Volume 3, Number 4
June, 2000
Table of Contents
Editors' Comments (p. 416)
Thomas C. Hunt, Ronald J. Nuzzi
Articles
Advanced Placement Science Programs in Catholic High School
Daniel D. Schinzel
Westside High School
(pp. 417-440)
The purpose of this study was to examine Advanced Placement (AP) science programs in participating Catholic high schools and develop guidelines for the implementation of similar programs at other Catholic schools. The areas of interest were curriculum, instruction, and Advanced Placement examination results. Administrators and teachers at Catholic high schools with Advanced Placement science programs were surveyed using instruments developed by the researcher. The responses of AP teachers and administrators were analyzed and compared in order to determine important features of existing science programs.
Moral Education and Teachers’ Self-Perceptions:
Novice Male Teachers in the Catholic High School
Aine Donovan
U.S. Naval Academy
(pp. 441-460)
This article describes a qualitative study of six Catholic high school teachers, all male and all relatively new to Catholic education. Each subject participated in six hours of ethnographic interviews, yielding a rich description of their self-perceptions, educational competence, and faith background. Teaching as a vocation and moral education emerged as important themes for these teachers and for future study.
Focus Section
Catholics and the U.S. Education Policy
Jo Renee Formicola
Seton Hall University
(pp. 462-473)
Catholic educational policy in the United States has developed through court battles and attempts to influence the Congress and the White House to protect the interest of Catholic parents, students, and schools. This essay reviews Catholic participation in the American political system through the lens of the “child benefit theory” and urges greater Catholic involvement in the future.
Good by Choice: A Tale of Two Schools
Richard Ognibene & Mel Shay
Seton Hall University
(pp. 474-490)
What are the positive and negative effects of voucher programs and school choice initiatives? Do Catholic schools benefit by receiving voucher students? Are public schools challenged to change by the availability of tuition vouchers? This essay provides an in-depth look at one voucher experiment in Albany, New York, and reports on changes in both the Catholic school receiving voucher students and the public school from which the students came.
Jesuit Higher Education in New Jersey, 1899-1900: Saint Peter’s College
Alan Delozier
Seton Hall University
(pp. 491-507)
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has made inestimable contributions to the development of Catholic education in the United States. This article provides a historical overview of one venerable Jesuit institution, Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey, the only Jesuit-operated institution of higher learning in the state. Special attention is given to the Ratio Studiorum and to other details of the delivery of Jesuit education circa 1900.
Catholic Education in the 21st Century
Patricia Boland
Seton Hall University
(pp. 508-520)
Catholic schools have always served immigrant populations, minority groups, and the urban poor. Demographic shifts in society at large and in Catholic circles have precipitated changes in the mission and purpose of Catholic education. This article explores ways to both preserve and expand the historical mission of Catholic schools as we progress into a new century filled with technological advancements.
Bernard Lonergan on a Catholic Liberal Arts Education
Richard M. Liddy
Seton Hall University
(pp. 521-532)
With a call for integration commonly expected in liberal arts education, this article explores the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan. Highly specialized disciplines, as valuable as they are to preserving and expanding a professional knowledge base, can nonetheless lead to the extreme compartmentalization of education. This article offers a philosophical foundation on which to build a truly Catholic liberal arts education.
Review of Research
Research on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Joseph M. O’Keefe, SJ
Boston College
(pp. 533-539)
Book Reviews
Moral Outrage in Education (pp. 541-542)
By David E. Purpel
Reviewed by Mary Katherine Hamilton, IHM
By Nature Equal: The Anatomy of a Western Insight (pp. 542-547)
By John E. Coons & Patrick M. Brennan
Reviewed by George E. Schultze, SJ