Pope John Paul's visit to the United States in 1987 provided many opportunities for the analysis of papal rhetoric. The Pope's address to black Catholics in America may be of particular interest to those focusing on the study of intercultural or interracial communication. This address did not garner as much media attention as did some of the…

The character and mission of Catholic institutions of higher education are discussed in nine articles. Questions that are posed include: what issues of the Catholic tradition need to be further examined; what additional reading of the Vatican II texts are appropriate; how is one to understand the American context within which the Catolic mission…

A Jesuit high school is examined in an attempt to discover the nature of the Jesuit educational policy-making process. (Author/ND)

An investigation of Catholic high school students to determine if the American high school system discourages extremes in adult-versus peer-orientation polarity by means of socialization. (Author/ND)

An interview conducted with Dr. Philip H. Richards, Chairman of the Department of Education at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.

The number of non-Catholic students in Roman Catholic elementary and secondary schools is growing at both the national and local levels. In the school system of the Archdiocese of Omaha (Nebraska), the largest number of non-Catholic students come from mostly poor and black families in inner-city or changing neighborhoods. Other non-Catholics are…

The development of the concept of God was assessed among 120 children between the ages of 5 to 16 years who attended private Protestant and Catholic day schools in the San Diego area. All children participated in a semi-clinical interview. Twelve interview questions were asked as the first step of a probing technique used to initiate a dialogue…

Entries in this annotated bibliography are listed under five headings. (1) Sectarian Schools - Critical; this contains 30 citations from periodicals and "New York Times" articles, editorials, letters, and advertisements. (2) Sectarian Schools - Balanced; this contains 36 citations from periodicals and "New York Times" articles and letters. (3)…

DESPITE THE BELIEF OF SOME EDUCATORS, PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUING SEGREGATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LARGE CITIES. DATA GATHERED BY A CATHOLIC SOURCE SHOW THAT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN RACIALLY CHANGING NEIGHBORHOODS "HOLD" THEIR WHITE STUDENTS AND IN FACT ARE BETTER INTEGRATED THAN ADJACENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MANY NEGROES AND…

PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGES COVERS THE GOALS OF THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND TEACHER EDUCATION. IN THE DISCUSSION ON PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD IS ADVOCATED FOR DEVELOPING THE LANGUAGE SKILLS, ALONG WITH EXPOSURE TO LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF THE LANGUAGE BEING…

This pamphlet traces the history of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) from its founding in 1904 through 1978. Section I, "Origin and Early Years, 1904-1920," explains that NCEA developed from the uniting of three separate Catholic educational organizations. Thomas J. Conaty, NCEA's first chief executive officer,…

Centering on a historical review and analysis of adult Christian education in small groups, this study was designed to identify certain conditions surrounding the formation and operation of selected small groups, to discover their distinctive educational features, and to suggest guidelines for effective use of the small group approach. The role of…

Summaries are provided of three colloquiums conducted at Skagit Valley College in February, March, and May 1974. A paper on "The Role of Philosophy at a Community College," by Valeria A. Simmons is also included. The colloquiums addressed the following topics: Coping with Certain Transfer Problems of Philosophy Majors from Public…

During May 1969 fieldwork for the National Study of American Indian Education was conducted at a Catholic school in Menominee County, Wisconsin. Data were collected by draw-a-man, student questionnaires, semantic differential, achievement test data, and interviews for 78 Menominee Indian students (55% female; 44% male). This report discussed…

The more important factors responsible for the contemporary crisis in Catholic schools throughout the United States are identified. The identification is made through discussions of the following topics: (1) An overview of the socio-historic and socio-religious forces responsible for the establishment and growth of the Catholic elementary and…