In 1995 Catholic educators established Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education (SPICE). The program is a form of action research that identifies, validates, and systematically diffuses elementary and secondary school programs that work. This handbook is the first volume in a series of annual National Catholic Educational Association…

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

While wandering through the recesses of history one occasionally stumbles upon relatively uncelebrated persons whose contributions to the quality of life and faith of a given population merit attention. Their insights and experience have paved the way for continuing developments in religious education. One such person is Josephine Van Dyke…

This book includes the observations of educational leaders and classroom teachers within religious institutions recognized as pioneers in implementing a teacher preparation model that has prepared thousands of Catholic school teachers nationwide. It is based on a study that interviewed 60 women religious belonging to 12 religious institutions that…

Describes a collaborative effort by the 32 K-12 schools in the Diocese of San Jose, California, to implement advanced technology in the classroom. Details the development of a diocesan three- to five-year masterplan that included connecting classrooms to the Internet, teacher inservice programs, and the introduction of math software in K-6…

Reviews recommendations of the Carnegie report "Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century" with respect to the internal restructuring of middle schools and ways of integrating community and parental support. Discusses suggestions concerning small learning communities, core academic programs, ensuring student success,…

Describes how the small Ave Maria College of the Americas in Nicaragua, which turned from Baptist to Roman Catholic after receiving $3 million from the founder of Domino's, has had a difficult transition. (EV)

This paper presents a summary and analysis of historiography on social change and education in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with particular reference to nineteenth-century schooling. The nineteenth century is identified as the period during which Ireland, Scotland and Wales developed distinctive systems of schooling that reflected not only their…

This article describes the transformation of Catholic theological education over the last fifty years from a highly defensive posture vis-a-vis other religions toward dialogical engagement with members of other religions and all persons of good will. Until Vatican II, most Catholic theologians and officials distrusted exploration of other…

Describes the New Frontiers for Catholic Schools program, established by Ohio's University of Dayton and the National Catholic Educational Association to facilitate the integration of technology across the curriculum. Provides narratives from four New Frontiers participants describing the challenges they faced in integrating technology into their…

Catholic education in the United States continues to face mounting economic challenges. Dioceses are being challenged with the painful reality of closing Catholic schools that have long served communities. These school closings leave behind wounded and disillusioned professionals. The Process of Compassion Workshop was developed to provide…

Describes the importance of integrating technology into the religious education curriculum. Identifies skills necessary to use technology in the classroom and notes the development of new interactive software for religious education. Encourages the formation of parish instructional computer committees. (DJM)

This article reports educational changes evidenced in a selected group of innovative Catholic schools. A study of these schools compared their educational practices with those advocated by the NASSP Model Schools Project. The findings are pertinent to any school contemplating change. (Editor)

Examines the educational thought of Jacques Maritain (1882-1973), the French Catholic philosopher, in terms of its similarity to other recent philosophies of education. Points out the common themes of social transformation in Maritain's work, in the "reconceptualist" movement, and in the proposals of a group of Catholic theorists. (AYC)