William Sultmann

Biographic Data

ID1144812
NAMEWilliam Sultmann
GIVEN NAMESWilliam
FAMILY NAMESultmann
SIGNATURESULTMANN W
AFFILIATIONSAustralian Catholic University
ORCID0000-0001-7481-6588
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Mamre: Accompaniment Capabilities for Catholic School Leaders

    Open AccessWilliam Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.BOOKMamre: Accompaniment Capabilities…2026

  • Awareness and Its’ Practices

    Open AccessWilliam Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.CHAPTERMamre: Accompaniment Capabilities…2026

  • Principal Accompaniment in Australian Faith-Based Schools

    Open AccessWilliam Sultmann, David Hall et al.ARTICLEJournal of Religion and Health2025

    A program designed to provide accompaniment reflects a salutogenesis emphasis aimed at sustaining the professional well-being of experienced principals. A mixed methods pilot study focused on participant ( N = 12) orientation, principles of accompaniment, mission-aligned processes, leadership agency, structured conversations, and nominated outcomes. Data were collected over twelve months at three stages using online survey. Australian Catholic pr…

  • Engaging Religious Plurality Within Australian and New Zealand Catholic Schools

    Open AccessWilliam Sultmann, Peta Goldburg et al.ARTICLEReligions2025

    Catholic schools in Australia and New Zealand educate young people within a context of unprecedented social, cultural, and religious diversity [...]

  • Mission and practice

    William Sultmann, Rachel Brown et al.ARTICLEJournal of Beliefs and Values2024

    The mission in practice relationship is explored with staff and students from a case study Catholic secondary school in Australia. Mission themes and sub-themes formed the basis of an online survey. A researcher observation tool informed the nature and extent of mission in practice. Findings included: 1. Mission as basis for identity. 2. A low level of appreciation of the mission in practice relationship. 3. Mission is differentially experienced …

  • Religious Education in Australia

    Open AccessDavid Hall, William Sultmann et al.ARTICLEReligions2024Cited by: 1References: 8

    Religious education (RE) in Australia is challenged to support the religious and spiritual needs of Australia's religiously plural student population. Within a national colloquium, practitioners and scholars (N = 57) gathered to discern ways forward in RE. Data were collected from small and whole group discussions reported across three days of integrated reflection on themes of Awaken, Celebrate, and Imagine. Interpretative phenomenological analy…

  • Student Priorities for Topics, Pedagogies, and Outcomes in Senior Secondary Religious Education

    Open AccessWilliam Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.ARTICLEReligions2024References: 9

    This paper reports on one part of a larger longitudinal empirical study (2021-2023) that responds to the call for Religious Education (RE) to address religious plurality in the context of senior Catholic schooling within an Australian Archdiocese where students represent multiple faith traditions or no traditions. The research focuses on the level of satisfaction by students across Topics, Pedagogies, and Outcomes within a new and innovative seni…

  • Teacher and student evaluations of a trial RE curriculum

    William Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Religious…2022

    Teachers (n = 125) and students (n = 1478) evaluated a trial RE curriculum in Australia using an online survey. Results showed that teachers rated the curriculum significantly more highly than students. Type and size of school influenced teacher and student perceptions. Four conclusions were drawn: The trial RE curriculum was positively received by teachers and students and thereby warrants consideration for wider application at scale; Religious …

  • Into the Deep

    William Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.ARTICLEReligious Education2021

    The development and implementation of a trial Religious Education (RE) curriculum within a Catholic diocese of Australia was characterized by the scriptural metaphor “into the deep.” Commentary (5300 words) from teacher developers (n = 40) and implementers (n = 85) were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Findings indicate that the six RE Development Principles (REDP) were applied successfully to collaborative learning and te…

  • Student perceptions of a trial Religious Education curriculum

    William Sultmann, Janeen Lamb et al.ARTICLEJournal of Beliefs and Values2021

    Australian students’ perception of a trial Religious Education (RE) programme is the focus of this paper. Students (N = 1478) from 37 schools, primary and secondary, completed an online survey that included six Likert style items that aligned with six RE development principles that guided the development of the trial. Curriculum development was inclusive and student centred, giving voice to student input. Results indicate that the students genera…

  • Catholic School Formation Index

    William Sultmann, G Larkins et al.ARTICLEPractical Theology2021

    Consultants (N = 8) and teachers (N = 25) participated in the development and application of a self-assessment instrument for formation, the Catholic School Formation Index (CSFI). This instrument supported formation within a graduate certificate program offered by Australian Catholic University. The content validity of the CSFI was established from a review of Catholic school mission and identity literature, and from consultant commentary. Resea…