Critical challenges and dilemmas for Catholic Education Leadership internationally

This paper considers the challenges faced by contemporary Catholic Education systems with particular reference to the contrast between the prevailing neo-liberal agenda and gospel values. It explicates this contrast from the perspectives of current critiques of the influence of the new manageralism...

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Published in:International studies in Catholic education 2015-07, Vol.7 (2), p.145-161
Main Author: Gleeson, Jim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative Principles
Barriers
Catholic Education
Catholic Schools
Christianity
curriculum integration
Educational Administration
Educational Policy
Educational Practices
Foreign Countries
Global Approach
gospel values
Institutional Mission
Integrated Curriculum
Leadership Effectiveness
neo-liberal agenda
Neoliberalism
option for the poor
Performance Factors
Religion
Religious Factors
Spiritual Development
Values
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Summary:This paper considers the challenges faced by contemporary Catholic Education systems with particular reference to the contrast between the prevailing neo-liberal agenda and gospel values. It explicates this contrast from the perspectives of current critiques of the influence of the new manageralism in education and relevant literature on Catholic Education including successive documents originating from the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education. The challenge for Catholic Education is examined from the perspectives of curriculum policy and practice and the preferential option for the poor. The paper considers the possibility of integrating a Catholic perspective across the formal curriculum and outlines the approach adopted by the Ontario Institute for Catholic Education. Concerns regarding elitism in Catholic Education are examined from Australian and Irish viewpoints.
ISSN:1942-2539
1942-2547
DOI:10.1080/19422539.2015.1072955