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A Muslim Woman Visits Catholic Kindergarten: Ecumenical Practices And Lessons To Be Learned, Suzanne Bronkhorst
A Muslim Woman Visits Catholic Kindergarten: Ecumenical Practices And Lessons To Be Learned, Suzanne Bronkhorst
Journal of Catholic Education
This article tells the story of a Muslim woman's visit to a kindergarten classroom in a Catholic school and describes lessons learned by the teacher and the students.
Urban Catholic Elementary Schools: What Are The Governance Models?, Erik P. Goldschmidt, Mary E. Walsh
Urban Catholic Elementary Schools: What Are The Governance Models?, Erik P. Goldschmidt, Mary E. Walsh
Journal of Catholic Education
The closure of nearly half of Catholic elementary schools in the United States since the 1960s has led to the development of many innovative initiatives to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain urban Catholic elementary education. Improving school governance models has been a common agenda of these efforts. This study examined the governance models in use by urban Catholic elementary schools across the United States. Seven major governance models for urban Catholic elementary schools were identified and studied using structured interviews and document analysis. An eighth model, faith-inspired charter schools, is presented as one alternative to a Catholic school. The variety of …