Library educators must lead the way in their curricula to guarantee that the library will be the heart of the new educational system by training librarians to be at home in multimedia as well as the more traditional library services. (NH)

Analysis of scores from teacher, student questionnaires, Student Belief Inventory (Havighurst and Taba, 1949; revised by Isler, 1963) indicates replication earlier studies on Negro-White group differences in honesty, responsibility, but variance from Isler's (1963) findings of difference on all five measured traits. Findings suggest need for…

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

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

Presents findings from a three-year study of a volunteer service program at a college-preparatory Catholic high school. Reveals that students with service experience showed significantly higher rates of moral growth than those without this experience. Adds that faculty involvement and student reflection and discussion were also essential for…

Describes and evaluates four approaches to helping Catholic adolescents in their moral growth: using case studies to build knowledge of values and morality; providing moral models with whom young people can identify; presenting a positive ideology; and helping students recognize and respond to God's presence in their lives. (AYC)

Reviews the educational reform movement in France during the late nineteenth century which produced one of the most tightly organized, centrally controlled, and pedagogically effective models of elementary education in the world, with emphasis on the role of the Catholic clergy and attempts of the republican regime to uproot clerical influence in…

Describes special programs at St. Edwards University which promote the academic persistence of children of migrant farmworkers. Points to several changes in the school's policies which have lead to a process of renewal, including changed admissions criteria, more defined exit criteria, and emphasis on multiculturalism. (DMM)

Presents a simplified information-gathering model for the creation of a Catholic elementary school for a parish. Discusses basic assumptions, an overview of the model, school committee planning, proper cost budgeting, time planning, impact planning, tuition, and review and evaluation questions which aid diocesan officials in decision making. (DMM)

The author considers various perspectives on the qualities that distinguish the Catholic school and make it a better place for education. She outlines ideals for Catholic schools presented by Vatican Council II and by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. (SJL)

William McCready of the National Opinion Research Center discusses findings of his survey of American and Canadian Catholic youth (ages 14-30) on their attitudes toward religious vocations, membership in Catholic organizations, and their religious education. (Author/SJL)

Investigates the role expections and possibility of role conflict of Catholic college chaplains. On questionnaires both chaplains and students report major differences between ideal role and the real work of chaplains. All chaplains perceived counseling as a major role but it was not their major source of student contact. (JAC)

The key to successful family-school linkages is the RFV Quotient: risk, flak, and vulnerability. Educators need to be willing to open up communications and to deal with the conflicts that this will bring. (SJL)

Describes the Reading Is Fundamental Program (RIF), whose reading motivation concept is simple: young people who get the opportunity to freely choose and to own books may begin to experience reading as a pleasurable activity. (Author/LLS)