Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Selected Church Documents: The Organization of Centralized Authority in Catholic Educational Administration Ronald J. Nuzzi -- Chapter 2 The Philosophy of Catholic Education Ellis A. Joseph -- Chapter 3 Spirituality and Religious Education Ronald J. Nuzzi -- Chapter 4 Curriculum and Instruction in Catholic Schools Robert B. Williams -- Chapter 5 Research on Administration, Leadership, and Governance Mary Peter Traviss -- Chapter 6 A Role Analysis Based on Church Documents, Dissertations, and Recent Research Gini Shimabukuro -- Chapter 7 Guidance and Counseling in Catholic Schools Patricia J. Polanski and Thomas W. Rueth -- Chapter 8 Enrollment in Catholic Schools in the United States Jessica A. Greene and Joseph M. O'Keefe -- Chapter 9 Parenting and Child Development: Exploring the Links with Children's Social, Moral, and Cognitive Competence James M. Frabutt -- Chapter 10 Pluralism and Public Policy: Catholic Schools in the United States Dale McDonald -- Chapter 11 Catholic School Finance: A Review of Research Barbara M. De Luca -- Chapter 12 Catholic Schools and the Law Charles J. Russo -- Chapter 13 Research on Catholic School Effectiveness Bruno V. Manno and Heather Graham -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About the Contributors.