African-Americans have been present in Catholic schools since their beginnings in the United States. The six essays in this book examine Catholic education from the perspective of the African-American Catholic. The essays underscore the continued challenge for continuing Catholic schools in the African-American community. They include: (1) an…

The Convocation on Academic Freedom promotes discussion on academic freedom through theme-centered presentations. This talk examines the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the religion clauses of the Constitution in the context of education. The focus is on the First Amendment's establishment clause, which enforces separation of…

The relationship among schooling, religion, and social justice in a framework of theory and practice is explored in this book. Emphasis is placed on the importance of integrating critical discourse with Catholic education. Values underlying liberation theology and critical pedagogy epitomize the characteristics of good Catholic schooling. The…

This booklet examines the need for school evaluation in the Catholic elementary school, the basic steps in the evaluation procedure, relevant evaluation criteria, and various evaluation instruments. The document suggests that regular school evaluation is needed to facilitate improvement, to provide a means of accountability, to foster community…

The entire issue of the journal is devoted to a discussion of campus ministry and higher education. The need for campus ministry is examined. Evaluation of campus ministry and issues surrounding campus ministry are also discussed. (EJT)

In spite of the growing interest in religious studies among college students today, there are still only two departments and five full-time religious studies faculty in the California community college system. Trends are discussed, and recommendations are made. (NHM)

This bibliography is intended to serve primarily as a guide for the selection of children's religious books and secondarily for the evaluation of this area in library collections. The 442 annotated citations are arranged by seven major subject areas: (1) Bible, (2) Old Testament, (3) New Testament and Jesus, (4) Christianity, (5) Judaism, (6)…

This brief discussion and report of research considers aspects of culture and religion and their influence on young children in Japan and Israel. The discussion of Japan traces the development of early childhood education from the beginning of the modern era to 1985. The discussion of Israel briefly traces population characteristics and…

This publication briefly presents the elements of preschool education that are key within a Catholic setting. Chapter I briefly discusses aspects of the influence of values education on childrens' emotional experience. Chapter II, describes, also briefly, aspects of a Catholic pre-kindergarten program, including the young children as well as…

Base Christian communities (also know as base-level ecclesial communities or CEBs) are small groups of Christians, mainly Catholics and mainly in Latin America, that come together for scripture study, prayer, and fellowship. They frequently turn their attention toward social ills and address problems existing within society. The origin of CEBs can…

The influence of teachers on the religious beliefs and moral values of pupils in two multi-racial comprehensive schools was studied. (Author)

John Paul II's 1990 apostolic exhortation "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" and subsequent legislation require those teaching theological disciplines in Catholic universities to have a mandatum. This article explores the thought of John Cardinal Newman with a view to defending a position, consistent with Newman's thought, relative to the seeking and…

The experiment described in this paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that formal death education can be effective in reducing the fear of death. (Author)

Points out that religion is a legitimate area of study and provides examples of how various schools are going about teaching "academic religion." (IRT)