Catholic schools 2000 : a longitudinal study of year 12 students in Catholic schools, 1972-1982-1990-1998 / by Marcellin Flynn and Magdalena Mok
- Bib ID:
- 100587
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- Author:
- Flynn, Marcellin
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- Description:
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- NSW : Catholic Education Commission, 2002
- xviii, 359 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0958019606
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: PART 1: Core Beliefs and Values of Catholic Schools 1
- 1. Catholic Schools 2000: Introduction 4
- 2. Catholic Schools in Sydney Celebrate Jubilee 2000: One School reflects on
- this unique Celebration 5
- 3. The Pope's Message to Australian Youth: 17 March 2000 6
- 4. Catholic schools in the New Millennium 8
- 5. Some Elements towards a Theory of Catholic Education 12
- 6. Conclusion: Catholic Education in the Future 16
- 7. References 18
- 1. Catholic Education Today: Introduction 20
- 2. The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium 23
- 3. Australian Catholic Schools: Why we have them and what they aim to achieve 29
- 4. The Story of Catholic Education in Australia: Dr Brian Croke 34
- 5. Education for Wisdom: Dr Thomas Groome 46
- 6. Conclusion 49
- 7. References 50
- PART 2: Design and Method of the Study 51
- 1. Catholic Schools 2000: The Context of the Study 54
- 2. Nature of the Study: Catholic Schools 2000 55
- 3. Focus of the Study 55
- 4. Research Questions to be explored 56
- 5. The Sample of Students and Teachers in the Study 57
- 6. Instruments used in the Collection and Analysis of the Data: 1998 63
- 7. Summary of the Dimensions of Catholic Schools explored: 1972-1982-1990-1998 67
- 8. Multilevel Analysis of the Data 69
- 9. Conclusion: Exploring Catholic Schools 2000 71
- 10. References 72
- PART 3: Catholic Schools - The Educational Dimension 73
- 1. Introduction: Catholic Schools Today 76
- 2. The Nature of Catholic Education 77
- 3. The Mission of Catholic Schools 80
- 4. What makes a School"Catholic"? 84
- 5. Year 12 Students in Catholic Schools and their Teachers: 1998 86
- 6. Students' Morale and Satisfaction with School 91
- 7. Students' Attitudes towards Discipline in Year 12 94
- 8. Students' Perceptions of the Professionalism of their Teachers 96
- 9. Teachers and Catholic Schools 97
- 10. Teachers and the Culture of Catholic Schools 100
- 11. Conclusion: Year 12 Students and their Teachers 101
- 12. References 102
- 1. Introduction: Catholic Schools, Students and Teachers 104
- 2. The Expectations Questionnaire 105
- 3. Year 12 Students' Expectations of Catholic Schools 107
- 4. Teachers' Expectations of Catholic Schools 114
- 5. Appendices: Summary of Expectations 123
- 6. References 130
- 1. The Quality of School Life: Introduction 132
- 2. Students' Experience of the Quality of School Life 132
- 3. Teachers' Experience of the Quality of School Life 149
- 4. Conclusion: Students' and Teachers' Experience of the Quality of School Life 156
- 5. References 158
- 1. The Culture of Catholic Schools 1990-1998 160
- 2. Teachers' Perceptions of the Culture of Catholic Schools:
- An Example of a Research Study 167
- 3. Students' Perceptions of the Culture of Catholic Schools 172
- 4. The Quality of School Life and Students' Achievement in the HSC:
- Does School Culture make a Difference? (1990) 177
- 5. The Concept of School Culture: A Reflection 183
- 6. References 184
- viii
- . T'he Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools 188
- i Situdents' Experience of the Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools 190
- 3. The Role of Discipline and Standards in Catholic Schools 192
- 4. Teachers' Experience of the Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools 194
- 5. Comparison of Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of the
- Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools 198
- 6. Conclusion - The Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools Today 202
- 7. References 204
- i. Introduction: The Educational Dimension of Catholic Schools 206
- 2. The School Principal: Perceptions of Teachers and Students 207
- 3. Catholic Schools: The Quality of Education they Provide 212
- 4. Students' Relationships with Teachers: 1998 214
- 5. The Curriculum of Catholic Schools 216
- 6. Students' Attitudes towards Discipline in Year 12 221
- 7. Students' Morale and Satisfaction with School 223
- 8. The Transformation of Catholic Schools in Australia: 1965-1997,
- Br Kelvin Canavan, Catholic Education Office, Sydney 226
- 9. References 234
- PART 4: Catholic Schools: Religious Dimension 235
- 1. Introduction: The Catholic Community Worldwide 238
- 2. Influences on Students' Religious Development 239
- 3. Influences on Practising Catholic Students 241
- 4. The Influence of School Subjects on Students' Religious Development 242
- 5. Students' Religious Practice (Catholic Sample) 243
- 6. Students' Attitudes towards the Mass 250
- 7. Students' Religious Commitment. 251
- 8. References 254
- 1. The Context of Religious Education Today 256
- 2. Historical Perspective on the Development of Catholic Religious Education
- in Australia: Some implications for the future 257
- 3. A Perspective on the nature of Religious Education 264
- 4. Some Dimensions of Religion in Australian Society 272
- 5. Year 12 Students' Attitudes to Religious Education and School Retreats 277
- 6. Gerald Grace maintains that Catholic Schools are vital for handing on the Faith 288
- 7. References 289
- PART 5: Conclusions 291
- 1. Catholic schools 1972-2000: A Longitudinal Perspective: Introduction 294
- 2. Do Students value Catholic schools? 295
- 3. Students' Morale and Satisfaction at School 296
- 4. Students' Expectations of Catholic Schools 297
- 5. The Quality of School Life in Catholic Schools 301
- 6. The Classroom Environment of Catholic Schools 303
- 7. Catholic Schools: The Educational Dimension 306
- 8. Students' Religious Practice 309
- 9. Religious Education in Catholic Schools 314
- 10. Catholic Schools 2000: Conclusions 315
- Appendices 323
- 1. Students' Questionnaire: Part 1 324
- 2. Students' Questionnaire: Part 2 336
- 3. Staff Questionnaire 344
- 4. List of Tables and Figures 351
- Index 357.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
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- Catholic Church -- Education -- Australia
- Catholic high schools -- New South Wales -- Longitudinal studies
- Catholic high schools -- Australian Capital Territory -- Longitudinal studies
- Catholic high school students -- New South Wales -- Longitudinal studies
- Catholic high school students -- Australian Capital Territory -- Longitudinal studies
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