General

Principal/Teacher Research

Milwaukee Archdiocese High School Theology Curriculum

Religious Perspectives Database

Different religious traditions approach ethical and political questions in diverse but related ways. The Religious Perspectives Database allows users to compare and contrast key scriptural passages across five traditions and five themes.  berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/databases/religious_perspectives

Teaching World Religions

First Amendment Center for use as a guideline in how to appropriately teach different world religious views. www.fac.org/about.aspx

E-publications of Current Research

Literature to Support Catholic Schools Serving Students in Poverty

Baker, D., & Riordan, C. (1998). The "eliting" of the common American Catholic school and the national education crisis. Phi Delta Kappan, 80 (1), 16-23.

Baker, D., & Riordan, C. (1999). It's not about the failure of Catholic schools. Phi Delta Kappan, 80 (6), 462-463

Cattaro, G. M. (2002a). Catholic schools: Enduring presence in urban America . Education and Urban Society, 35 (2), 100-110

Huber, J. B. (2007). The accessibility of American Catholic secondary schools to the various socioeconomic classes of Catholic families. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 10 (3), 271-287.

Ilg, T. J., & Massucci, J. D. (2003). Comprehensive urban high school: Are there better options for poor and minority children? Education and Urban Society, 36 (1), 63-78.

Lundy, G. (1999). School-parish financial linkages and the viability of urban Catholic elementary schools. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 8 (1), 85-106

St. John , E. (1999). Integrating liberation theology into restructuring: Toward a model for urban Catholic schools. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2 (3), 265-280.

Literature to Support Catholic Schools Addressing Barriers to Traditionally Marginalized Students in General

Baker, D. (1999). Schooling all the masses: Reconsidering the origins of American schooling in the postbellum era. Sociology of Education, 72 (4), 197-215.

Byron, W. (1999). Framing the principles of Catholic social thought. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 3 (1), 7-14

Gevelinger, M. E., & Zimmerman, L. (1997). How Catholic schools are creating a safe climate for gay and lesbian students. Educational Leadership, 55 (2), 66-68

Ilg, T. J., Massucci, J. D., & Cattaro, G. M. (2004). Brown at 50: The dream is still alive in urban Catholic Schools. Education and Urban Society, 36 (3), 355-367

Owens, R. F. (2005). Urban revitalization: A case study of one Catholic elementary school's journey. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 9 (1), 58-74

Scanlan, M. (2006). Problematizing the pursuit of social justice education. UCEA Review, XLV (3), 6-8

Scanlan, M. (2007). School leadership for social justice: A critique of Starratt's tripartite model. Values and Ethics in Educational Administration, 5(3), 1-8.

Scanlan, M. (2008a). Caregiver engagement in religious urban elementary schools. Marriage & Family Review, 43 (2), 308-337