Catholic School Leadership: An Invitation to Lead / Edition 1

by Thomas Hunt, Brother Thomas Oldenski, Theodore J. Wallace

Overview

Catholic School Leadership addresses many of the challenges facing those who prepare faith leaders and education leaders for the Catholic schools of the future. The well-known editors and contributors to this volume have written about their personal experiences with Catholic schools; the educational foundations of Catholic schools; teacher preparation and development; Catholic school leadership; dealing with parents and families; and the challenges of technology for Catholic schools.
The contributions emphasize the perspectives of both scholars and practitioners within Catholic education and will interest anyone who has experienced time in a Catholic school either as a student, teacher or administrator, as well as those interested in what is happening within Catholic schools today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750708548
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/23/1999
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Thomas Hunt is currently professor in the School of Education at the University of Dayton. Until recently he was professor of foundations of education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Over the last 17 years he has authored or edited nine books on religion and education. He presently serves as Co-Editor of Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, and as Editor of the Private School Monitor.
Thomas Oldenski is an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Dayton. He has been a teacher, counsellor and principal of Catholic secondary schools in the United States, Nigeria and Ireland for 21 years. He is a member of the Society of Mary (Marianists)
Theodore Wallace is director of the Centre for Catholic Education at the University of Dayton. He has served as the president and principal of Catholic high schools in Sandusky and Dayton, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1.Who Will Keep Our Hearts Burning Within Us? Brother Thomas Oldenski 2.Staff Development in the Catholic School: The Caring Response for a Community Louise Moore 3.The Challenge of Teaching Religion in Catholic Schools William Raddell 4.An International Perspective on Catholic Schools Thomas F. Giardino, S.M 5.The History if Catholic Schools in the U.S. - An Overview Thomas C. Hunt 6.Reclaiming Inquiry in the Catholic Philosophy of Education William F. Losito 7.The Law and Catholic School Policy: An Overview Charles J. Russo 8.Key Issues for the Future of Catholic School: Grounded in Sacred Soil Gini Shimabukuro 10.Preparing for the Journey: Teachers for Catholic Schools Karen Ristau and Margaret Reif 11.Preparation of Teachers for the Catholic Schools Sister Mary Peter Traviss 12.Ongoing Staff Development in Catholic Schools Joseph F. Rogus and Colleen A. Wildenhaus 13.We Are Called: The Principal as Faith Leader in the Catholic School Theodore J. Wallace 14.Truths and Half-truths about Leadership: Ancient and Contemporary Sources Father James Heft, S.M 15.To Lead as Jesus Led Father Ronald Nuzzi 16.Leadership in Urban Cathollic Elementary Schools: The Reality and the Challenge Joseph M. O'Keefe, S.J 17.Dealing with Narcissistic Families: Lessons for Educational Leadership in Parent and Child Guidance Michael Garanzini, S.J 18.Kaizening into the Future: Distance Education Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH

Editorial Reviews

The book is full of history, experience and programme for training, especially the training of principals in history, doctrine, pastoral skills, firmly rooted in the Gospel ... full of wise words, sound advice and bright vision ... Altogether there are a lot of goads to thought, and strong hope to combine the skills of the doctor with the plumber's faith. Bolder spirits will get their own copies. Others should ensure it is in the teachers' centre or local library.' - - Digest, Association of Christian Teachers

From the Publisher

Dozens of scholars, educators, and administrators in Catholic education from the elementary to college level contribute essays exploring the state of Catholic education in the U.S. The book begins with a section on the foundations and future of Catholic schools, which is followed by two practical sections on teacher preparation and leadership issues. Articles include discussions of the law and Catholic school policy, the challenges of teaching religion, leadership in urban schools, and lessons for educational leadership in parent and child guidance. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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