Navigating Financial and Mission Pressures in Catholic Higher Education

A Study of American Diocesan Colleges and Universities
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-42481-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research in Higher Education

This book offers the first comprehensive study of a little-examined sector of American higher education: American colleges and universities affiliated with Catholic dioceses. Drawing on original research across eleven institutions, it explores how these institutions understand and enact their missions, exploring themes including identity, leadership, holistic development, liberal arts, global citizenship, inclusivity, and vocational preparation.

Using multiple sources of evidence (e.g., interviews, observations, institutional artifacts, AI-assisted content analysis), the book examines how diocesan institutions balance mission, governance, societal expectations, and contemporary challenges facing American higher education. In doing so, it offers new perspectives on the relationship between institutional purpose, organizational practice, and the future of American higher education.

Written for scholars and graduate students in higher education, leadership and organizational studies, Catholic studies, and ministry and seminary programs, this book also provides valuable insights for university leaders, policymakers, and practitioners. By defining and analyzing the diocesan higher education sector as a distinct collective, it fills a literature gap while offering a framework for understanding the contributions, challenges, and potential role of American diocesan colleges and universities in shaping the future of higher education.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lombard, Emmett

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Religionspädagogik, Christlicher Katechismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Konfessionsschulen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction 2: Schools 3: Identity 4: Leadership 5: Holistic Development 6: Liberal Arts 7: Global Citizenship 8: Inclusivity 9: Vocation Preparation 10: Conclusion Appendix Index

Über Autor(innen)

Emmett Lombard is a Professor at Gannon University, USA. His educational and research background in organizational learning and leadership combined with twenty-five years of higher education experience at an American diocesan university uniquely position him to write this book.