Volume 6, Number 2
December 2002
Table of Contents
Editors' Comments (p. 137)
Thomas C. Hunt, Ronald J. Nuzzi
Articles
Teachers for Whom? A Study of Teacher Education Practices in Higher Education
John L. Watzke
University of Notre Dame
(pp. 138-167)
This article presents the results of a study of teacher education practices at 80 Catholic colleges and universities. The impetus for this work was the many Church documents in support of Catholic schools and the cooperative work of diocesan superintendents and educational leaders in the matter of teacher education. The goal of the study was to investigate questions fundamental to the role of Catholic higher education in the preparation of teachers: From where will the next generation of teachers to serve Catholic schools come? How does the preparation of teachers in Catholic institutions of higher education relate to the unique opportunities Catholic schools afford their communities? Do these programs serve Catholic schools? Given the dearth of research and professional literature specific to these questions, the study and data analysis were exploratory with the goal of identifying themes and issues for continued research, dialogue, and professional action.
Border Catholic Schools: Unique Stakeholder Alliances
Karen M. Watt
The University of Texas Pan American
(Part II; pp. 168-188)
The article presents the results of a qualitative study extracted from the dissertation The Impact of Catholic Schooling on Low-Income Mexican-American Students (Watt, 1999). This study explored four case studies of third-grade teachers, their schools, and their classrooms, in a Hispanic cultural context. Findings revealed that the Border Catholic Schools were communities of consensus with regard to the nature and mission of Catholic schooling. All stakeholders “held the same stake,” agreeing on the curriculum, instruction, and operation of the Border Catholic Schools. Part one of this study was published as “Border Catholic Schools: Unique Stakeholder Alliances (Part 1)” (Watt, 2002) in Volume 6, Number 1.
The Role of Bishop in Transforming the Church and the World: Two National Perspectives George Bunz
Newman Theological College, Canada
(pp. 189-204)
Are there differences in how Canadian and United States bishops understand the pre-and post-Vatican II Church, its salvific purpose, unity, authority, collegiality, equality, empowerment, the role of women, and the bishop’s role in transforming the Church and the world? Data originally collected from interviews with five Canadian and seven United States bishops as part of a study (Bunz, 1994) investigating the role of bishop were reassessed to examine this question. Differences and similarities in how Canadian and United States bishops perceived the challenges facing the Church were discerned. It is suggested that cultural variation may account for the different perceptions of Canadian and United States bishops.
Helping Graduate Level Administrative Courses Support the Importance of the School Asset John C. Maciha
John C. Maciha & Associates
(pp. 205-214)
Facilities management, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements are the concern of many principals, presidents, and boards. University preparation programs for school administrators often lack serious concentration on these areas, mostly due to the increased standards for licensure, certification, and academic degrees. This article attempts to fill that void by inviting school leaders to consider preventative maintenance as an integral part of facilities management.
Ex Corde Ecclesiae, Culture and the Catholic University
Mario O. D’Souza, CSB
University of St. Michael's College
(pp.215-232)
Catholic institutions of higher education continue to wrestle with the demands of John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution, Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This article looks beyond the juridical aspects of implementation and focuses on culture as a way to explore the contribution of Catholic colleges and universities to the broader life of the Church and to the wider academy. Popular culture, with its dependence on visual imagery and entertainment, creates a particular challenge for advancing the unique mission and identity of Catholic institutions.
Examination of the Consultation and Development Process for the
Scottish Catholic Religious Education Guidelines
Roisin Coll
University of Glasglow
(pp. 233-250)
This paper examines the construction of the Religious and Moral Education 5-14 Draft Guidelines in Scotland and the Catholic Church’s response to these guidelines. The content and background of this document are explored by examining the process followed by the Review and Development Group for religious education. The reasons for the rejection of this document and the process by which a new document was created are also investigated. Particular attention is paid to the roles played in this process by the laity and the clergy within the Catholic Church through an examination of the perceptions held by individuals involved in the process.
Review of Research
Spirituality and Leadership Effectiveness: Historical and Philosophical Trends
Christy L. Magnusen
Belleville Area Special Services Cooperative
(pp. 251-258)
Leaders have assumed their positions of power in a variety of ways: through election, designation, inheritance, and coincidental timing or stealth. Regardless of the means of ascent into power, a leader’s endorsement is well regarded. The research findings of Covey (1989), Bennis (1989), Greenleaf (1973), Deming (1986), Drucker (1996), Bolman and Deal (1991), Fox (1995), and others support a strong correlation between leadership and the success or failure of a community, business, or organization. Hence, because these two elements appear to be inextricably tied to one another, it is paramount to the group’s welfare that the leader be one who is capable and trustworthy of promoting the communal mission. The sweeping changes in our country’s social, political, and economic climate at the end of the 20th century brought with them a pervasive mistrust in leaders of government, businesses, and other institutions including schools. In reviewing the trends in leadership and effective schools, this study concerned the traits of effective leaders and the emerging perception of the importance of spirituality to leadership. This article, reviewing the most recent scholarly and popular literature on leadership, is the first in a series of articles based on a current study of leadership and spirituality.
Book Reviews
Theological Literacy for the Twenty-First Century (pp. 259-260)
Edited by Rodney Petersen
Reviewed by Jeffrey Gros, FSC
The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community, and Personal Meaning in Our Schools (pp. 261-262)
By Thomas J. Sergiovanni
Reviewed by Kathleen Bergen
Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers (pp. 263-266)
By Richard A. Blake, SJ
Reviewed by Sorin Engelland-Spohn
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (pp. 266-268)
By Robert D. Putnam
Reviewed by Melissa Harraka
Roman Catholicism in America (pp. 269-271)
By Chester Gillis
Reviewed by Gregory Hine
Catholics and American Culture: Fulton Sheen, Dorothy Day, and the Notre Dame Football Team (pp. 272-274)
By Mark S. Massa
Reviewed by Daniel McCue
Sex, Priests, and Power: Anatomy of a Crisis (pp. 274-276)
By A. W. Richard Sipe
Reviewed by Benny Morten