International Handbook of Catholic Education Challenges for School S
Knowledge of Catholic educational scholarship and research has been largely confined to specific national settings. Now is the time to bring together this scholarship in an international Handbook reflecting the fact that the Catholic Church is an internat
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INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOKS OF RELIGION AND EDUCATION 2
International Handbook of Catholic Education Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century
Part one
International Handbooks of Religion and Education VOLUME 2
Aims & Scope The International Handbooks of Religion and Education series aims to provide easily accessible, practical, yet scholarly, sources of information about a broad range of topics and issues in religion and education. Each Handbook presents the research and professional practice of scholars who are daily engaged in the consideration of these religious dimensions in education. The accessible style and the consistent illumination of theory by practice make the series very valuable to a broad spectrum of users. Its scale and scope bring a substantive contribution to our understanding of the discipline and, in so doing, provide an agenda for the future.
International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century Part One Edited by
Gerald Grace Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education, University of London, Institute of Education, UK and
Joseph O’Keefe, SJ Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN 978-1-4020-4804-3 (HB) ISBN 978-1-4020-5776-2 (e-book)
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Dedication
These volumes are dedicated to the memory of the many thousands of religious sisters, priests, and teaching brothers who established the work of Catholic education across the world, faithful to the call of Jesus Christ– “Go and teach all nations”, and, in respect, to the work of their lay successors who carry on the mission amidst the many challenges of the contemporary world. Gerald Grace Joseph O’ Keefe, SJ.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: THE AMERICAS AND EUROPE Preface and Acknowledgements List of Contributors 1. Catholic Schools Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century: An Overview Gerald Grace and Joseph O’Keefe, SJ
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SECTION ONE CHALLENGES FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLING IN THE USA AND CANADA 2. No Margin, No Mission: Challenges for Catholic Urban Schools in the USA Fr. Joseph O’Keefe, SJ and Aubrey Scheopner
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3. Challenges to Faith Formation in Contemporary Catholic Schooling in the USA: Problem and Response Sister Patricia Helene Earl, IHM, Ph.D.
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4. Developments in Catholic Schools in the USA: Politics, Policy, and Prophesy Gerald M. Cattaro and Bruce S. Cooper
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5. Contemporary challenges to the Recruitm
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