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Direct linkHeinz, Manuela; Davison, Kevin; Keane, Elaine – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
There has been extensive research internationally describing teachers' homogenous socio-demographic backgrounds and critiquing the associated equity and diversity issues, most especially with regard to ethnicity and gender, and to a lesser extent, social class and disability. Yet, teachers' religious affiliations and/or convictions have rarely…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Religion, Elementary School Teachers, Religious Education
Download full textCook, Timothy J.; Hudson, William J. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2006
This article assesses religion teaching as a profession in terms of selected characteristics that scholars agree are common to all professions. The characteristics that are addressed include essential service, call to serve, special knowledge and skills, specialized and advanced university training, public trust and status, code of ethics and…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Catholic Educators, Professional Development
Drahmann, Brother Theodore – Momentum, 2001
Discusses a survey of 48 Catholic school teachers regarding religion and spirituality. Finds that: (1) "god" was described most frequently as caring and compassionate; (2) 38 teachers prayed daily; (3) the media was an influential moral force for seven teachers; and (4) 78 percent did not find the Roman Catholic Church to be fair or welcoming. (NB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Role
Peer reviewedFrancis, Leslie J.; Egan, Josephine – Religious Education, 1990
Explores the sense in which U.S. Catholic schools can be considered a faith community by administering questionnaires to 1,204 Catholic school students. Compares attitudes and mass attendance of practicing and nonpracticing Catholics, non-Catholics, and their parents. Correlates student mass attendance with positive attitudes toward Catholic…
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Community
National Federation of Priests' Councils, Chicago, IL. – 1976
Recommendations for facilitating religious literacy programs in public schools are presented in this 1976 annual report. Written primarily for an audience of Catholic priests, the report aims at spreading understanding about the legal parameters of religious studies in public education and at increasing religious literacy of public school students…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Biblical Literature, Catholic Educators, Catholics
Peer reviewedDoring, Allan – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 1997
Using focus groups, Australian researchers examined characteristics of Catholic school teachers' (N=67) faith development, noting strategies and models that supported faith development. They found eight categories of attributes characteristic of faith-filled teachers. Activities that nurtured personal growth through opportunities for inner…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Elementary School Teachers
