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The character and culture of the Catholic school / Susan O'Donnell.

Title
The character and culture of the Catholic school / Susan O'Donnell.
Author
O'Donnell, Susan.
Publication
Wellington, N.Z. : New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2001.

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New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Description
238 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
Today, in the face of great change, Catholic educators need to ask whether there is a gap between the vision of Catholic education handed on through tradition, and the reality of church and school life. This book considers the implications of the Catholic vision of education for the culture and life of the Catholic school. The suthors argues that to ensure that Catholic school culture preserves its special characters, it is essential that the content of its founding tradition is fully integrated with the daily life and activity of the school. The Catholic school, as an ideal, is more than an educational institution- it is a community of faith. This is a book to argue with,draw from, disagree with, and agree with. For Catholic educators it will be an invaluable tool in their effort to preserve special character in times of change, for others is provides a mirror told up to the rest of the school system.
Subject
  • Catholic Church > Education > New Zealand
  • Catholic schools > New Zealand
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-238).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. Foundations. Ch. 1. Catholic educational philosophy -- Ch. 2. The school as culture -- Ch. 3. The New Zealand context: society and church -- Ch. 4. The New Zealand educational context -- Pt. 2. Two schools- two cultures. Ch. 5. Introducing two New Zealand Catholic schools -- Ch. 6. The nature of special character -- Ch. 7. Special character context -- Ch. 8. The transmission of special character -- Ch. 9. The effects of special character on the culture of the school -- Pt. 3. Theoreticl perspectives. Ch. 10. Cultural confluence: rivers of meaning -- Ch. 11. The significance of founding traditions -- Ch. 12. Cultural transmission process -- Ch. 13. Shared spirituality -- Ch. 14. Preserving special character culture.
ISBN
1877140988 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 223260740
  • SCSB-10807855
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library