The authors examine a broad range of Catholic high schools to determine whether or not students are better educated in these schools than they are in public schools. They find that the Catholic schools do have an independent effect on achievement, especially in reducing disparities between disadvantaged and privileged students. The Catholic school of today, they show, is informed by a vision, similar to that of John Dewey, of the school as a community committed to democratic education and the common good of all students.
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A superb study that enhances our understanding not only of Catholic schools but of schools generally. (James E. Rosenbaum Contemporary Sociology )
A 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 )
Like 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 )
The 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 )
This 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 )
[An] exemplary book...Catholic Schools and the Common Good 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 )
A 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 )
Like 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 )
The 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 )
This 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 )
[An] exemplary book...Catholic Schools and the Common Good 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 )
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Anthony S. Bryk is Professor of Education at the University of Chicago.
Valerie E. Lee is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Peter B. Holland is Superintendent of the Belmont school system, Belmont, Massachusetts.
Valerie E. Lee is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Peter B. Holland is Superintendent of the Belmont school system, Belmont, Massachusetts.
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Reading this book convinced me to go to work in Catholic education. Before you even get to the long statistical analysis of student performance in Catholic schools, the book includes a nice history of Catholic schools in the United States, which, as a Catholic school parent but never a student, I found fascinating and, in a way, evangelizing for me.The statistical analysis gives proof to the claims of solid performance of Catholic school students, and it gives lie to criticisms that Catholic schools shortchange minority and disadvantaged students--those students tend to perform better in Catholic schools than in other schools, the study finds. Among the reasons for the success of Catholic schools, the book suggests the following: expectations of student success, individual attention, and a supportive environment and community that is created by students, staff, and parents. For supporters or critics of Catholic schools, this is an important book.
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FOUNDED IN 1889, St. Madeline's Academy in Los Angeles was the first secondary school west of St. Louis established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet, a French community of religious women dedicated to education and hospital work. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communal organization, coeducational schools, classroom life, communal school organization, common school effect, academic track placement, constrained academic structure, average academic background, sophomore achievement, more equitable social distribution, larger school size, academic differentiation, minority gap, classroom disorder, average social class, school social class, disciplinary climate, public school counterparts, religious order schools, religious staff, high school entry, social class differentiation, parental engagement, more academic courses, lay faculty Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Tradition of Catholic Schools, Brother Antonio, United States, The Impact of Academic Organization, Internal Operations, American Church, The Transition, Kingdom of God, Catholic Church, School Characteristics School, Natural Law, American Catholic, Student Background Academic, Rerum Novarum, Public Catholic, World War, San Antonio, Bishop O'Boyle, Baltimore Council, Father Hartwick, School Interest, Tuition Per-pupil, The Great Gatsby, Teacher Outcomes Teacher, Brother Plodzik Browse Sample Pages:
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FOUNDED IN 1889, St. Madeline's Academy in Los Angeles was the first secondary school west of St. Louis established by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet, a French community of religious women dedicated to education and hospital work. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communal organization, coeducational schools, classroom life, communal school organization, common school effect, academic track placement, constrained academic structure, average academic background, sophomore achievement, more equitable social distribution, larger school size, academic differentiation, minority gap, classroom disorder, average social class, school social class, disciplinary climate, public school counterparts, religious order schools, religious staff, high school entry, social class differentiation, parental engagement, more academic courses, lay faculty Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Tradition of Catholic Schools, Brother Antonio, United States, The Impact of Academic Organization, Internal Operations, American Church, The Transition, Kingdom of God, Catholic Church, School Characteristics School, Natural Law, American Catholic, Student Background Academic, Rerum Novarum, Public Catholic, World War, San Antonio, Bishop O'Boyle, Baltimore Council, Father Hartwick, School Interest, Tuition Per-pupil, The Great Gatsby, Teacher Outcomes Teacher, Brother Plodzik Browse Sample Pages:
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