Handbook of research on Catholic education

Author(s)

• Hunt, Thomas C.
• Joseph, Ellis A.
• Nuzzi, Ronald James

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of research on Catholic education

edited by Thomas C. Hunt, Ellis A. Joseph, and Ronald J. Nuzzi

（The Greenwood educators' reference collection）

Greenwood Press, 2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive compendium of research focuses on key aspects of Catholic education in the United States. The volume includes reviews of research on topics ranging from church documents, spirituality, and the philosophy of Catholic education to parents, students, teachers, administration and governance, and curriculum and instruction. Benefit to many audiences--policy-makers, church leaders, educators, researchers, students, practitioners, patrons, and citizens--who are interested in these schools. The wealth of scholarly information provided here covers all areas of Catholic education, both school- and parish-based. The first volume of its kind ever published on Catholic learning and development, the handbook is an encyclopedia reference tool for the serious scholar as well as the committed Catholic educator.

Table of Contents

Preface Selected Church Documents: The Organization of Centralized Authority in Catholic Educational Administration by Ronald J. Nuzzi The Philosophy of Catholic Education by Ellis A. Joseph Spirituality and Religious Education by Ronald J. Nuzzi Curriculum and Instruction in Catholic Schools by Robert B. Williams Research on Administration, Leadership, and Governance by Mary Peter Traviss A Role Analysis Based on Church Documents, Dissertations, and Recent Research by Gini Shimabukuro Guidance and Counseling in Catholic Schools by Patricia J. Polanski and Thomas W. Rueth Enrollment in Catholic Schools in the United States by Jessica Greene and Joseph M. O'Keefe Parenting and Child Development: Exploring the Links with Children's Social, Moral, and Cognitive Competence by James M. Frabutt Pluralism and Public Policy: Catholic Schools in the United States by Dale McDonald Catholic School Finance: A Review of Research by Barabra M. DeLuca Catholic Schools and the Law: An Overview by Charles J. Russo Research on Catholic School Effectiveness: An Overview by Bruno V. Munno and Heather Graham Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA56951474
• ISBN:
  • 0313313415
• LCCN: 00069133
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 318 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC501
  • DC21 : 371.071/2/73
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Catholic Church -- Education -- United States
  • LCSH : Catholic schools -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA1819610X