This paper assesses religion teaching as a profession in light of selected characteristics that scholars agree are common to all professions. Evidence was drawn primarily from church documents and survey data from "The Next Generation: A Study of Catholic High School Religion Teachers." The findings indicate that religion teaching meets two of the…

This thesis proposal investigates principal leadership in Hong Kong Christian secondary schools after the turnover of Hong Kong to China in July 1997. Principal and teacher perceptions will be used to describe three aspects of leadership: the leadership role of the principal; the changes, if any, to that role due to the turnover; and the degree of…

This book argues that understanding the current state of academic teaching, and the study of religion in higher education, requires familiarity with the individuals and organizations that have shaped the field and, more importantly, with the arguments used to justify religion as a field of academic inquiry. The primary focus of the book is on the…

This book examines legal issues that affect Catholic high schools. Chapter 1 discusses sources of the law and how fairness and due process, federal and state statutes, and various guidelines shape the law. Tort law, corporal punishment, search and seizure, defamation of character, and negligence are covered in chapter 2. Chapter 3 details issues…

Considered the development of religious education programs in community colleges. (RK)

The Japanese have depended far too heavily on private education. As a result, long-awaited reforms in public education have been postponed. (Author)

In the struggle for human rights, author suggests that we must consider the right of a child to direct his own education. He also presents four conceptions of the child held, in general, by society. (Author/RK)

Article considers the myriad aspects of religion and attempts to improve religious understanding by presenting viewpoints of persons who have tried to correlate religious knowledge with the modern world view. (Author/RK)

Article considered the teamwork between home and school that must be developed for the education of future generations in the value of their Catholic faith. (Author/RK)

The author proposes the inclusion of the study of the religions of the non-Western world to enrich the world history curriculum. Resource materials for use in studies of these cultures are suggested. (SM)

Adult education can answer the Catholic Church's need for educational programs for adults, but there is the danger that it may be treated as a palliative. (Author/RK)

Discusses the needs of teachers in terms of content and method. (RK)

In the St. Louis, Missouri archdiocese Catholic students in public schools enroll part-time in a Catholic school for religious instruction. (DS)

Airs the educational policies of the Rissho Kosei-kai, a modern Japanese Buddhist movement. (DS)