Boards and commissions, an important part of Catholic education since the late 1800s, experienced a significant revival in the decades following the Vatican Council II. Today, approximately 68 percent of the Catholic schools in the United States have some form of educational governance structure. Although the primary focus of this handbook, which…

A study investigating collaborative computer use for writing at the primary level was conducted at a Catholic school in Toronto through videotaping and observation in a first grade classroom over a period of 3 weeks. It was found that the differentiation of tasks by the computer into two types of acts--inputting signs and arranging text--was…

The increasing number of black students in private schools has been stimulated partly by concern about the adequacy of the public schools; a desire by parents for greater choice about, and control over, their children's schooling; and a desire to find schools with values similar to their own. Private school efforts to draw minority students have…

This report combines public school data from the 1983-84 "Administrator and Teacher Survey" of the High School and Beyond study with private school data from the 1985-86 Private School Survey in an analysis of differences in school climate and teachers' opinions in public and private secondary schools. It provides an opportunity to examine the…

Catholic charities and church groups have been actively engaged in providing basic shelter needs for homeless people long before the issue of homelessness came to the national attention. The purpose of this hearing was to allow the U.S. Catholic Conference and its Domestic Policy Committee to present its report, "Homelessness and Housing: A…

Given the paucity of evidence accurately characterizing private education, this paper synthesizes and interprets available research on private school enrollments, religious affiliations, tuition levels, characteristics of patrons, and common features of operation. The organization of data on church-affiliated schools is found to be faulty, with…

The 1980 National Center for Education Statistics' National Longitudinal Survey, "High School and Beyond," was intended to be a general, multi-purpose study, serving a number of diverse needs. The present study sought to increase the data's usefulness, accuracy, and scope. While allowing for analyses of schools and students on a national…

Private schools represented nearly 20 percent of all elementary and secondary schools in the United States during the 1980-81 school year. These 21,000 private schools enrolled more than 5 million students or nearly 11 percent of the total U.S. elementary and secondary enrollment. This bulletin indicates how these private schools and private…

Examined in this paper is some of the social history underlying the relationship between the public and private sectors of elementary and secondary education in the United States. Of particular concern are traditional motivations and rationales for resisting public authority in education. The analysis also touches on the evolution of special…

Influences and issues concerning Catholic higher education are considered in seven papers, five of which were presented at the 1985 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. In "Partnership in a New Key," David J. O'Brien considers the new sectarianism in American Catholic higher education and an alternative to this…

School psychologists have a unique and multifaceted role within schools and must work with a variety of stakeholders. Therefore, it is important to explore and understand the perspectives of other educational professionals regarding the roles of school psychologists. This study examined the perspectives of principals (N = 21), teachers (N = 86),…

This document consists of five reports on forums held in the spring of 1977 on social and educational problems in New York City. Topics of discussion included: (1) what is right and wrong with our public and private secondary educational system in New York City; (2) fiscal resources and New York City's capacity to provide necessary human services…

This report, fifth in the series, is an evaluation study of the Ukrainian-English Bilingual Program in the Edmonton Catholic School System. It examines three areas: (1) pupil academic achievement, (2) pupil cultural appreciation, and (3) perceptions of relevant groups toward the program. Pupils enrolled in the program in Grades 1 through 5 during…

Three areas relative to the campus ministry are assessed: the discovery and nurture of the spirit, contemplation and action in higher education, and the ministries of faith communities. The collection of essays addresses the religious events happening within colleges and universities and the religious communities which have been formed within…