Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools

Dr Leonardo Franchi is a lecturer in Religious Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He was Director of Catholic Teacher Education at the University of Glasgow from 2012–2016 and is a member of the Executive of the Association for Catholic Colleges and Institutes of Education (ACISE). His principal research interests are in the nature of religious education, and issues around initial and ongoing teacher formation. Professor Richard Rymarz is the Head of Religious Education and Director of Research at the Broken Bay Institute – The Australian Institute of Theological Education. Prior to this he held the Peter and Doris Kule Chair in Catholic Religious Education, St Joseph’s College, at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has wide experience in educational research and teaching, especially work on Catholic schools, teacher formation, and moral and religious education. His most recent publications examine moving from theory to practice in religious education, and the history and future directions of teacher formation.  

Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. Catholic Teacher Formation in Scotland.- Chapter 2. Catholic Teacher Formation in England and Wales.- Chapter 3. Catholic Teacher Formation in the Republic of Ireland.- Chapter 4. Catholic Teacher Formation in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 5. Catholic Teacher Formation in Australia.- Chapter 6. Catholic School Teacher Formation in the U.S.A.- Chapter 7. Formation for Leadership in Catholic Schools.- Chapter 8. Teacher Formation in a Digital Age.- Chapter 9. Valuing and Cultivating Dialogue amongst Learner-Educators: Ongoing Challenges for Post-primary Religious Education Teachers in Catholic schools.- Chapter 10. Teacher Formation: the Longing for the Beautiful and the True.- Chapter 11. Agency of Teachers in Catholic Schools.- Chapter 12. Formation and the Interior Life.- Endmatter.        

“The editors’ understanding of the subject matter and their hands-on approach to CTF makes this the number one go-to resource to understand the challenges faced by Catholic education and the related opportunities.” (Ines Angeli Murzaku, The International Journal of Evangelization and Catechetics, Vol. 4 (1), 2023)