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Theses/Dissertations

2013

Bishops' Curriculum Framework

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The U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops' Doctrinal Elements Of A Curriculum Framework For The Development Of Catechetical Materials For Young People Of High School Age: Pedagogical And Theological Perspectives Of Religious Studies Teachers In U.S. Catholic Secondary Schools, Carrie J. Schroeder Jan 2013

The U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops' Doctrinal Elements Of A Curriculum Framework For The Development Of Catechetical Materials For Young People Of High School Age: Pedagogical And Theological Perspectives Of Religious Studies Teachers In U.S. Catholic Secondary Schools, Carrie J. Schroeder

Doctoral Dissertations

In 2007, the Catholic bishops of the United States unanimously approved a document entitledDoctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, 2008; hereafter,Framework). The promulgation of theFrameworkconstituted the first time that the bishops sought to establish a uniform Religious Studies curriculum for all U.S. Catholic secondary schools. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of six Religious Studies teachers regarding their experience of teaching courses based on the USCCBFramework; specifically, these teachers' experiences of theFramework's impact on the theological …