The Catholic Character of Catholic Schools

by Youniss, James; Convey, John J.; McLellan, Jeffrey A.

• ISBN13: 9780268022549
• ISBN10: 0268022542
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

The cultural context in which Catholic schools operate today is complex and different from what it was at the start of the twentieth century. Following Vatican II, the exodus of individuals previously committed to the religious life combined with the migration of Catholic families away from urban parishes and into the suburbs has drastically changed the demands placed upon Catholic schools. Discussions of contemporary Catholic education are therefore often undermined by the debate over whether the Church has lived up to the options the Second Vatican Council glimpsed for the future of Catholic education.

The Catholic Character of Catholic Schools provides a welcome focus on how Catholic schools can maintain their religious character today. Editors Youniss, Convey, and McLellan consider the issues Catholic schools must face in order to fulfill their Catholic heritage. Rev. Richard M. Jacobs focuses on the shift from religious to lay teachers, and considers whether lay leadership will accept the mission that religious teachers once put into practice. Merylann J

Author Biography

James Youniss is Professor of Psychology and former Director of the Life Cycle Institute at the Catholic University of America John J. Convey is the Provost and the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Professor of Education at the Catholic University of America Jeffrey A. McLellan is a Research Associate of the Life Cycle Institute at the Catholic University of America

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	1	(13)
Views of Bishops and Priests Concerning Catholic Schools: A Ten-Year Perspective	14	(24)
John J. Convey
Sponsorship of Catholic Schools: Preserving the Tradition	38	(24)
Frederick C. Mueller
Leadership Given to the Religious Mission of Catholic Schools	62	(20)
Kathleen Carr
Contributions of Religious to U.S. Catholic Schooling	82	(21)
Richard M. Jacobs
Promises and Possibilities: The Catholic Elementary School Curriculum	103	(21)
Merylann J. Schuttloffel
Religious Knowledge and Belief of Lay Religion Teachers in Catholic Elementary Schools	124	(18)
Paul Galetto
Creating Information for Catholic Educational Leaders	142	(14)
George Elford
The Religious Education Curriculum in Catholic Schools	156	(20)
Catherine Dooley
The Past Before Us: Three Traditions and the Recent History of Catholic Education	176	(14)
Timothy Walch
Ethnic, Catholic, White: Changes in the Identity of European American Catholics	190	(29)
Timothy Meagher
Not Just Religious Formation: The Academic Character of Catholic Schools	219	(22)
Jerome Porath
Contributors and Editors	241	(4)
Index	245