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Vatican Statement on Gender Theory in Education: Creating Competing Interests in Catholic Schools
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Sellers, Kathleen M. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2023
In June 2019, the Vatican published its first-ever document on gender theory. This document was directed at Catholic educational institutions and draws on theology and philosophy, while excluding science on gender identity and testimonies from transgender people, to suggest gender theory is an ideology endangering the family. The case of Jane, a…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Gender Differences, Communities of Practice, Catholics
Feed My Sheep: A Framework for Lay Educator Faith Formation in Catholic Schools
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Fussell, Ronald D. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2021
In this grounded theory study, qualitative data from 11 educators in six diocesan high schools in the New England region revealed an interrelated framework for lay educator faith formation. Dimensions of that framework include the educator's relationship to the Church, interconnected processes of prayerful reflection and personal encounter,…
Descriptors: Lay Teachers, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Religious Factors
RE Leader Connectedness: A Theology of the Lived Reality of Catholic Education
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Stern, Julian; Buchanan, Michael T. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2021
The relationships between RE leaders in Catholic education and their schools and their religious communities may be ambiguous. RE leaders often appear disconnected from both 'ordinary' teacher issues and 'ordinary' leadership issues because of their religious responsibilities. In this innovative research project, the authors have explored RE…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Cross Cultural Studies
A Comparative Study of the Teacher's Religious Knowledge, Personal Faith Beliefs, and Personal Faith Practices That Impact the Teacher-Perceived Religiosity as Evangelizers in the Catholic Elementary/Middle School Classroom
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Spencer, Catherine Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The teacher's role as evangelizer in a Catholic elementary school is important since most classroom teachers are expected to teach the content of the Catholic faith and every teacher, Catholic or non-Catholic, is encouraged to share their faith with the students. This study explored the relationship among teachers' perceptions of their role as…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholic Educators, Factor Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
What Catholic Schools Can Do to Advance the Cause of the New Evangelization in the World
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Wuerl, Donald – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2013
The Church brings us an encounter with Jesus and offers us an invitation to faith. It proclaims Christ's words of truth and life. This article seeks to explore the depths of these realities in the context of our culture, our society--a world not always prepared to hear and accept the message. It is precisely this context that has evoked the call…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Beliefs, Catholics, Churches
"Interpreting the Tradition": A Research Report
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Wilkin, Richard – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2014
In October 2012 John Sullivan published an article in this journal entitled "Catholic Education as Ongoing Translation" (2012, "International Studies in Catholic Education" 4 (2): 200-207). In it, he argued that the tradition of the Church needs to be kept alive by an ongoing process which matches "the logos of the message…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Secondary School Students, Catholic Educators