Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- I CONTEXT -- 1 The Tradition of Catholic Schools -- 2 Research Past and Present -- II INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS -- 3 Classroom Life -- 4 Curriculum and Academic Organization -- 5 Communal Organization -- 6 Governance -- III DIVERSITY AMONG CATHOLIC SCHOOLS -- 7 The Transition to High School -- 8 Variations in Internal Operations -- 9 Single-Sex versus Coeducational Schools -- IV EFFECTS -- 10 The Impact of Academic Organization -- 11 The Impact of Communal Organization -- V IMPLICATIONS -- 12 Catholic Lessons for America's Schools -- Epilogue: The Future of Catholic High Schools -- Notes -- References -- Index.