The mission of St. Cecilia Elementary School (Omaha, Nebraska) is to foster a Christian learning environment that develops the spiritual, scholastic, emotional, social, and physical needs of each child. This paper describes the school's curriculum with regard to religious education for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Class…

This report describes recent patterns of racial enrollments in private K-12 schools in the United States. It includes data from the federal government's most recent Private School Survey, which covers 1997-98. Results indicate that segregation levels are quite high among private schools, particularly among Catholic and other religious private…

This report provides an overview of the Catholic elementary education. The instrument used to survey the schools was a 100-item questionnaire, which was based on an instrument used in a study of Catholic elementary-school finances in prior years. The questionnaire had four main parts: school demographics, financing, compensation, and special…

This book profiles extended-care programs in Catholic schools. It features articles submitted by graduates of the National Catholic Educational Association's Elementary/Middle School Principals Academies. Each of the 12 articles details an established extended-care program. Typically, these programs are part educational, part recreational, and…

Research supported by grant no. MH-02238 from the National Institute of Mental Health, and partially supported by NIH grant FR-00222 and FR-05537, general research support grant.

Sixty teachers in Catholic schools who had previously taught in public schools perceived eight common components of organizational climate in schools: staff relationships, goal orientation, religious dimension, student behavior, principal's leadership style, parent interaction, number of students and work conditions. Catholic schools rated…

Sixty teachers in Catholic schools who had previously taught in public schools perceived eight common components of organizational climate in schools: staff relationships, goal orientation, religious dimension, student behavior, principal's leadership style, parent interaction, number of students and work conditions. Catholic schools rated…

Describes the school desegregation process in Cambridge, Massachussetts, in 1979-80 in terms of sociopolitical context, public attitudes, and strategy adopted. Compares desegregation conditions in Boston and Cambridge. Contrasts racial desegregation of schools in the United States with religious desegregation of Protestant and Catholic schools in…

A study showing that enrollment has not yet declined is discussed. Enrollments in two-year public institutions, women's colleges, Black institutions, and denominational institutions are described. Assessing enrollment strategies, recession and higher enrollments, and major concerns for trustees are outlined. (MLW)

Since 1978, the Diocese of Oakland, California, has operated the Family Aid-Catholic Education (FACE) program, which raises funds from local businesses and philanthropic organizations to provide partial tuition assistance to deserving low income families and to offer supplemental funding for innovative programing to inner-city Catholic schools.…

The report of an American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure concerning dismissal of a woman faculty member from a Catholic theological seminary based on an incident of activism finds that the school violated the woman's academic freedom and due process. The context and evolution of the case are…

Describes an Australian Catholic school district's efforts to pursue school effectiveness by implementing system-level practices embodying Fullan's notions of support and pressure. Key elements included school development processes and appraisal and professional development for principals and teachers. The system has mobilized resources for…

Asserts the Dutch educational systems' key feature is the principle that parents should be given the opportunity to organize and choose the kind of education they desire. Focuses on the role of the Dutch Social Democrats, the Groningen motion, and the outcome and intellectual foundation of publicly run Dutch schools. (KDR)

Describes a masters of education program at Kansas' Wichita State University, in which students conduct field studies at area K-12 schools. Focuses on one study examining declining enrollment at a Catholic elementary school. Indicates that results were presented to the school principal, who then implemented the necessary changes. (AJL)

Addresses the question of sectarianism and its relationship to academic freedom. Provides a case history of U.S. Roman Catholic education, examining the financial problems of Catholic universities denied GI Bill monies. Defines the parameters of the Catholic college. Delineates the relationship between the Vatican's control of Catholic…