To Nurture the Soul of a Nation: Latino Families, Catholic Schools, and Educational Opportunity

Tompkins, Katherine

doi:10.15365/joce.1404102013

JOCE

2011

DOI: 10.15365/joce.1404102013

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To Nurture the Soul of a Nation: Latino Families, Catholic Schools, and Educational Opportunity

Katherine Tompkins¹

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Sustaining the Heart: Attracting Latino Families to Inner-City Catholic Schools

Suhy¹

2012

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, is faced with many challenges: filling empty seats; supporting increased costs; and, possible closure. The small parish is primarily Latino, but few parish families are enrolled in the school. This action research project used in-depth interviews to examine parishioner-parent perspectives on the importance of Catholic education in the Latino community. Understanding the perspectives of parishioner-parents is a key step toward the ultimate goal of developing a marketing plan that attracts and engages Latino families. Participant interviews show that Latino parents believe Catholic schools are better than area Dallas Independent School District (DISD) schools in academics and preparing students for high school, and better than other religious education programs in teaching the Catholic faith. Ultimately, the study showed that these Latino parents strongly desire to send their children to Catholic schools.

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Sustaining the Heart: Attracting Latino Families to Inner-City Catholic Schools

Suhy¹

2012

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Catholic Schools Serving Hispanic Families: Insights from the 2014 National Survey

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Catholic Education for Mexican Americans in Los Angeles: A Brief Historical Overview

López

2016

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This article explores the historical development of Catholic schools for Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, California. It provides a brief overview of events spanning the 1700s to the 1970s, with particular attention placed on examining the administration of Cardinal James Francis Aloysius McIntyre from 1948-1969. While his predecessor, Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell, was responsible for laying the foundation of Catholic education in Los Angeles and introducing several innovations, it was under the direction of Cardinal McIntyre that Catholic schooling experienced its most significant growth and evolution. A critical examination of this history reveals a complex and contradictory relationship of the Catholic Church with Mexican American communities. At times the Church built welcoming and affirming educational institutions; at other moments, however, it built schools that served to deculturalize and assimilate the Mexican American community in ways that worked to reproduce the political and economic interests of the dominant society.

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Sustaining the Heart: Attracting Latino Families to Inner-City Catholic Schools

Sustaining the Heart: Attracting Latino Families to Inner-City Catholic Schools

Catholic Schools Serving Hispanic Families: Insights from the 2014 National Survey

Catholic Education for Mexican Americans in Los Angeles: A Brief Historical Overview

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