In 1989, the Lethbridge Catholic Schools (LCS) in Alberta, Canada, undertook a project to identify affective qualities valued as significant outcomes of education in Alberta, devise a system for monitoring and recording behaviors which express these qualities, and assist educators in their efforts to teach and model the behaviors. This report…

This study compares community service programs in nine Catholic high schools in Louisville (Kentucky). Information was gathered from a survey and follow-up interviews, and findings are organized into a chart essay. The following findings are included: (1) the schools represent a variety of governance and religious affiliation patterns; (2) all but…

This financial report was designed to provide a basis for informed discussion regarding potential forms of federal and state assistance to students attending Catholic elementary schools, and to encourage improved local management. The information presented in this study is based upon a random sample of Catholic elementary schools across the United…

Presents a relatively simple, completely unscientific, occasionally amusing, and obviously novel scale for a principal to use in appraising his or her school. (Author/SJL)

Findings from a national survey of Catholic elementary schools' finances are presented in this report. Included are extensive data based on the 1990-91 school year on financing the schools (tuition; parish subsidy; salaries of principals, teachers, and other support personnel; benefits; and finances related to preschool programs). The information…

The information contained in this report was drawn from data provided by a national sample of 200 Catholic high schools. The schools were selected to reflect types (private, Catholic, diocesan, and parish schools), enrollment sizes, and geographic location. The report addresses these areas. First, information is provided to point out the financial…

The data and other statistics in this report can be used as benchmarks for institutional planning in Catholic high schools. Chapter 1 covers access and diversity, highlighting financial aid distribution to students from low-, middle-, and high-income families. Chapter 2 discusses sources of income, in particular operating income by governance,…

Responses to an extensive survey by 910 (62 percent) of the head administrators at the 1,464 Catholic high schools in the United States provide the information presented in this report. The survey, containing 1,063 pieces of information in 14 sections, was designed to create a view of the resources, programs, facilities, personnel, and policies of…

A longitudinal study observed and analyzed a group formed within a private Catholic school community on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The 25 parents within the group were from middle-class families and had children who were in grades 1 through 8. Meetings with group members were monitored, questionnaires were given to group members,…

Among 97 Mexican-origin seventh and eighth graders surveyed in 2 Houston Catholic schools, attitudes toward women's rights and roles in society were generally liberal and girls' attitudes were more liberal than boys'. Girls' attitudes were significantly related to their academic achievement, as measured by their grades in mathematics and language…

This self-evaluation instrument helps evaluation participants focus on the basic elements that have been universally recognized by the Catholic Church and its educators as well as on those factors that are considered essential to any sound educational process. The first of six chapters, chapter I, describes the purpose of the instrument. Chapter…

As part of a process of discerning the future direction and mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph College Consortium (SSJCC), a year-long study of 11 institutions founded and run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph was undertaken. Sisters of Saint Joseph (SSJ) is a Roman Catholic women's religious congregation founded in 1836 which operates a…

A report is given of a pilot project intended to develop, implement, and maintain a daily program of physical activity in kindergarten through grade eight in nine elementary Catholic schools of varying size, pupil composition, and facilities. Information is provided on the methodology of program implementation, pilot school selection criteria, and…

This internship handbook for international business and business French at Holy Family College presents a rationale for internship programs, outlines program objectives and requirements, and identifies goals and objectives for student outcomes. Part I describes an internship program as a structured learning situation wherein a student applies…

This report presents the findings of a survey of both the public's and Catholics' attitudes toward public and Catholic schools and school choice. While members of the general public were more likely to give their own community's schools a high grade, about half of them judged schools nationally as average. Responses were similar for Catholics.…