Catholic High Schools

Facing the New Realities
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-979665-6
Verlag: OUP US

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 629 g

Catholic high schools in the United States have been undergoing three major changes: the shift to primarily lay leadership and teachers; the transition to a more consumerist and pluralist culture; and the increasing diversity of students attending Catholic high schools. James Heft argues that to navigate these changes successfully, leaders of Catholic education need to inform lay teachers more thoroughly, conduct a more profound social analysis of the culture, and
address the real needs of students.
After presenting the history of Catholic schools in the United States and describing the major legal decisions that have influenced their evolution, Heft describes the distinctive and compelling mission of a Catholic high school. Two chapters are devoted to leadership, and other chapters to teachers, students, alternative models of high schools, financing, and the key role of parents, who today may be described as ''post-deferential'' to traditional authorities, including bishops and priests.
Written by an award-winning teacher, scholar, and recognized educational leader in Catholic education, Catholic High Schools should be read by everyone interested in religiously- affiliated educational institutions, particularly Catholic education.

Zielgruppe

Leaders of Catholic secondary schools, faculty, parents of Catholic high school students, board members of these institutions, and diocesan and religious authorities that have responsibility in one form or another for Catholic education

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heft, James L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Kirchliche Bildungseinrichtungen, Diakonie, Caritas
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Konfessionsschulen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholizismus, Römisch-Katholische Kirche
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Conditions for Success Chapter 2: Historical Developments Chapter 3: American Culture and Religion Chapter 4: The Mission: Moral and Religious Formation Chapter 5: Leadership: Theological Resources Chapter 6: Leadership: Moral Sources Chapter 7: Students Today: Descriptions Chapter 8: Teachers: Calling and Response Chapter 9: New Models and More Money Chapter 10: The Future of Catholic High Schools Index

Über Autor(innen)

Heft, James L.
Fr. James L. Heft, S.M. (Marianist), Alton Brooks Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California, is the author or editor of 12 books and over 150 scholarly articles, and currently serves at the President of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at USC (ifacs.com). His recent research has focused on the mission of Catholic education and interreligious dialogue.