Describes grade 5-8 school project designed to collect, preserve, prepare, and observe small items under a microscope. The project aimed to demonstrate the scientific method, as well as to teach students to search for their own questions and answers. Includes listing of materials and projects procedures. (Contains eight references.) (NB)

Argues that boys are both tribal and individual creatures, and if they are to avoid developing a fragmented self, both these aspects must be nurtured. Charges that contemporary educational institutions must accept responsibility for their share of the fragmenting of the male self. Offers suggestions for teaching discipline and faith to boys in the…

Suggests two approaches to creative writing instruction that religion teachers can use to heighten students' awareness of themselves, others and the environment; to help them share their perspectives and develop the language to account for their experience; and to encourage their imagination. (DMM)

Provides a brief survey of church documents to clarify the meaning of the term "Catholic Education." Indicates that the term consistently corresponds to education in the Catholic faith and tradition that occurs in a variety of forms and settings, and not only in Catholic schools. Cites 13 documents. (KP)

Discusses the need for Catholic schools to develop a philosophy of ecumenism to accommodate the increasing number of non-Catholic students attending Catholic schools. Highlights the importance of reviewing school philosophy, modifying prayer services, formulating faculty and student tolerance goals, combating anti-Semitism, and offering coursework…

Describes two avenues for students in public schools to participate in religious activities and presents a brief legal history of religion in the public domain. Suggests that students may form extracurricular religious groups or take advantage of school release time programs sponsored by local churches to further their religious education. (MAB)

Suggests that Catholic schools implement legally sound procedures for volunteer services. Offers guidelines for soliciting and screening volunteers, obtaining references, providing supervision and training. (AC)

Provides selected resources in Catholic social teaching for elementary and secondary education. Lists publications and activities for staff development and classroom materials. (YKH)

Describes a study of graduate students in pastoral ministries and religious education who are not seminarians. Reviews findings related to students' demographics and background, previous work experience, and future goals and describes practical issues related to undertaking graduate studies. Indicates that a majority of the students hoped to work…

Describes the New Teacher Program at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Maryland, which has been a major selling point to prospective teachers during the interview process. Explains that the program's first phase orients new teachers to the school, and the second phase offers ongoing support, which involves bi-weekly new teacher meetings and a staff…

Examines a superintendent's visit to several schools, where she discussed teaching principles and strategies with teachers. Discusses certain areas that need to be addressed in order to maintain teachers, including the faith-filled environment, freedom within teaching, parental involvement, rituals and celebrations, the financial aspects of…

Describes programs enacted in public schools in response to the "personalism" period of the 1960s, which emphasized self-fulfillment over moral responsibility. Discusses the federal government's involvement in alleviating violence in public schools, and compares schools of the 1990s with those of the previous two decades, stating that…

Reviews the history of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), from its inception in 1899 to the present. Highlights World War I as a turning point for ACCU because of an increased impetus to improve the schools and their enrollments. States that near the middle of the century, Catholic higher education joined the mainstream,…

Recounts the historical development of catechesis formation and training of catechists in Lansing, Michigan. Narrates the development in 1991 by the Diocesan Office of Catechesis of a committee of principals, directors of religious education, coordinators of youth ministry, and staff people to address catechesis formation concerns and to revise…

Introduces Information for Growth (IFG), a self-assessment survey for catechists, accommodating not only religion teachers and catechists but also any adult desiring spiritual growth. Puts forth the experiences with IFG of several leaders in the field of religious education, providing a unique perspective on the benefits of the IFG survey. (VWC)