The legal aspects and policy implications of Catholic University's withdrawal of a tenured faculty priest's ecclesiastical license to teach theology, in response to a Vatican judgment, are examined. (MSE)

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…

Presents a four-stage model for dioceses wishing to integrate media literacy into elementary and secondary religious studies and parish youth programs. Describes the Vatican's 1992 Aetatis Novae: Pastoral Instruction on Social Communications, and its effect on Catholic curricula. (VWC)

Describes a new program entitled Faith in the City created to strengthen and enhance every aspect of Catholic elementary education in Washington's center city, and to find ways to help the schools grow by working together. (YKH)

Part of a six-volume series, this publication contains summaries of theme papers commissioned for the National Congress on Catholic Schools for the 21st century, Nov. 6-10, 1991. The meeting had three broad goals: (1) to communicate the story of the academic and religious effectiveness of Catholic schools to a national audience; (2) to celebrate…

Part five of a six volume series of theme papers commissioned for a congress on Catholic schools, this volume includes two papers. In "Catholic School Governance", Rosemary Hocevar reflects on Catholic school governance in order to expand the dialogue on the future of Catholic schools. Hocevar also examines how the Catholic schools have been…

This is a statistical report on Catholic high school education in the United States. The report builds on two previous reports ("The Catholic High School: A National Portrait," in 1985 and a follow-up study of high school finances in 1986). Data are drawn from a sample of 206 schools stratified on the variables of region and enrollment…

This study was commissioned by the State of Rhode Island to provide a factual basis for future education policy decisions. Since Rhode Island has a higher percentage of children in nonpublic schools than any other State, the future of these schools is particularly crucial. Nonpublic schools in Rhode Island are divided into two basic types:…

This book examines sociocultural factors that affect teaching and learning in today's Catholic elementary and secondary schools. The first chapter, "Cultural Diversity: An Important but Problematic Issue," discusses how demographic and societal changes have created a greater need for cultural diversity in education, and stresses the…

Contents of this publication focus on the ministry of faculty in the Catholic college or university. Papers include: "Value Considerations in Teaching Science," by Carl L. Bailey; "Theology and Other Disciplines in Catholic Higher Education," by David B. Burrell; "Institutional Purpose and Classroom Teaching: The Case of Economics," by William J.…

Describes a pilot project, a mobile Catholic school with a health and pastoral services ministry, which follows its students, migrant children, from Ohio to Florida every year. Indicates the program emphasizes a holistic approach to combat attrition, flexibility, and the active participation of its parents. (10 citations) (AJL)

Explores three characteristics of the Catholic tradition that offer students ways to become more attentive to role of faith in their lives. These include the juxtaposition of faith and reason, the movement towards inclusivity, and an understanding of sacrament as the mediation of the Divine through bodiliness. (MJP)

In an interview, the former president of the University of Notre Dame, Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, discusses prejudice in the Catholic church and Catholic education, Black English, Afrocentricity, school choice, innercity education, progress in civil rights in the United States, and immigration. (MSE)

These two issues of "Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education" are devoted to the theme of what it means for a university or college to call itself Catholic. Many of the articles were presented at the 1994 and 1995 annual meetings of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU). Articles include: (1) "A View from the Circle"…

The relationships among Catholic school teachers' commitment, job satisfaction, and work environment are examined. A survey of full-time Catholic elementary school teachers in a large Catholic diocese yielded a 68 percent response rate (n=655). Findings classified three groups of teachers on the basis of three sources of commitment: commitment to…