The Royal Commission of Inquiry's report on the Newfoundland (Canada) education system proposes a number of major changes. Among these are publicly elected school boards funded on the basis of need, teachers employed on professional merit, church involvement at the provincial and school levels, and appropriate religious education programs for all school students. In response to the commission's request for public participation, a total of 1,041 written and oral presentations, representing 3,677...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrative Change, Change Strategies, Church Role, Cost Effectiveness, Costs,...
The African American church has a long history of service to its community. The church in African American life has always served as a source of support, learning, information, and improvement for its members and the community it serves. This project directed its resources and energies toward developing meaningful and effective strategies for working with African American churches to encourage their youth to make better and more extensive use of library services. Topics covered in this document...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Information, Adolescents, Black Community, Black Institutions, Black Youth,...
Early Childhood Research and Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. ECRP emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and on issues related to practice, parent participation, and policy. Also included are articles and essays that present opinions and reflections....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Church Role, Documentation, Early Childhood...
Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP), a peer-reviewed, Internet-only journal sponsored by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. ECRP emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and on issues related to practice, parent participation, and policy. ECRP also includes articles and essays that present opinions and reflections....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Cultural Influences, Documentation, Early Childhood Education,...
Four Native American Catholic priests and nuns reflect on the 500-year history of Roman Catholic evangelization among Native Americans and call for a reconciliation of all the peoples of the Americas. P. Michael Galvan outlines the historical context of Native-Church relations since 1492, notes the negative and positive outcomes of the collision of two worlds, discusses the complexity of Native identities and cultures, and describes the history of Native participation within the Catholic...
Topics: ERIC Archive, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Beliefs,...
This toolkit provides proven methods, models, and templates for tying anti-drug efforts to the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. It helps organizations deliver the Campaign's messages to the media and to other groups and individuals who care about keeping the nation's youth drug free. Eight sections focus on: (1) "Campaign Overview" (background, message platforms, and program components); (2) "Ideas to Engage Communities" (getting the message out to target audiences);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Business Responsibility, Church Role, Community Education, Culturally Relevant...
A summary of the activities and achievements of the Hungarian community in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area since 1880 is provided in this booklet. The four sections contain discussions on: (1) emigrants from Hungary and their background; (2) early Hungarian settlements in Pittsburgh and the Monongahela Valley; (3) Hungarian immigrant life, 1900-1940: (employment and economic conditions, Hungarian community organizations, education and culture, and Hungarian Americans and American society);...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, Church Role, Citizenship, Community Action, Cultural Background,...
To report on the Conference on Values in the Community Colleges, it was decided to publish the major portions of the tape-recorded proceedings verbatim, with few excisions. The theme of the conference was "The Community College in Social Revolution: Purposes and Priorities for the Seventies." The speeches followed by audience discussion were: "The Legal Status of Religious and Values Efforts on Public Communtiy College Campuses," by David W. Louisell; "Purposes and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Change, Church Role, Conference Reports, Humanistic Education, Minority...
The first section of this document contains definitional papers prepared by three sections of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE). They are: (1) "The Challenges of K-12 Environmental Education" (Harold Hungerford and Trudi Volk); (2) "'Environmental Studies': Towards a Definition" (Royal Harde); and (3) "Nonformal Environmental Education: An Overview and Methodology for Evaluation" (Edward McCrea and Glenn Weaver). The second section...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Computer Simulation, Definitions, Economics, Educational Objectives,...
Chaldean Americans in Detroit, Michigan, a growing community of Roman Catholic immigrants from Iraq, are the focus of this study. A description is given of the Detroit Chaldean community centers around three key institutions, namely the church, the family, and the ethnic occupation or community economic enterprise, and of how these institutions have been affected by the migration experience and by contact with the new culture. An analysis of the social setting of migration examines religious...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Catholics, Church Role, Cultural...
Foundations are the forces that influence the minds of curriculum developers, which affect the content and structure of the curriculum. These forces are beliefs and orientations as well as conceptions of learning and the needs of society. Foundation of curriculum is rooted with the foundation of education. Historically, modern curriculum and education in Ethiopia is associated with traditional church education, mainly the Orthodox Church. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church curriculum is not well...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Rote Learning,...
Because religion has greatly influenced the course of U.S. history and because it continues to have an impact on U.S. life, an examination of its role is a necessary part of social studies. In order to understand U.S. society, citizens must know something about the development of the religious ideas, practices, and institutions found in the United States today. Ten topics are presented: (1) "Why Go to the New World?"; (2) "Conformity or Diversity"; (3) "The American...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Blacks, Church Role, Churches, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Enrichment, Religion,...
Intended primarily for use as a research guide, this paper surveys and analyzes the extant social science research on black leadership in America. The focus of the study is divided between the old "Negro" leadership literature (1930-66) and the new "Black" leadership literature (1966-82), and factors affecting the transformation in the 1960s from "Negro" to "Black" leadership are specified and analyzed. The survey is organized around the following major...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Activism, Black History, Black Leadership, Black Organizations, Black Power, Church...
This publication, aimed at persons in pastoral work in religious settings, reviews a large number of works on the topics of vocation, the meaning of work, unemployment, and underemployment. It provides suggestions for pastors and others to use in working with the unemployed and with persons at transitional periods. It is also suitable for persons in such situations to use to help themselves. The book consists of nine chapters that focus on the following topics: introduction to resources and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adults, Career Change, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Church Role, Church Workers,...
Issues in Catholic higher education are considered in several articles. In "Catholic Students and Catholic Higher Education," Rita A. Scherrei summarizes research findings regarding the characteristics of incoming Catholic college students and how they compare with Jews and Traditional Protestants. Among the results are that Catholic colleges are still attracting Catholic students with strong Catholic identification; the Catholics come from a larger family; their parents are not quite...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Aptitude, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College...
Part of a six volume series of theme papers commissioned for the National Congress on Catholic schools for the 21st century, November 6-10, 1991, this volume presents three theme papers. "Catholic Schools: Statistical Profiles and Trends" (F. Brigham, Jr.) summarizes the demographic, statistical and financial profile of Catholic school and society. In "Catholic Schools in a Changing Society: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges" (J. Convey) summarizes major findings...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Role, Educational History, Educational...
THIS WORKSHOP WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE BAPTIST WORKERS WITH THE DEAF THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME BETTER ORIENTED TO THE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SO THAT THEY CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE REHABILITATION PROCESS. AFTER A PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROCESS IS EXAMINED FROM REFERRAL TO JOB PLACEMENT. A DISCUSSION OF THE CAUSES AND PROBLEMS OF DEAFNESS COVERS STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE EAR, TYPES OF HEARING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adults, Church Programs, Church Responsibility, Church Role,...
The major objectives of the Education for Senior Adults Leadership Development Institute were: (1) to give a deeper understanding of the characteristics of senior adults; (2) to give a sense of the richness and variety of activities that could be built into a program for the aging; (3) to provide help in problems of organizing and administering educational programs for the aging; and (4) to motivate participants to use what they learn when they return to their communities. Addresses covered: an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age,...
This publication presents the papers presented at the Proceedings of the National Citizens Conference on Education held at the Washington Hotel, Washington last May 19-21, 1920. The purpose of the conference is to capitalize for the new era the interest in education that is springing up in all parts of the country, and to organize it for effective action, to the end that it may come out of this conference Nation-wide in extent and influence. This publication contains the following papers: (1)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Health Education, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries, Civil Engineering,...
THIS ADULT LEARNING SEMINAR, OUTGROWTH OF MEETINGS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, FOCUSED UPON NEEDS OF MINISTERS, OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND PROCESSES BY WHICH PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED. THE CHANGING WORLD IN WHICH MINISTRY FUNCTIONS WAS DISCUSSED IN PAPERS ON MINISTRY AS EDUCATION OF PUBLIC, IMPLICATIONS OF THE ATOMIC AGE, FUNCTIONS OF THE CHURCH, FORMS FOR ARTICULATING ITS CHANGING STRATEGIES, AND IMPLICATIONS. ON-GOING PROGRAMS DESCRIBED INCLUDED A PILOT...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Clergy, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends,...
Catholic charities and church groups have been actively engaged in providing basic shelter needs for homeless people long before the issue of homelessness came to the national attention. The purpose of this hearing was to allow the U.S. Catholic Conference and its Domestic Policy Committee to present its report, "Homelessness and Housing: A Human Tragedy, A Moral Challenge." The statement is included in the appendices. Testimony was presented by five witnesses, including a resident of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholics, Church Programs, Church Responsibility, Church Role, Cooperative Programs,...
This volume contains the proceedings of a conference of social scientists and ministers on "Religion and Social Change" held at the North Carolina State University (Raleigh). Five seminars were held on the topics of (1) economic progress; (2) the distribution of income, status, and power; (3) the local community decision-making process; (4) maximizing the economy for development; and (5) organizing the church for social change. Among the more specific items discussed were: the meaning...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Change, Bibliographies, Church Programs, Church Role, Clergy, Decision...
Part of a six volume series of theme papers commissioned for the National Congress on Catholic schools for the 21st century, November 6-10, 1991, this document contains two of the theme papers. In "Catholic Identity and the Future of Catholic Schools" James Heft considers several ways to think about Catholic identity, describes the historical development of Catholic schools in the United States, and outlines four possible scenarios for the future of Catholic education. The second...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Role, Educational History, Educational...
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Summit that focused on the education and academic achievement of African American students was unique because the school district and the African American community came together as partners to seek ways to improve the educational status of African American students. This report tells the story of the efforts of business leaders, community activists, educators, students, parents, and politicians who came together in the summer and fall of 1997...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accountability, Black Students, Church Role, Community Involvement, Counseling,...
The character and mission of Catholic institutions of higher education are discussed in nine articles. Questions that are posed include: what issues of the Catholic tradition need to be further examined; what additional reading of the Vatican II texts are appropriate; how is one to understand the American context within which the Catolic mission is to be carried out; and how can Catholic colleges and universities respond to current challenges. Titles and authors are as follows: "Remarks on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Freedom, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College...
Each of the nine papers in this collection focuses on a key issue in community education, examining relevant literature and research, and suggesting challenges for community educators. Topics are the following: (1) four major areas regarding collaboration: commitment, competition and creating, conflict, and collaboration as a problem rather than a solution; (2) the interaction and involvement that motivate the coordinators, educators, agency representatives, council members and participating...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Church Role, Churches, Citizen Participation, Community, Community...
This document presents summaries of a variety of resources concerned with the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in faith communities. Each listing usually provides bibliographic information, source and price information, and a summary or description. Following an introductory essay, the first section provides summaries of 43 articles, books, curricula, and videos. The next section describes three resources for L'Arche, an international federation of intentional and inclusive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Community Role, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries,...
As the concept of community is changing, emphasis in community analysis is changing from a geographic focus to examination of interest clusters within a geographic location. Village communities are declining while town-country communities are becoming more numerous. The suburban community is a recent development, and although it develops its own institutions and organizations essential for community life, it generally derives its economic support from another nearby community. Decreases in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Change Agents, Church Role, Community Characteristics, Community Development,...
The proceedings of a national conference to examine the present situation and needs in rural areas of Rhodesia and to formulate a strategy of joint Christian participation in development are provided. The conference program centered around three main themes: Training Schemes, Extension and Development in Rural Areas, and Ecumenical Action in Rural Development. The proceedings are organized as follows: (1) introductory presentations of major themes, (2) group discussions of topics arising from...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Conference Reports, Rural Development, Rural Extension, Training...
A collection of papers on current issues in Catholic higher education is presented. Papers are as follows: "Introduction" (Alice Gallin); "Changing and Remaining the Same: A Look at the Record" (Philip Gleason); "Catholic Women's Colleges: A Review of the Record" (Karen M. Kennelly); "A Weight to Our Establishment: Georgetown University and the Republic" (R. Emmet Curran); "Reflections: The Importance of the International in Catholic Higher...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Freedom, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges,...
The product of a lecture series on the role of the rural church and community in the face of a changing society, this collection of 13 speeches includes: (1) "The Face of Poverty: An Economist's View" (insights into the process of identifying and serving the rural poor, emphasizing interdependence); (2) "Regionalism as a New Basis for Planning" (local initiative via use of the regional commission concept); (3) "Industrial Development in the Nonmetropolitan...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Church Role, Community Development,...
The factors influencing recruitment and retention of volunteers in community organizations were identified through a literature review. The following were among the key findings: (1) helping others is the main reason people volunteer; (2) personal invitation is the most effective means of recruiting volunteers; (3) individuals who are satisfied with their personal life are the most satisfied volunteers; (4) volunteers' satisfaction lies in a sense of self-knowledge and finding a good fit...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Blacks, Church Role, Community...
In an attempt to reveal the many external influences (e.g., economic, social, and spiritual) affecting a rural community and to bring about understanding of the evolving complex society of the rural-urban community brought about by advanced technology, the American Country Life Association's annual conference dealt with some of the parameters involved in community living in the countryside. Discussions were held on all phases of community life and relations, health, education, spiritual...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Role, Cultural...
This 6th grade social studies unit delves into the belief systems and external religious, cultural practices of Black Africans. It is part of a series of guides developed by the Public Education Religion Studies Center at Wright State University. Study is focused upon the Ashanti tribe of Ghana knowing that although the multiplicity of tribes have individual beliefs and practices, there is a likeness that transcends all. For example, each tribe must adjust to a changing world and most tribes at...
Topics: ERIC Archive, African Culture, African History, Christianity, Church Role, Cross Cultural Studies,...
A workbook, written for use in local churches and synagogues, suggests projects and programs for concerned individuals who wish to contribute to an effort to end war. An introduction presents the rationale of the workbook, the creation of a network to end war, and ways in which groups and individuals can become involved in this endeavor. A chapter on resources describes materials for projects based around literature tables, information centers, posters, pictures, books, newsletters, films,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Church Role, Community Action, Conflict Resolution, Films,...
This document is designed for use by community organizers in creating, developing and maintaining an intergenerational program. Starting with a brief overview of the Maryland Intergenerational Coalition, the document describes (in short, bulleted entries) the activities and accomplishments of various intergenerational programs in Maryland, such as Ready at Five. Several definitions of what constitutes an intergenerational program and the benefits to youth and seniors follow. Next are listed...
Topics: ERIC Archive, At Risk Persons, Church Role, Churches, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs,...
As the church seeks to respond to the human needs arising in our ever-changing society, it must constantly reassess its role in nonmetropolitan areas. At this critical juncture in the history of our country, the nature of the church's mission in town and country is a subject of great debate. For both urban and rural America, this CARA (Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate) study advises that the church's role in an era of change requires both theological and ethical analysis of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Change, Church Role, Community, Cultural Context, Political Attitudes,...
This paper traces the role of the Black church in American history. The Black church is portrayed as an institution through which Blacks have worked to achieve social, economic, and political equality as well as spiritual guidance and social interaction. In the Colonial era the dominant purpose of having Blacks attend church was to condition them for their life in slavery. Yet after the Revolutionary War, Blacks in the north began to form their own churches to avoid the segregation and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Black History, Black Organizations, Church Programs, Church Role, Civil Rights,...
Papers from special seminars and the 1984 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) are presented. Issues pertaining to sponsorship of a college or university, and specifically sponsorship by a religious body, are addressed in seven articles. Considerations that may be common to all types of institutional models are addressed, and some examples are provided of specific choices that have been made by one or more of the colleges/universities and their...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College Administration,...
This document examines the role of Father Jimmy Tompkins in the struggle for a Catholic Progressivism in the Diocese of Antigonish in Nova Scotia, Canada, from 1902 through 1922. The discussion begins with a brief overview of the diocese and the editorial policy and content of the diocesan newspaper, "The Casket," which had maintained a tradition of aggressively condemning far-off events and offering shallow commentary on local events. After presenting a few key details on Father...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Catholic Educators, Catholics, Change Agents, Church...
The parish administrative board--the Session--is an interactional group according to the operational definition as advanced by Gibb, Proshansky and Seidenberg. As a group it shares relatively common religious and moral values, as well as institutional goals. The perimeters of the Session's group life are clearly, if not legalistically, defined by the constitution of the United Presbyterian Church. Prescriptions for study are not so clearly spelled out, although the Session's willingness to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrators, Church Role, Clergy, Group Activities, Hypothesis Testing,...
Adult education for indigenous peoples in the Philippines was examined. First, information on government institutions, indigenous organizations, international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in adult education for the Philippines' indigenous peoples was compiled. Next, questionnaires and survey techniques were used to research the policy and practice of adult education for the Philippines' indigenous peoples. A theoretical and conceptual framework in which to place...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies,...
This book provides a series of conceptual guidelines and models, predicated on Catholic tradition and law, for all those responsible for educational governance in Catholic elementary and secondary schools and in the various forms of parish religious education programs. Chapter 1, "Education and Governance," discusses Catholic educational governance in the larger context of Christian values and the mission of the Church. Chapter 2, "Governance and Law", discusses the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Christianity, Church Programs, Church...
Testimony concerned: (1) problems a high-risk, low-income mother had in receiving prenatal care; (2) dimensions of the infant mortality problem in Chicago, Illinois; (3) programs of the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) that address the problem; (3) the need for the IDPA to design a plan to implement SOBRA (the 1986 Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) and immediately begin providing medical assistance for prenatal care to all women whose family incomes fall below the federal poverty...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Health Care, Church Role, Community Programs, Crisis Intervention, Ethnic...
The bulletin provides information on the position of the Catholic Church on population issues. The purpose is to help responsible thinkers and world organizations understand the Catholic perspective. The booklet focuses on religious, human, and ethical dimensions of the demographic situation and is presented in seven chapters. The first chapter examines the Papal perspective, world hunger, the abortion movement, and the Catholic belief in the sanctity of human life. The second chapter traces...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Beliefs, Catholics, Church Role, Contraception, Demography, Dissent, Family Planning,...
The concept of liberty has been in the forefront of the minds of African Americans ever since the beginning of slavery, and its importance continues to the present. To cope with the inability to achieve complete freedom, and with the oppressive state created by a lack of liberty, they developed ways to express their feelings about the elusiveness of freedom. The African American vision of liberty was born in the experiences of capture, the "Middle Passage" across the Atlantic, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Autobiographies, Black Culture, Black Education, Black History, Black Leadership,...
Six papers address issues in the transition of students with disabilities into the adult world of work. The first paper by Richard Ashcroft and titled "Attachment and Transition for Troubled Youth," reviews the literature on attachment, transition, social skills, and troubled youth and school, and offers a transition strategy which focuses on increasing school attachment and social bonding. The second paper titled, "The Local Church as an Agent of Natural Supports to Individuals...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attachment Behavior, Church Role, Churches, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education...
This report contains a proposal of a task force of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) for the development of an ACCU program on education for justice. It is believed that the Catholic community must be educated in the tradition of Catholic social thought, and a learning environment must be created that reflects a commitment to justice and an openness on the part of Catholics to change personal attitudes and behavior. After a foreward on education and justice by Alice...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Church Role, College Role, Educational...
The relevance and complexity of the communications process to church institutions demand a serious approach to surveying the field and the problems that ensue from its processes. As a beginning response to this need, two research initiatives are reported in this pamphlet. The first is a prospective study on the future need of audiovisual communication for the Catholic Church in Germany, reporting data, trends, and the results of a survey. The second was conducted by the study department of the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Audiovisual Communications, Church Programs, Church Role, Communication (Thought...
In this monograph, data is analyzed to determine whether public tax funds can be used legally to support religious elementary and secondary schools. The authors investigate the history of church-State relations, the provisions of Federal and State constitutions and statutes, and Federal court decisions concerning public aid to religious schools. The content focuses on (1) the rise of Catholic religious education in America, (2) the theories and controversies surrounding parochial school aid,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Church Role, Court Litigation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Parochial Schools,...
