefs and Values. 30 (2), 193-204.
  9. Buchanan, M. & Engebretson, K. (2009). The significance of theory in curriculum change in religious education. British Journal of Religious Education. 3(2), 141-152.
  10. Engebretson, K. (2008). The Catholic school called to dialogue: a reflection on some consequences of the ecclesial unity of the Catholic school. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29(2), 151-160.
  11. Engebretson, K. (2008). Why Should Catholic Schools teach about Religions of the World? Australian E-Journal of Theology. 11(1), 1-23.
  12. Engebretson, K., Smith, K., Seibold, C., Terrett, G., and Ryan , E. (2008).The changing reality of research education in Australia and the implications for supervision: a review of the literature. Teaching in Higher Education. 13(1), 1-15.
  13. Brown T. & Engebretson, K. (2007). Affective learning in a senior secondary Scripture studies course. Journal of Religious Education. 55(2), 13-19.
  14. Engebretson, K. (2006). God’s got your back: teenage boys talk about God. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality.11 (3), 329-345.
  15. Engebretson, K. (2006) A sketch of the promotion of inter-faith harmony at an Australian Islamic school. Journal of Religious Education.54 (3), 72-73.
  16. Engebretson, K. (2006) Identity, masculinity and spirituality: a study of Australian teenage boys. Journal of Youth Studies. 9(1), 91-110.
  17. Engebretson, K. and Rymarz, R. (2005).Putting textbooks to work: Empowering religious education teachers. British Journal of Religious Education 27(1), 53-63.
  18. Engebretson, K. (2004). Conversations about religious education. Journal of Beliefs and Values. 25(3), 267-281.
  19. Engebretson, K. (2004). Learning about and learning from religion: the pedagogical theory of Michael Grimmitt.  Journal of Religious Education. 52(3), 8-14.
  20. Engebretson, K. (2004). Teenage boys, spirituality, and religion. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. 9(3), 263-279.
  21. Engebretson, K. (2003). Issues of truth in the teaching of world religions in Christian schools. Journal of Religious Education. 51(2), 61-65.
  22. Engebretson, K. (2003). Young people, culture, and spirituality: some implications for ministry. Religious Education. 98(1), 5-25.
  23. Engebretson, K. (2002). Writing Church sponsored religious education textbooks.  British Journal of Religious Education. 25(1), 33-47.
  24. Engebretson, K. (2002). Expressions of religiosity and spirituality among Australian fourteen year olds. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality. 7(1), 57-72.
  25. Engebretson, K. (2001). The case for Board of Studies courses in religious education in Catholic schools. Journal of Religious Education. 49(1), 47-50. 
  26. Engebretson, K. & Waldron, P. (2001). Parish clustering and Catholic primary schools. Journal of Religious Education. 49(1), 17-23.
  27. Engebretson, K. (2000). The Melbourne Archdiocesan textbook project. Journal of Religious Education. 48(2), 28-32.
  28. Engebretson, K. (1999). Managing religious diversity in religious education in Church-related schools. AASR Review. 12(2), 141-148.
  29. Engebretson, K. (1999). Intention in Religious Education Curriculum.  Journal of Christian Education. 42(2), 17-25.
  30. Engebretson, K. (1998). Structural arrangements for the role of Religious Education Co-ordinator in Australian dioceses. Journal of Religious Education.  46(2), 23-27.
  31. Engebretson, K. (1997). The four-point-plan of the Melbourne Guidelines and shared praxis: two distinct and different methodologies. Journal of Religious Education. 45(3), 25-30.
  32. Engebretson, K. (1997). The reflective teacher: the role of teacher-thinking and storytelling in the integration of theory and practice in religious education.  Journal of Religious Education. 42(5), 23-29.

Research Reports

  1. Engebretson, K. (2009) Research report on case studies of the Catholic identity of four Catholic secondary schools in the diocese of Sale. (presented to CEO Sale)
  2. Engebretson, K. (2009) Research report on case studies of the Catholic identity of four Catholic secondary schools in the diocese of Sandhurst. (presented to CEO Sandhurst)
  3. Engebretson, K. (2009) Research report on case studies of the Catholic identity of four Catholic secondary schools in the diocese of Ballarat.(presented to CEO Ballarat)
  4. Engebretson, K. (2009) Research report on case studies of the Catholic identity of five Catholic secondary schools in the archdiocese of Melbourne. (Presented to CEO Melbourne).
  5. Engebretson, K. (2006). The changing reality of research education and the implications for supervision in Australia: a review of the literature.  Prepared for the teaching development grant Supporting postgraduate research supervision at ACU.
  6. Engebretson , K. (2006). Report on the quality of the research experience and supervision of research degrees at Australian Catholic University. Prepared for the teaching development grant Supporting postgraduate research supervision at ACU.
  1. Engebretson, K. and Rymarz, R. (2004). Report on the second stage of the implementation of the Melbourne Archdiocesan series, To Know Worship and Love, Books 7-10. A joint project of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the School of Religious Education, Victoria, Australian Catholic University.
  1. Engebretson, K. & Rymarz, R. (2002).  Report on the first stage of the implementation of the Melbourne Archdiocesan series, To Know Worship and Love, Books 7-10.  A joint project of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and the School of Religious Education, Victoria, Australian Catholic University.
  2. Engebretson, K., de Souza, M., and Salpietro, L. (2000). Expressions of religiosity and spirituality among middle school students in Victoria's Catholic secondary schools. Small ARC grant.

 

Other relevant publications

Textbooks to support Religion and Society in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

  1. Engebretson, K. and Bagh, M. (2015 Second Edition). A World of Diversity: a textbook to support Unit 1 of the VCE Religion and Society study design. Terrigal, N.S.W.: David Barlow Publishing.
  2. Engebretson, K. (2014 Second Edition). Catholic ethical thinking for senior secondary students. Melbourne: James Goold House Publications.
  3. Engebretson, K. and Elliott R. (2001). Chaos or clarity: Encountering Ethics. Tuggerah, N.S.W.: Social Science Press: Third edition.
  4. Engebretson, K. and Rule P. (2001). My Story, Our Stories: Religion and Identity in Australia. Tuggerah, N.S.W.: Social Science Press: Third edition.
  5. Engebretson, K. (1996). Creating meaning: essays in belief. A resource book for Religion and Society units 3 &4.  Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.

 Religious education textbooks for Catholic schools

  1. Engebretson, K. (2003). To Know Worship and Love, book 10. Sydney: James Good House Publications.
  2. Engebretson, K. (2003). To Know Worship and Love, book 9.  Sydney: James Good House Publications.
  3. Engebretson, K. (2002). To Know Worship and Love, book 10. Melbourne: James Good House Publications.
  4. Engebretson, K. (2000). To Know Worship and Love, book 9. Melbourne: James Good House Publications.

Other religious education textbooks

  1. Engebretson, K. (1999). Aspects of Faith: An exploration of the world of religion for the middle secondary student. Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.
  2. Engebretson, K. (1994). Do what is just: a religious education text for Year 10 students. Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.
  3. Engebretson, K. (1993) On sacred ground: a religious education text for Year 9 students. Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.
  4. Engebretson, K. (1992). Belonging: a religious education text for Year 8 students. Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.
  5. Engebretson, K. (1991) Sacred stories:  a religious education text for Year 7 students.  Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.
  6. Engebretson K. (1991) People of the Book: a religious education text for Year 7 students. Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.

Chapters in religious education textbooks

  1. Engebretson, K. (2006). The human person. In Elliott, P., Crotty, L. Engebretson, K. et al. Catholic Studies for Senior Secondary Students. Melbourne: James Goold House.
  2. Engebretson, K. (2006). How should we live? In Elliott, P., Crotty, L. Engebretson, K. et al. Catholic Studies for Senior Secondary Students. Melbourne: James Goold House.
  3. Engebretson, K. (2006). Catholics and world religions. In Elliott, P., Crotty, L. Engebretson, K. et al. Catholic Studies for Senior Secondary Students. Melbourne: James Goold House.

 

Conference presentations

Refereed

  1. July 2010; Keynote address: International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. Ottawa. Whose Freedom? Flexing the Boundaries of Religious Freedom in the Religiously Affiliated School.
  1. June 2009. School of Religious Education Symposium on Religious Education and Ministry, Sydney. a) New Evangelization and its application to Religious Education, and b) Professional standards for religious educators.
  2. April, 2009. Dialogue Australasia Conference, Canberra. A curriculum model for inter-faith education.
  3. July, 2008. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. Ankara, Turkey. Inter-faith education, inter-faith dialogue and young people.
  1. Refereed conference papers in proceedings: Respondent to Cardinal George Pell at the National Catholic Education Conference, Sydney, September 2006.
  1. July 2006. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. The Netherlands. God’s got your back: teenage boys talk about God.
  2. April 2005: School of Religious Education Symposium on Religious Education and Ministry, Canberra. Pre-circulated paper. Teenage boys, spirituality, and the construction of masculinity.
  3. July 2005. Childhoods 2005, Oslo, Norway. Australian teenage boys, identity and constructions of masculinity.
  4. November 2004. Melbourne, Victoria. Australian Association for Research in Education. Using textbooks to empower beginning teachers.
  5. July 2004. Philadelphia, USA. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. Collegial paper. Teenage boys, religion, and spirituality. 
  6. June 2003.  Curtin University, Western Australia. Women in Research International Conference. Women in religion- related disciplines. 
  7. 2003: School of Religious Education Symposium on Religious Education and Ministry, Melbourne. Teenage boys and the language of spirituality.
  8. 2002: Portland, USA. Conference of the American Catholic Historical Society. The social justice nature of the Catholic university.
  9. 2002. Kristiansand, Norway. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values. Teaching about adolescent spirituality at postgraduate level
  10. 2002: Conference of the Australian Association for the Study of Religion. Armidale,  N.S.W. Some issues relating to teenage boys and the language of religion and spirituality.
  11. 2001: School of Religious Education Symposium on Religious Education and Ministry. Sydney.  The cultural and spiritual issues concerning adolescents and religious education.
  12. 2000. Israel. International Seminar on Religious Education and Values.  Spirituality and the echo-boomers: some expressions of the adolescent search for meaning.

 

Non-refereed

  • May 2006. Best practice in research supervision. Paper delivered to the staff of the Sydney College of Divinity.