A selective history of Mercy Teachers' College (Australia) is divided into six chapters. Following an introduction, the first chapter, "We Shall Find a Place," describes events leading up to the establishment of the college. The second chapter, "And Build," is an account of the major building projects undertaken to provide…

An estimated 27,700 private elementary and secondary schools were operating in the United States in fall 1983. Of these schools, 35 percent were Catholic, 36 percent other religious affiliation, and 29 percent not affiliated. The source of these data is a sample selected from a list of 27,000 schools and an area sample. The response for the list…

In addition to acting as good day-to-day administrators, principals of Catholic high schools should be leaders in the area of ideals, expressing and putting into action perceptions that remain below the level of consciousness of others. They may choose that their schools emphasize more important values, perhaps at the expense of traditional school…

Recent research by Coleman, Hoffer, and Kilgore on the effectiveness of public and private schools may be seriously flawed because of its neglect of input-level differences in student performance and its reliance on cross-sectional testing data as the criterion measure. The sample used by Coleman and his colleagues from the High School and Beyond…

In Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1836 and 1853, controversy over religious education resulted from religious, ethnic, and political factors. Debate began between Catholics (mostly German and Irish immigrants) and Protestants over which Bible should be used in the public schools. (It was accepted that daily Bible readings were to be a part of religious…

Positive or negative attitudes toward the number of children a woman has are often thought to be related to ethnicity and religious background. It was hypothesized that Hispanics, when compared with Anglos, would place higher positive values on women with children than on women with no children and that religious identification with the Catholic…

A report is given of a pilot project intended to develop, implement, and maintain a daily program of physical activity in kindergarten through grade eight in nine elementary Catholic schools of varying size, pupil composition, and facilities. Information is provided on the methodology of program implementation, pilot school selection criteria, and…

The author discusses the relationship between a Catholic school's religious education program and its normal day-to-day operational atmosphere. The discrepancy between religious theory and authoritarian administrative practice is emphasized. (DE)

The focus for most consumers of federal education program services is the end product. Of concern to these consumers--students, teachers, and principals--are the quality of the service, the timeliness of the service delivery, and the relevance of the services to the particular need. To ensure that federal education programs can be effective for…

Today, mainly Black and Hispanic children are enrolled in inner city Catholic elementary schools, so this study was made to determine the reasons Black and Hispanic female parish leaders are supporting Catholic education. (ND)

This report provides 1981-82 statistical information on Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States and discusses the significance and implications of some data. The data include national population, birth rate, and age trends; enrollment trends in public and private schools; enrollment trends in Catholic schools by type of…

Statistical information on Catholic schools, enrollments, and faculty in the United States is presented in this collection of 18 tables. Comparisons are made where similar information is available on public schools and other private schools. Brief interpretive analyses focus on the significance of each table. In addition to enrollment figures and…

In the first paper presented here eight problems are addressed: (1) racial inventory of Catholic school students; (2) inventory of integration policies and programs; (3) minority faculty in Catholic schools; (4) desegregation strategy; (5) Catholic schools and public school desegregation; (6) Catholic schools and Hispanic Americans; (7) successful…

This paper analyzes educational trends in Catholic high schools in the 1970s. A discussion of the religious aspects of Catholic school education includes spiritual development of the individual, emphasis on the social justice side of a Christian vocation, faculty responsibility for religious formation, and systematic planning to address the…