This article is a qualitative study of the practice of leadership in Catholic schools in Australia.
Within an interpretivist framework, a multiple case study of six lay principals was employed …

Catholic education serves 55 million children with over 175,000 kindergarten, primary and
secondary schools throughout the world (Pittau, 2000). A key characteristic that …

This paper reports on some insights into the role of the religion teacher as perceived by
coordinators of religious education in Catholic secondary schools. Teachers of religious …

The aim of this research was to get a better understanding of the work of school-based
religious education leaders (SBREL) by examining the issues and challenges they face as …

The purpose of the research reported in this thesis was to study the perceptions of school-
based primary religious educators in Tasmania, Australia, as they engaged in the …

Conceptions of professional learning are changing and knowledge and research in this area
are expanding. This paper draws on current educational literature to provide a discussion …

Religious education leaders promote the religious identity of the school as well as foster a
sense of connectedness through building school community. However, these leaders who …

Leadership makes a difference to schools. Religious leadership in schools is exercised on
different levels and through a variety of roles; however this paper argues that the Religious …

Since the enactment of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act in New Zealand in
1975, leadership in Catholic schools has become increasingly complex. Under the …

This article aims to report on research that explored the role of perceptions of Directors of
Religious Studies (DRSs) in Catholic secondary schools in the Hamilton Diocese, Aotearoa …