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Pack containing one copy each of Leading Catholic Schools & Working in a Catholic School.
Leading Catholic Schools
Contemporary Catholic education is of critical importance to communities and the Church as a whole, and what follows from this is that good leadership within Catholic schools is crucial.
Leading Catholic Schools has two main purposes in mind. The first is to guide the professional learning and development of aspiring leaders and to encourage teachers to consider movement into leadership positions. The second is to unite Catholic schools around a vision of agreed leadership practices – ‘the standards’ – and to provide a foundation for formalised assessment against these practices.
This book looks briefly at the story of Catholic schools in Australia. In the process of doing so it explores secularisation, culture, community, and charism and identity, before re-examining the mission of Catholic schools and leadership. Servant leadership is explained and explored in detail, as is the very important topic of formation for leadership.
Leading Catholic Schools is a book that will equip you and your community with the tools to ensure the most effective Catholic school education. It is a contemporary approach guided by both history, life, and education in the modern world, and the resources available to the Church in its mission to educate. Above all, it is a scholarly approach grounded in the earliest teachings of the Church.
Working in a Catholic School
In an era of cultural, theological and ecclesial change, a Catholic school’s identity is fundamental to its existence: when it ceases to be Catholic, then for all purposes, it ceases to exist.
The religious character and mission of Catholic schools are the unique characteristics that distinguish them – both as educational institutions, and as agencies that help to hand on Catholic religious traditions and teachings.
This book contains a mixture of educationally focused insights, along with historical, pastoral and theological perspectives. Mission, identity, and teaching in a Catholic school are explored – as are the school’s links to the parish and the family.
The Church’s teaching and understanding of the Bible and sacraments – as well as prayer, liturgy, and particularly the Mass – are explained. This book also presents the essential elements of a school’s charism; Catholic social teaching; the Religious Education program; and the Church’s view in the care of the environment.
Working in a Catholic School offers a practical response to what could be called the new reality of Catholic education. It will equip you and your community to ensure the most effective Catholic school education.
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