A model Home and School Association is described. (DB)

The Catholic institution of the future will achieve greater success as it becomes more secularized. (CK)

Presented at the 66th Annual Convention of the National Catholic Educational Association, Detroit, Michigan, April 7-10, 1969.

Describes the counseling program at Blessed Sacrament Parish Elementary School, which focuses on enhancement of interpersonal communication to create a Christian community, improve academic achievement, further student self-discipline, and provide guidance for social and emotional growth. Reviews individual counseling and preventive and…

Outlines some methodological problems inherent in the study of Coleman, Hoffer, and Kilgore (1982) on achievement in public, Catholic, and private high schools.(MP)

Excerpted from a forthcoming book, this article documents a Chicago school's struggle with an incorrigible student. The story is told from the principal's point of view and documents the conflicts resulting from the student's misbehavior and the school's attempt to provide a learning environment. (MD)

Attributes McLuhan's theories about media to his interpretation of history as an interpenetrating sequence of three processes: all history originated in oral societies, which were fragmented by literacy, but electronic media are returning society to that original state through implosion. Reviews the historical, literary, and aesthetic sources for…

Reviews political events of the past decade in Northern Ireland, focusing particularly on national and international legal actions relating to civil and human rights. The roles of England and, more briefly, the United States are discussed. (GC)

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia School System has effectively met the challenge of providing quality library service in its 294 schools, even though few had a professional librarian. The system succeeded through the utilization of 1,100 volunteers and through the instruction of volunteers on a regular basis. Eleven references are listed.…

Examines the use of religious vocabulary as curse words among French speakers in Quebec. (AM)

Reports phase three and the follow-up of a study of five high schools operated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in Louisiana and Mississippi. These findings concern staff attitudes. The studies of student and parent attitudes were reported in the December 1978 and December 1979 issues of this magazine. (SJL)

Outlines activities for teaching social justice concepts in a Catholic school context. (SJL)