Contemporary Perspectives on Catholic Education

Introduction...........................................................................ix

PART I: CONTEXT....................................................1

1. Martin Browne OSB Catholic Secondary Education in

the Irish Context..........................................................3

2. Fr Ronald Nuzzi A Balkanised Landscape: Public, Charter

and Catholic School in the United States..................15

3. Dr Christopher Richardson Researching Catholic

Education.....................................................................27

PART II: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION.....................40

4. Professor Anthony Towey and Philip Robinson

Religious Education Reform in Catholic Schools in

England & Wales........................................................43

5. Dr Amalee Meehan The Sickness of Long Thinking:

Religious Education and the New Junior Cycle.....59

6. Dr Anne Hession Approaching the Catholic Religious

Education Curriculum in Schools in Ireland........69

7. Dr Sean Whittle Religious Education in Catholic

Schools: Contemporary Challenges..........................81

8. Sarah Nash The Role of the RE Coordinator in Catholic

Primary Schools...........................................................97

9. Teresa Lucas Chaplaincy and Religious Diversity..109

PART III: LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE..121

10. Professor Gerald Grace Catholic Schools Self

Evaluation: Five International Challenges—An

analysis for Governors, Headteachers and Teachers

to Discuss and Take Action.......................................123

11. Dr Simon Uttley Challenges Facing Catholic Secondary

Headteachers in a Contemporary Context................135

12. Dr Christopher Storr Trusteeship and Governance in

Catholic Schools..........................................................149

13. Dr John Lydon Initial and Ongoing Formation of

Catholic School Teachers and Leaders: A Perspective

from the UK..................................................................159