Product Description: A volume in Research on Religion and Education Series Editors: Larry Burton and Anthony J. Dosen The administration of Pre K - 12 Catholic schools becomes more challenging each year. Catholic school leaders not only have the daunting task of leading a successful learning organization, but also to serve as the school community's spiritual leader and the vigilant steward who keeps the budget balanced, the building clean, and maintaining a healthy enrollment in the school...read more

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Product Description: Fourteen years have passed since the first edition in 1991. So many aspects of Catholic education have changed over the years. The number of religious and priests in Catholic schools have continued to decline, while the laity continued to provide strong, effective leadership and it is they who will largely set the future of Catholic education...read more

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Product Description: Catholic School Leadership addresses many of the challenges facing those who prepare faith leaders and education leaders for the Catholic schools of the future. The well-known editors and contributors to this volume have written about their personal experiences with Catholic schools; the educational foundations of Catholic schools; teacher preparation and development; Catholic school leadership; dealing with parents and families; and the challenges of technology for Catholic schools...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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