This paper reports on research into the professional development practice of principals in the Diocese of Parramatta, which administers a system of approximately 75 schools in the west of Sydney, Australia. A survey of 46 principals gathered data on respondents' qualifications, association membership, participation in Catholic Education Office…

This Market Data Retrieval report, based on reports from 85% of all public, private, and Catholic schools in the United States, found that the installed base of microcomputers in elementary and secondary schools exceeded 2.5 million in 1991-92, which is 550% higher than the first report in 1983-84. Other reported findings were: (1) installation of…

The speech/debate team at St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California, begins each competition with a prayer and does not emphasize winning trophies. Nevertheless, they consistently qualify their students at the yearly state championships. According to their coach, this is because the school has supportive and encouraging administrators and…

Papers from special seminars and the 1984 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) are presented. Issues pertaining to sponsorship of a college or university, and specifically sponsorship by a religious body, are addressed in seven articles. Considerations that may be common to all types of institutional…

Examines Jules Ferry's role in creating compulsory, free, public schools in France in the 1880s. (IRT)

This study was conducted to examine the effects of consultation on consultee perceptions of the causality of children's school- related problems and the expectations for successful problem resolution. Participants were 39 volunteer teachers from Catholic elementary schools, none of whom had ever before worked with a consultant. Consultants were 7…

This internship handbook for international business and business French at Holy Family College presents a rationale for internship programs, outlines program objectives and requirements, and identifies goals and objectives for student outcomes. Part I describes an internship program as a structured learning situation wherein a student applies…

An attempt was made to describe the experience of Christian religious education for its participants. This research is both ethnographic and hermeneutic. Thick descriptions gathered from ethnographic methods like participant observation, in-depth interviews, and journal keeping served as text for analysis. Weekly visits of one to four hours were…

The Center for Education Statistics conducted the 1985-86 private school study to collect data on private elementary and secondary schools and teachers within these schools. This is the first national study to collect information directly from private school teachers. Representatives of the private school community helped develop the study…

Political and social issues have moral dimensions that make them proper subjects for consideration from a religious perspective. The separation of church and state is not intended to prevent religions, religious leaders, or religious beliefs from playing a role in the development of public policy, but instead to prevent favoritism or…

This publication discusses some of the differences between public school systems and the Catholic school system in the United States. The document first notes that the public schools draw their authority from the people through democratic processes, whereas Catholic schools derive their authority from the Catholic Church and have a responsibility…

A practical process for developing or improving student recruitment programs for Catholic schools is presented in this handbook. Planning for and preparing the recruitment program is discussed in the first half of the document. The booklet reviews the process of assessing the school, its program, and its image; identifying the financial, material,…

Faith stage development of Catholic college seniors was compared with their levels of denominational affiliation as a follow-up of a similar study of the students during their sophomore year. The students were male and female dormitory residents from the liberal arts and business schools of an eastern Catholic university. Affiliation was defined…

Disappointment in public education seems to have inspired an increased interest in private education. Data provided by the Center for Education Statistics, the National Catholic Educational Association, and the Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey were studied to assess the trend from 1976 to 1985 concerning the number of schools,…

White flight from public schools to avoid desegregation can result in educational and residential resegregation, defeating the purpose of desegregation efforts. One form of white flight is pupil transfer to private schools, which in most metropolitan areas are predominantly Catholic. Unlike residential relocation, transfers to Catholic schools…