Argues that the ministry of education has been not only present but prominent in the New Testament and all subsequent Church history, that this ministry had developed with remarkable success in the United States in spite of severe obstacles, and that Catholic educators have an opportunity to begin a golden age in the ministry of education, but…

This essay presents the views on national education for both Catholics and all Americans by Orestes Brownson, a Catholic educator and publicist during the 1800s. Journal available from Notre Dame Journal of Education, P.O. Box 686, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556. (ND)

Changing social context and changing curriculum have brought the parochial and the public schools closer together. (MM)

Suggests that self-assessment and self-awareness can help Catholic educators to reexamine attitudes toward and interactions with others, especially those of other cultures. Underscores the importance of cultural literacy and cross-cultural formation. (DMM)

Reports a study designed to assess whether students coming from a conservative Catholic background move toward liberal values under the influence of a college and whether they move back toward traditional Catholic values at the end of their four-year degree. Concludes that early adolescence values formation is more crucial than college…

Offers three sample lesson plans for elementary grades designed to demonstrate the religious values inherent in the United States Constitution. Each lesson plan focuses on one amendment and includes a discussion of class activities. (DMM)

Reports on the findings of a 1985 survey of a sample of principals, religious teachers, and lay teachers from 92 Catholic high schools in Illinois, which sought to measure perceptions regarding the status and attitudes of each group with respect to collective bargaining. (DMM)

Observers say the Vatican's revocation of a prominent scholar's license to teach theology at the Catholic University of America poses no immediate threat to academic freedom at other Roman Catholic colleges and universities but could make theologians at those institutions hesitate to express opinions. (MSE)

Looks at the respective roles of the diocese, parish, and school in creating good fund-raising and development programs. Considers what each has to offer, what each has to gain, and how their efforts can be coordinated. (DMM)

Encourages parochial schools to utilize public-supported home instruction services. Suggests ways that classroom teachers can cooperate with home instruction teachers to help facilitate the student's return to school (e.g., maintain contact with the student and the home instructor; send handouts, worksheets, and class notes; and agree on grading…

Defines economics as an integral part of daily existence. Discusses the explicit and implicit elements of the U.S. Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter on the economy which critiques American culture. Urges educators to explore the implications of the pastoral in their respective disciplines and in the total school environment. (DMM)

The role of the Catholic school educator is to "help each student become the 'new creature' that each one is potentially, and at the same time prepare them for the responsibilities of an adult member of society." The potential referred to includes mental, physical, psychological, and spiritual growth. This resource and planning guide for…

This guide was created to help Catholic schools renew their understanding of mission as the soul of education. It presents an assessment protocol where the focus is on the school's mission. The instrument was developed to ensure that concepts, programs, and language would be true to the Catholic identity but would also be understandable to the…

This study examines the application of dissonance theory to self-concept implementation in an attempt to explain the motivational process of vocational persistence among a group of Catholic seminarians. (Author)

Describes a seminar in adult education held by Dr. Alan Knox, Professor of Adult Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, Long Island. The objective was to increase the participants' competence in the development of informal educational programs for adults. (Author/DR)