ERIC Number: EJ1365542
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
Making Catholic Schools Research Relevant: Assessing Contemporary Trends in the Field of Catholic Education
Educational Researcher, v52 n1 p39-47 Jan-Feb 2023
Despite the outsized influence the Catholic school sector in the United States has on policymaking, research into the organization of Catholic schools has not kept pace with contemporary educational research trends. In this brief paper, we diagnose how conceptual and empirical decisions made within the field of Catholic education resulted in the field's relative isolation from other research communities and highlight additional explanations for the diminished relevance of research into Catholic schooling in the United States in recent years. Following this diagnosis and synthesis, we argue that Catholic educational research would be enhanced by considering contemporary organizational and policy research trends and propose new directions that may allow U.S. Catholic school researchers to increase their field's relevance.
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Religious Education, Private Education, Educational Research, Professional Isolation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Research Methodology, Educational Trends
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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