ERIC Number: EJ1278627
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 31
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Looking at Catholic Schools' Responses to the COVID-19 Schools' Pandemic Through the Lens of Catholic Social Teaching Principles
Friedman, Audrey A.; Rosen-Reynoso, Myra; Cownie, Charles T., III; Hunter, Cristina J.
Journal of Catholic Education, v23 n1 Article 16 p214-242 Sum-Fall 2020
The current COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all teachers throughout the country, in particular, those teaching in urban schools. The urgent nature of this crisis has brought new challenges to urban Catholic school educators specifically, and their ability to enact and model Catholic Social Teachings which include; respect for the life and dignity of the human person, the call to care for family and community, solidarity in uniting the human community, the dignity of work and the rights of workers, providing persons with rights that ensure decent lives such as an education, preferential option for the poor, and care for all creation. Using critical theory and narrative analysis, this paper examines how 31 urban Catholic school teachers perceive and address the impact of COVID-19 on teaching and learning in their classrooms. Analysis of these teacher's narratives illustrate how Catholic Social Teachings are foundational to their response to the current situation. The conceptual framework and methodology of the research, and findings are presented. A key aim of this paper is to provide some concrete examples of the current urban Catholic school landscape and practice recommendations for all teachers, particularly those working alongside marginalized communities.
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Teaching Methods, Pandemics, COVID-19, Educational Principles, Urban Schools, Catholic Educators, Human Dignity, Caring, Civil Rights, Critical Theory, Teacher Attitudes, Disadvantaged, Barriers, Equal Education, Access to Education, Social Responsibility, Poverty, Family (Sociological Unit), Religious Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
Loyola Marymount University. School of Education 1 LMU Drive, University Hall Suite 1760, Los Angles, CA 90045. e-mail: catholicedjournal@lmu.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ce
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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