PEDAGOGY AND THE CATHOLIC EDUCATOR
Nurturing Hearts and Transforming Possibilities
The Mission and Education series of exploratory studies aims to open up conversation about various elements of the educational process. This conversation explores how each contributes to the mission of Jesus within the context of the ministry of education in schools. Over the years, various authors have contributed to this conversation focusing on such areas as curriculum, formation, leadership, and charism.
Every day teachers make decisions about how they intend ‘to make a difference’ for the students they teach, and so realise the hopes they had in becoming teachers. Most of these decisions are not made consciously, but ‘on the run’. They are often dictated by the culture of the society, or the culture of the school or school system, in which teachers are employed.
Together with integrity, competence, and an understanding heart, pedagogies remain central to the success of the project of Catholic educators who endeavour to implement for their students the transforming vision of Jesus. In this study, Jim and Therese D’Orsa seek to stimulate and resource the deep and focussed conversations needed for the creation and implementation of such pedagogies.
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About Jim D’Orsa
Jim D’Orsa’s contributions to Catholic education include numerous pioneering initiatives in Catholic schools, systems, and tertiary settings. He is currently associate professor at BBI-TAITE Sydney, Australia where he is engaged in researching and publishing in the areas of mission, leadership and theology.
About Therese D’Orsa
Therese D’Orsa was the first Professor of Mission and Culture at the Australian Institute of Theological Education (BBI-TAITE) and was dedicated to the evangelising mission of the Church throughout her extensive career as a Catholic missiologist and educational leader. During her extensive educational ministry, Therese held many leadership roles and led a range of initiatives in curriculum and formation at school and tertiary levels. She has been widely published in both missiology and education.