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van der Nest, Theo; Buchanan, Michael T. – Religious Education, 2014
Since the enactment of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in New Zealand in 1975, leadership in Catholic schools has become increasingly complex. Under the legislation Catholic schools are required to develop and maintain their "Special Character." The Director of Religious Studies (DRS) has become the position with a key…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Educational Legislation
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Kennedy, Anne; Duncan, Judith – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2006
This article discusses the findings of a small-scale study undertaken with a sample of 10 teachers in Catholic schools in New Zealand. Spirituality is recognised as an important dimension of Catholic schools and this study explored the teachers' perspectives of their own understanding of spirituality, of children's spirituality and the influence…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Foreign Countries, Religious Factors