The Challenge to Catholic Teacher Education in Scotland

Authors

  • James C. Conroy St. Andrew's College, Scotland
  • Douglas McCreath St. Andrew's College, Scotland

Abstract

Maintaining a strong sense of religious purpose is a challenge facing private education. Institutions of higher learning confront special challenges when addressing issues of religious identity, governance, and mission. Scotland’s Catholic community encountered a major challenge when the only teacher education college for those aspiring to teach in Catholic schools, St. Andrew’s College, began merger talks with the University of Glasgow, an institution with historical ties to the Church of Scotland. After reviewing the historical context of the merger discussions, the authors provide a helpful analysis of the process and offer a four-fold model of analysis for other institutions in similar transitional stages.

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Published

1999-03-01

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Conroy, J. C., & McCreath, D. (1999). The Challenge to Catholic Teacher Education in Scotland. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2(3). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/cej/article/view/95

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (1999)

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