Catholic Education:
A Journal of Inquiry and Practice

Current Issue

Volume 12, Number 1
September, 2008
Table of Contents

Editors’ Comments (pp. 5-7)
Michael James, Joseph M. O’Keefe, S.J., Lorraine Ozar, Co-Editors

Articles
Teaching Justice after MacIntyre: Toward a Catholic Philosophy of Moral Education
Roger Bergman
(pp. 7-24)

The Grammar of Catholic Schooling and Radically “Catholic” Schools
Martin Scanlan
(pp. 25-54)

Focus Section – University Outreach
Enacting Social Justice to Teach Social Justice: The Pedagogy of Bridge Builders
Karen E. Eifler, Jeff Kerssen-Griep, & Peter Thacker
(pp. 55-70)

Neighbors Engaging in Dialogue: A University-Community Partnership
Pete Miller
(pp. 71-95)

Service, Ethnography, and the “Leap of Faith”:
A Spiritan Catholic Perspective on Service Learning
Kathleen Glenister Roberts
(pp. 96-116)

Book Reviews
Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis
By Melanie Morey & John J. Piderit, S.J.
Reviewed by Robert Adrien Martel

Studying Educational and Social Policy: Theoretical Concepts and Research Methods
By Ronald H. Heck
Reviewed by Betsy Ferrer

All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half Century of Brown v. Board of Education
By Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Reviewed by Carrie Jane Williamson

The Science Education of American Girls: A Historical Perspective
By Kim Tolley
Reviewed by William Watson

Upcoming Issue

Volume 12, Number 2
December 2008
Table of Contents

Editors' Comments (p. 133)
Lorraine Ozar, Joseph M. O'Keefe, & Michael James

Articles
Catholic Schools, Catholic Education, and Catholic Educational Research:
A Conversation with Anthony Bryk
Anthony Bryk
(pp. 135-147)

The Catholic School According to the Code of Canon Law
Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski
(pp. 148-159)

Nurturing Spirituality and Vocation: A Catholic Approach to New Teacher Induction
Richard Shields
(pp. 160-175)

Technology in Catholic Schools: Are Schools Using the Technology They Have?
Michael G. Gibbs, Anthony J. Dosen, & Rosalie B. Guerrero
(pp. 176-193)


Focus Section - Accountability and Assessment
An Introduction to Value-Added Analysis
Ron Costello, Peggy Elson, & John Schacter
(pp. 194-205)

Urban Catholic High Schools and Disadvantaged Females
Corinne R. Merrit
(pp. 206-222)

An Assessment of the Institutional Vision of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Robert Abelman & Amy Dalessandro
(pp. 223-257)


Review of Research
The Effects of Catholic and Protestant Schools: A Meta-Analysis
William H. Jeynes
(pp. 258-278)


Book Reviews
Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children's Work
By Judy Harris Helm, Sallee Beneke, & Kathy Steinheimer
Reviewed by Sharon K. Alexander

Teach with Your Strengths: How Great Teachers Inspire Their Students
By Rosanne Liesveld & Jo Ann Miller
Reviewed by Rebecca Spitznagel

What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries
Edited by David Salisbury & James Tooley
Reviewed by Sister Mary Sheila Maksim, O.P.