Faith Mission and Challenge in Catholic Education

<p>In the <b>World Library of Educationalists</b> international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books key article salient research findings major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field. </p><p>Gerald Grace is renowned internationally for his research and teaching in the areas of Catholic education spirituality leadership and effectiveness in faith schooling and educational policy. In <i>Faith Mission and Challenge in Catholic Education</i> Gerald Grace brings together 15 of his key writings in one place. Starting with a specially written Introduction which gives an overview of his career and contextualises his selection within the development of the field the chapters cover:</p><p>- the interactions of faith mission and spirituality in the development of Catholic education </p><p>- how to replace ideology polemic and prejudice in discussions about faith-based schooling with evidence-based argument</p><p>- understanding the distinctive nature of concepts such as ‘leadership’ and ‘effectiveness’ in faith-based education</p><p>- using ‘mission integrity’ as a key concept for the evaluation of contemporary Catholic schooling</p><p>- examining the interactions of Catholic values Catholic curriculum and educational policy developments.</p><p>This book not only shows how Gerald Grace’s thinking developed during his career it also gives an insight into the development of the fields to which he contributed.</p>