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Handbook of Research on Catholic Education
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Thomas C. Hunt, ed., Ellis A. Joseph, ed., Ronald J. Nuzzi, ed.
ISBN: 0-313-31341-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31341-7
332 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2001
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £58.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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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
About the Author: THOMAS C. HUNT is Professor in the Department of Teacher Education, School of Education and Allied Health Professions, University of Dayton.

ELLIS A. JOSEPH is Dean Emeritus of the School of Education and Allied Health Professions, University of Dayton.

RONALD J. NUZZI is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education, St. Louis University.
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