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Book SynopsisGravissimus Educationis: Golden Opportunities in American Catholic Education 50 Years after Vatican II reviews the development of American Catholic schools since the promulgation of Gravissimus Educationis, the only document on education produced by the Ecumenical Council known as Vatican II. This document literally translated as The Importance of Education, addresses how extremely vital Catholic education, in particular, is in modern life. Cattaro and Russo also reflect on changes that have transpired since the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore of 1884. This council forever changed the shape of nonpublic education in the United States in its decree that all parishes in the United States were to construct Catholic schools for the education of children. This volume is also designed to benefit Catholic Educators in all at levels form primary to higher education. The chapters in this book, prepared by leading experts on various aspects of Catholic education or other forms of non-public
Trade Review[An] interesting and informative collection of scholarly articles compiled by Gerald M. Cattaro and Charles J. Russo, two leading authorities on the foundations and administration of Catholic schools. * American Catholic Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton Gerald M. Cattaro, Fordham University C. 1 Catholic Schools: Purpose, Presence and Prophecy Gerald M. Cattaro, Fordham University C. 2 The Legal Status of American Catholic Schools Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton C. 3 Church documents: Vatican and US since Vatican II Sr. John Mary Fleming, O. P. C. 4 Demographic Shifts Impacting Catholic Education Sr. Dale McDonald, P.B.V.M., NCEA C. 5 Governance Regina Haney, Ed.D. and Karen Ristau, Ed.D. C. 6 Catholic Schools and the Option for the Poor Shane Martin and Jordan Gadd, Loyola Marymount University C. 7 Higher Education Rev. Michael Garranzinni, S. J., Loyola Chicago C. 8 Ecumenical Perspective: Faith Based Schools Bruce S. Cooper, Ming Zhu, Fordham University C. 9 Catholic Schools and The Common GoodJohn Convey, Catholic University of America C. 10 Epilogue and Recommendations Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton Gerald M. Cattaro, Fordham University
