
Handbook of Research on Catholic Education
- 332 pages
- English
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Handbook of Research on Catholic Education
About this book
This comprehensive compendium of research focuses on key aspects of Catholic education in the United States. The volume includes reviews of research on topics ranging from church documents, spirituality, and the philosophy of Catholic education to parents, students, teachers, administration and governance, and curriculum and instruction. Benefit to many audiences--policy-makers, church leaders, educators, researchers, students, practitioners, patrons, and citizens--who are interested in these schools. The wealth of scholarly information provided here covers all areas of Catholic education, both school- and parish-based. The first volume of its kind ever published on Catholic learning and development, the handbook is an encyclopedia reference tool for the serious scholar as well as the committed Catholic educator.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Selected Church Documents: The Organization of Centralized Authority in Catholic Educational Administration Ronald J. Nuzzi
- 2. The Philosophy of Catholic Education Ellis A. Joseph
- 3. Spirituality and Religious Education Ronald J. Nuzzi
- 4. Curriculum and Instruction in Catholic Schools Robert B. Williams
- 5. Research on Administration, Leadership, and Governance Mary Peter Traviss
- 6. A Role Analysis Based on Church Documents, Dissertations, and Recent Research Gini Shimabukuro
- 7. Guidance and Counseling in Catholic Schools Patricia J. Polanski and Thomas W. Rueth
- 8. Enrollment in Catholic Schools in the United States Jessica A. Greene and Joseph M. O’Keefe
- 9. Parenting and Child Development: Exploring the Links with Children’s Social, Moral, and Cognitive Competence James M. Frabutt
- 10. Pluralism and Public Policy: Catholic Schools in the United States Dale McDonald
- 11. Catholic School Finance: A Review of Research Barbara M. De Luca
- 12. Catholic Schools and the Law Charles J. Russo
- 13. Research on Catholic School Effectiveness Bruno V. Manno and Heather Graham
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- About the Contributors