Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis

✍ Scribed by Melanie M. Morey, John J. Piderit

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Leaves: 465
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book is an unusally thorough study of Catholic Higher Education. A Study that should be required reading of all educators and especially the leadership of the Newman Society.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 14
PART I: Context......Page 16
1. Introduction......Page 18
2. Mission and Culture: An Essential Connection......Page 36
3. Models of Catholic Universities......Page 64
PART II: Themes......Page 102
4. Faculty and Students Engaging the Catholic Intellectual Tradition......Page 106
5. The Catholic Tradition: Intellectual, Moral, and Social......Page 140
6. Student Culture......Page 170
7. Religious Activities......Page 196
8. Institutional Culture......Page 226
PART III: Recommendations......Page 258
9. Cultural Collapse and Religious Congregations of Women......Page 260
10. Leadership and Governance......Page 290
11. Policy Packages......Page 322
12. Flourishing Cultures......Page 362
Appendix A: Participating Colleges and Universities......Page 390
Appendix B: Methodological Narrative......Page 392
Notes......Page 406
Bibliography......Page 446
A......Page 454
C......Page 455
F......Page 458
I......Page 459
M......Page 460
P......Page 461
R......Page 462
S......Page 463
V......Page 464
Y......Page 465

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