NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 3 results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cook, Timothy J.; Simonds, Thomas A. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2011
Catholic schools are called to embody an identity and charism that make a unique and meaningful contribution to our Church and society. In the article, the authors present a coherent and relevant framework for thinking about Catholic identity and charism in contemporary schools using relationships as the organizing principle. The authors assert…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, School Role, Outcomes of Education, Institutional Mission
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cook, Timothy J.; Durow, W. Patrick – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2008
In "Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium," the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB; 2005) calls on Catholic colleges and universities to work with diocesan educational leaders to prepare leaders for Catholic schools. In response, the Creighton University Education Department…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Catholics, Leadership Training, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cook, Timothy J.; Hudson, William J. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2006
This article assesses religion teaching as a profession in terms of selected characteristics that scholars agree are common to all professions. The characteristics that are addressed include essential service, call to serve, special knowledge and skills, specialized and advanced university training, public trust and status, code of ethics and…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Catholic Educators, Professional Development