Volume 10, Number 4
June 2007
Table of Contents
Editors' Comments (pp. 407-408)
Thomas C. Hunt, Ronald J. Nuzzi
Articles
How Much Does a Private School Student Count? A Critical Analysis of the Athletic Multiplier
John T. James
Saint Louis University
(pp. 409-432)
As Catholic high schools continue to experience success in interscholastic athletic leagues, state associations have repeatedly contemplated ways to thwart the perceived Catholic school advantage. One such effort, the multiplier, receives critical assessment in this article.
Responses From the Field (pp. 433-435)
Richard J. McGrath, OSA
Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox, IL
Nan Tulchinsky
South Bend Community School Corporation, South Bend, IN
The Internship: Bridge Between Marketplace and
Liberal Arts Education in the Catholic Tradition
Eric Grabowsky & Janie M. Harden Fritz
University of Mary & Duquesne University
(pp. 436-448)
Internships can be distinctive pedagogical opportunities within a Catholic liberal arts education. The applied marketplace experience provided by an internship, properly understood, is consistent with the Catholic understanding of education. The value of internships for Catholic higher education can be illustrated by focusing on communication and rhetorical studies. This essay consists of a selected review of literature situating internships within liberal arts education, followed by the articulation of a Thomistic framework for rhetorical education.
Gay and Lesbian Students in Catholic High Schools: A Qualitative Study of Alumni Narratives
Michael J. Maher
Loyola University Chicago
(pp. 449-472)
The Catholic Magisterium has made a distinction between homosexual orientation (disordered but not sinful), homosexual activity (sinful, but judged “with prudence”), rights of gay and lesbian people, and the Church’s pastoral responsibilities to gay and lesbian people. Both the Vatican and the American bishops have clearly stated that the topic of homosexuality must be addressed in Catholic education, but the emphases on how it is addressed differ between the Vatican (emphasis on finding causes and cures) and the American bishops (providing pastoral care and inclusion). This article deals with the experiences of gay and lesbian youth in Catholic high schools. It is based on in-depth interviews with 25 (12 female and 13 male) gay and lesbian alumni who attended Catholic high schools in the 1980s and 1990s. What emerged is a theme of “disintegration.” Things simply did not fit together in their lives in the areas of family, peers, school, spirituality, and identity. This is in stark contrast with Catholic teaching, which proposes that the purpose of Catholic education is the integration of all these areas.
Focus Section
Including and Serving Students With Special Needs in Catholic Schools: A Report of Practices W. Patrick Durow
Creighton University
(pp. 473-489)
Based on responses to a survey of 19 Midwestern Catholic dioceses, the author reports the mission, educational practice, and financial means utilized to serve students with special needs in Catholic schools.
Preparing Special Educators to Assume Collaborative and Consultative Roles
Thomas J. Long, Carole Brown, & Agnes Nagy-Rado
The Catholic University of America
(pp. 490-507)
The incidence of children with disabilities is growing in both the private and public school sectors. As a result of this trend and efforts to place children in inclusive settings, there is an increasing need for special educators who can provide instruction within the context of a regular education classroom, develop individualized education plans (IEPs), support parents, and be consultants to teachers on behalf of children. The consultative special education teacher will be increasingly in demand in the future if children with disabilities are to be successfully included in public, private, and Catholic schools. The Catholic University of America utilizes a consultative, collaborative model for preparing Master’s candidates in its special education program. The results of the first 4 years of this program demonstrate that the candidates in this program have acquired the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are needed to be effective consultative, collaborative special educators in the field. This article provides a detailed description of the elements that make up this personnel preparation program. Particular focus is placed on the skills and knowledge to carry out consultative planning, including a rubric to evaluate the candidates’ performance. The article offers guidance to universities who may choose to create special education programs that prepare consultative special educators.
Supporting Children With Disabilities in the Catholic Schools
Abby L. W. Crowley & Shavaun Wall
The Catholic University of America
(pp. 508-522)
Many children with disabilities attend Catholic schools, but the resources to serve these children adequately are limited. Teacher assistants are increasingly being used to meet this need by assisting students with disabilities in regular classrooms. The authors maintain that such assistants can be effectively used in Catholic schools for this purpose, and others, if appropriately prepared. This article identifies the education needed to enable urban teacher assistants to work effectively with students with special needs in regular classrooms in Catholic schools. The article also examines a preparation program at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
Book Reviews
Sisters: Catholic Nuns and the Making of America (pp. 523-525)
By John J. Fialka
Reviewed by Anthony J. Dosen, CM
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (pp. 525-527)
By Anne Rice
Reviewed by Frank W. O’Linn
Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age (pp. 528-530)
By Christoper T. Cross
Reviewed by Christian M. Dallavis
Better Together: Restoring the American Community (pp. 530-533)
By Robert D. Putnam & Lewis M. Feldstein
Reviewed by Scott Kmack
Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children,
and Our Jobs (pp. 533-535)
By Rosalind Barnett & Caryl Rivers
Reviewed by Ruby T. Urbina
The Failures of Integration: How Race and Class Are Undermining the American Dream
(pp. 536-538)
By Sheryll Cashin
Reviewed by Joel Wichtman