A Catholic curriculum for the twenty-first century?
Davis R.A.; Franchi L.
2013
International Studies in Catholic Education
11
10.1080/19422539.2012.754587
This essay responds to and develops ideas set out in Robert Davis' 1999 essay 'Can there be a Catholic curriculum?' It takes the measure of far-reaching changes that have taken place in curriculum studies and strategic educational thought in the intervening period as the process of globalisation has intensified. It re-engages with the traditions of the Catholic mind and their place in education, drawing upon the commitment of Pope Benedict XVI to a 'new humanism' in learning and teaching at all levels of Catholic educational practices. Revisiting the principles of the Catholic curriculum, the essay also sets these within a wider and timely Catholic construction of liberal education fit for the challenges of the modern era. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Benedict XVI; Catholic curriculum; citizenship education; new humanism; science education
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