New Thinking, New Scholarship and New Research in Catholic Education Responses to the Work of Professor Gerald Grace Routledge Research in Education Series

New Thinking, New Scholarship and New Research in Catholic Education gives a forum to many established and leading scholars to review and critically appraise the research contribution of Gerald Grace to Catholic education. The book demonstrates the way in which the field of Catholic Education Studies has developed under the influence of Grace, to become internationally recognised.

This book demonstrates the ways in which Gerald Grace has shaped Catholic education since 1997. This begins with the primacy of empirical study and carefully conducted fieldwork when researching Catholic education. Many contributors focus on the way Grace champions the alignment between Catholic education and what we have come to know as the option for the poor. The collection also reflects Grace's intention to ensure the voices of women are properly represented in the field of Catholic education.

The book is based on an inclusive and open principle that seeks to establish dialogue with educators of different faiths and different religious backgrounds, as well as secular and humanist critics. It will be of great interest to academics, scholars and students of religious education, the history of education and all those interested in the developing field of Catholic Education Studies.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

1 Introduction

Sean Whittle

Part I: Gerald Grace’s Influence in the UK

1 The ‘Calling’ of Professor Gerald Grace

James Arthur

2 Gerald Grace, Spiritual Capital, the CRDCE and ISCE

Paddy Walsh

3 International Catholic Education Studies: A New Academic and Professional Field Develops

Richard Pring

4 Graceful Listening and Educational Rhetoric

John Sullivan

5 Researching Spiritual Capital in Catholic Education: On the Need for Theoretical Frameworks and More Empirical Work

Ann Casson

6 Professor Gerald Grace and the concept of ‘Spiritual Capital’: Reflections on its Value and Suggestions for its Future Development

John Lydon

7 Sociology and Catholic Education: the Contribution of Gerald Grace

Meg Maguire

8 May "Grace" Be With You Always: Gerald Grace and Jewish Education

Helena Miller

9 Catholic Education and a New Christian Humanism: in Honour of Grace

Caroline Healy

10 Gerald Grace and the Philosophy of Catholic Education

Sean Whittle

Part II: Gerald Grace’s Influence Internationally

11 Measuring the Contributions of Catholic Schools Globally

Quentin Wodon

12 Catholic Schooling in Chile: The Need for Rebuilding Spiritual Capital Within the Rules of the Market Culture

Cristóbal Madero S.J.

13 The Future Trajectory of the Narrative of Catholic School Religious Education

Graham Rossiter

14 Professor Gerald Grace’s Innovations in Catholic Education as Guide for Future Research

Jacinta Mary Adhiambo

15 ‘Spiritual Capital’ and ‘Charisms’ in the Mission of Catholic schools - For a Dialogue Between a Sociologist and a Theologian Involved in Catholic Education

Francois Moog

16 The Mission of the Catholic School and the Preferential Option for the Poor

Stephen McKinney

17 Proving and Improving: Gerald Grace’s Model for Evaluation of Catholic Schools – a Practitioner Perspective From Ireland

Marie Griffin

18 Mentoring for Catholic School Leadership in a Religious congregation

Kaetkaew Punnachet, Boonraksa Sritrakul and Atchara Supavai

19 Teaching Catholic Religious Education and Islamic Studies in a Monopoly Catholic Small State

Mary Darmanin

20 A Personal Response by Student to the Work of Grace and Future Research and Policy

Development in Catholic Education in the Philippines

Joanna Marie S. Oliva

Index

Sean Whittle is a Visiting Research Fellow at St Mary’s University, London, and a Research Associate with the Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education, with Professor Gerald Grace. Alongside these academic roles he works part-time as a secondary school RE teacher at Gumley House FCJ Catholic School. He serves as the secretary for the Network for Researchers in Catholic Education and is also vice-chair of the academic association AULRE.