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dc.contributor.authorGleeson, Jim
dc.contributor.authorO'Gorman, John
dc.contributor.authorO'Neill, Maureen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:35:30Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:35:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1942-2539
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19422539.2018.1418946
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380311
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports on the opinions of teachers in Queensland Catholic schools regarding the identity, purposes and characteristics of Catholic schools. It draws on survey data from 2287 teachers in Catholic schools as well as semi-structured interviews with 20 teachers. Respondents were asked about their reasons for working in Catholic Education and the faith-based identity, purposes and characteristics of Catholic schools. The vast majority believe that Catholic schools are different or very different to other schools and that the faith-based identity of Catholic schools is important or very important. More than half the survey respondents gave the ‘environment of Catholic schools’ as their main reason for working in Catholic schools, followed by ‘commitment to the Catholic faith’. Providing a ‘safe and nurturing environment’ was also the most popular choice for the purpose of Catholic schools, ahead of more explicitly faith-based options, while ‘caring community’ was by far the most popular characteristic of Catholic schools. The implications of some of the key findings are considered, with particular reference to the future of Catholic education.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom44
dc.relation.ispartofpageto65
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Studies In Catholic Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist Studies in Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReligion and Religious Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1303
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode2204
dc.titleThe identity of Catholic schools as seen by teachers in Catholic schools in Queensland
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorO'Gorman, John G.


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