This article reports educational changes evidenced in a selected group of innovative Catholic schools. A study of these schools compared their educational practices with those advocated by the NASSP Model Schools Project. The findings are pertinent to any school contemplating change. (Editor)

Author reported on a community in Northern Ireland where religion is no longer a dirty word. (Editor/RK)

IN 1965, OF THE 68 CATHOLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES, 48 WERE DEVOTED SOLELY TO PREPARATION FOR PRIESTHOOD OR THE RELIGIOUS LIFE, 17 WERE PRIVATE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES, AND ONLY THREE WERE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. LIMITED CATHOLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE MOVEMENT IS DUE TO (1) LACK OF GOOD COUNSELING IN HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) STUDENTS' LOW APPRAISAL OF…

A CATHOLIC PRIEST DESCRIBES HIS MOVE FROM THE ADVICE GIVING TECHNIQUES INCULCATED IN SEMINARY TRAINING TO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION OF COUNSELING THEORIES. HISTORICALLY, THE CLERGY HAS BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF PERSONALITY AND MENTAL HEALTH THEORIES. A PATERNAL, AUTHORITARIAN APPROACH TO THE PARISHIONER'S PROBLEMS HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE. THE SECOND VATICAN…

Individually, the new educational approaches--team teaching, television, computers, individualized instruction, etc.--work. We know that. The Problem is how to use them. The idea must be to restructure the school system around these new concepts, so that they are an integral part of the teaching and learning process, not just accretions, or merely…

The four sub-problems of this dissertation were 1) to determine the present administrative goals and patterns of existing diocesan television centers; 2) to identify specific areas where a coordinated administrative design could facilitate television operations; 3) to determine the nature and function of an agency that could support and coordinate…

Addresses the need to renew continually the conceptual clarity of American Catholic religious education and to patiently endure educational development without becoming too easily satisfied. (Author/RK)

Proposes a model to help Catholic school budget planners understand a series of significant factors which can predict enrollment and stabilize the budget process. Details the reliability of the model through eight successive years of testing at Bishop Foley High School in Detroit. (CBC)

Discusses Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA), an organization composed primarily of foundation trustees who meet to examine significant trends and problems affecting Catholic life. Highlights FADICA's successes and focuses. (DMM)

Describes the development of a video-based training program for the formation and certification of catechists for the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware. Offers information on the need and rationale for the program, the production of the videocassettes and learner's manual, and responses to the program. (DMM)

Examines the educational thought of Jacques Maritain (1882-1973), the French Catholic philosopher, in terms of its similarity to other recent philosophies of education. Points out the common themes of social transformation in Maritain's work, in the "reconceptualist" movement, and in the proposals of a group of Catholic theorists. (AYC)

Presents initial results from a survey of 910 Catholic high schools. Identifies positive school climate, high quality academic programs, and religious and values education as areas of excellence. Sees the development of Catholic identity, sense of community, and constituent involvement as major challenges. (DMM)

Summarizes findings from a National Catholic Educational Association study of the characteristics of excellent Catholic elementary schools. Highlights findings regarding philosophy, policies, leadership, curriculum, religious education, relationships, decision making, instructional methods and materials, finances, staffing, parents/community,…

Gives a brief history of Black Catholics in the United States. Presents the history of one Catholic church in Los Angeles that began to use gospel music at Mass, and shows how this church met the needs of the Black community by enhancing the liturgy with traditional Black culture and values. (ML)