Catholic Schools

<p>In this ground-breaking book, Gerald Grace addresses the dilemmas facing Catholic education in an increasingly secular and consumer-driven culture. The book combines an original theoretical framework with research drawn from interviews with sixty Catholic secondary head teachers from deprived urban areas. Issues discussed include:</p><p>*Catholic meanings of academic success<br>*tensions between market values and Catholic values<br>*threats to the mission integrity of Catholic schools<br>*the spiritual, moral and social justice commitments of contemporary Catholic schools</p><p>This book will be equally useful to leaders of Catholic and other schools and to all those interested in values and leadership in schooling.</p> PART I Theoretical frameworks 1 The Catholic school: the sacred and the secular 2 The field of Catholic education: perspectives from Bourdieu and Bernstein PART II Historical, cultural and research contexts 3 Images of Catholic schooling: pre-Vatican II 4 Catholic schools post-Vatican II: a review of research studies PART III Catholic schools in three English cities: fieldwork studies 5 Research approaches and fieldwork 6 Mission and leadership: concepts and challenges 7 The use of talents: Catholic theories of academic ‘success’ or ’failure’ 8 Market culture and Catholic values in education 9 Spirituality, morality and personal and social justice 10 Catholic schools: the renewal of spiritual capital and the critique of the secular world