{"product_id":"catholic-schools-and-the-common-good-9780674103115","title":"Catholic Schools and the Common Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors found that Catholic schools have an independent effect on achievement, especially in reducing disparities between disadvantaged and privileged students. Today's Catholic school, they show, is informed by a Dewey-like vision of the school as a community committed to democratic education and the common good of all students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike the schools they write about, the authors of this important book combine scholarship with a mission. The scholarship in this book is a rare blend of case study, number crunching and rumination in social and intellectual history. -- Joseph P. McDonald * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eA richly detailed, and documented study… Besides being the best group portrait of today’s U.S. Catholic high schools, this is also a formidable testimonial to the virtues and accomplishments of those schools. -- John W. Donohue * America *\u003cbr\u003eThe central argument of this clearly written, superbly researched effort is that [American] public high schools need to mimic their Catholic counterparts. Catholic high schools, according to the authors, ‘manage simultaneously to achieve relatively high levels of student learning, distribute this learning more equitably with regard to race and class than in the public sector, and sustain high levels of teachers commitment and student engagement.’ -- John T. McGreevy * Commonweal *\u003cbr\u003eA superb study that enhances our understanding not only of Catholic schools but of schools generally. -- James E. Rosenbaum * Contemporary Sociology *\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive analysis of the effects of Catholic schools, especially on low-income children, concluded that ‘Catholic schools function as a public resource.’ Catholic schools are able to accomplish this essential task in all communities because, among many important factors, they introduce a spiritual dimension to the student’s education. -- Mike McCormick * Dayton News *\u003cbr\u003e[An] exemplary book… \u003ci\u003eCatholic Schools and the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e provides intensive analysis of the distinctive character of Catholic schools… After reading the book, one is not only convinced that Catholic schools have advantages for academic achievement—especially for low-income and minority youth—but one understands the mechanisms through which these advantages accrue. -- Adam Gamoran * Teachers College Record *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   Prologue   CONTEXT  The Tradition of Catholic Schools  Research Past and Present   INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS  Classroom Life  Curriculum and Academic Organization  Communal Organization  Governance   DIVERSITY AMONG CATHOLIC SCHOOLS  The Transition to High School  Variations in Internal Operations  Single-Sex versus Coeducational Schools   EFFECTS  The Impact of Academic Organization  The Impact of Communal Organization   IMPLICATIONS  Catholic Lessons for America's Schools  Epilogue: The Future of Catholic High Schools   Notes  References  Index","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49917770989911,"sku":"9780674103115","price":37.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674103115.jpg?v=1738449132","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catholic-schools-and-the-common-good-9780674103115","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}