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Jesuit Education at the Crossroads

Discussions on Contemporary Jesuit Primary and Secondary Schools in North and Latin America

Edited by Juan Cristóbal Garcia-Huidobro - Contributions by Joseph Fichter; Luiz Fernando Klein; Charles Beirne; María del Socorro Gutiérrez; John Swope; Juan Luis Orozco; Vincent Duminuco; Pablo Sada; Claude Pavur; John O’Malley; Cristóbal Madero; Daniel Araneda; Cristián Cox; Encarna Rodríguez; Kristin Ross Cully; Jorge Radic; Esteban Ocampo; Dennis Shirley; Sajit Kabadi; Camilo Arciniegas Pradilla; Jose Bento da Silva; Jorge Enrique Vargas and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo

The Jesuit educational tradition has existed for more than 450 years, and today, there are more than 150 Jesuit primary and secondary schools in North and Latin America. Jesuit Education at the Crossroads tackles the lack of research on these schools by bringing together scattered studies and asking experts on the issues about the current challenges for Jesuit education. The landscape pictured by this collection of essays suggests that Jesuit primary and secondary education is at a historical moment, analogous to a crossroads. After a crisis between the 1960s and ‘80s, these schools were consolidated, establishing themselves in national and international networks. But the twenty-first century has brought new challenges. For instance, the secularization of culture is demanding an update of the Jesuit educational project; leadership is rapidly shifting from Jesuits to lay men and women, with multiple issues at stake; and researchers and policymakers are asking new questions about the role of these schools and school networks for equity and inclusion in each region. The book touches on these and other points that will be very relevant for all who are interested in the Jesuit educational tradition.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 312 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-7936-0413-2 • Hardback • August 2021 • $122.00 • (£94.00)
Subjects: Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education / Secondary, Education / Comparative

Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro, S.J. is president of the Chilean Network of Jesuit and Ignatian Schools.

Jesuit Education at the Crossroads: An Introduction to the 23 Texts, Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro

Chapter 1: The Oaxtepec Document

Chapter 2: The Christian Formation of Jesuit High School Students, Joseph Fichter

Commentary: Religious and Social Formation in the Mid-20th Century: Insufficiencies and Overcoming, Luiz Fernando Klein

Chapter 3: Jesuit Education for Justice: The Colegio in El Salvador, 1968-1984, Charles Beirne

Chapter 4: Closure of the Instituto Patria in Mexico: An Emblematic Case of the Change in the Jesuit Educational Apostolate, María del Socorro Gutiérrez

Commentary: Two Ways of Tackling a School’s Complicity with Structural Injustices, John Swope

Commentary: Lack of Dialogue and Overvaluation of the Jesuit Influence in the Mexican Case of the Closure of the Instituto Patria, Juan Luis Orozco

Chapter 5: A New Ratio for a New Millennium?, Vincent Duminuco

Chapter 6: The Ratio Studiorum Today in Latin America: Its Update and Its Challenges, Pablo Sada

Commentary: Forget the Ratio Studiorum or Recover Its Genius?, Claude Pavur

Commentary: A Renewal of Jesuit Education Based on Ignatian Spirituality, John O’Malley

Chapter 7: Teaching in Jesuit Schools from 1950 to 2017: Changes in Composition and Meaning, Cristóbal Madero

Chapter 8: Education of the Whole Person in an Increasingly Competitive and Secular Context: Two Decades of Professionalization and Searching at Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque, Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro and Daniel Araneda

Commentary: Challenges of the Jesuit Abandonment of Classrooms and the Curriculum, Cristián Cox

Commentary: Curricular Tensions and Possibilities in Times of Neoliberalism, Encarna Rodríguez

Chapter 9: Exploring Mission, Inclusion, and Formation of Lay Educators: Recent Research on Traditional Jesuit Secondary Schools in North America, Kristin Ross Cully

Chapter 10: Networked School Improvement: The Latin American Jesuit Schools’ System for Quality Management, Jorge Radic

Commentary: If It Rains in the North, the South Does Not Escape It: Research on Jesuit Education in Latin America, Esteban Ocampo

Commentary: Prospects for Jesuit Education in a Secular Age, Dennis Shirley

Chapter 11: The Cristo Rey Jesuit Model and Social Justice: Dialectic Tensions of Mission and Brand in U.S. Jesuit Education, Sajit Kabadi

Chapter 12: Educating for Poverty Relief: The Case of Fe y Alegria, Camilo Arciniegas Pradilla and Jose Bento da Silva

Commentary: Reflections on Cristo Rey and Fe y Alegría: Two educational models conceived to alleviate poverty and bring about social justice, Jorge Enrique Vargas

Commentary: Jesuit Education in the Americas up for Reinvention: Internal Dilemmas and Broader Lessons for the Future of Learning, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo

One could argue the Jesuit Education has always been at the crossroads, but the only possibility to choose the right road is to understand how it got there and where it wants to go… This book provides inspiring (and some highly controversial) analysis and research that will certainly boost discussion, research and better educational practices.


— José A. Mesa, Secretary for Education, Society of Jesus


Jesuit education is interesting in and of itself, and Jesuit Education at the Crossroads provides a fascinating set of windows into its contemporary practice. But the volume will also be of interest to a broad audience because the contributors show how Jesuit education has conceptual insights and innovative practices to offer both secular and religious schools. Educators across many countries increasingly focus on social, ethical, and spiritual aspects of young people’s development, and the Jesuit schools described in this collection embody insights into a whole person development that are widely applicable. The editors argue convincingly that Jesuit education confronts distinctive challenges and opportunities at this historical moment. I would encourage educators and policymakers to learn more about both current and emerging practices in Jesuit education, because this rich tradition has much to offer.


— Stanton Wortham, Dean of the Lynch School of Education at Boston College


Jesuit Education at the Crossroads: Discussions on Contemporary Jesuit Primary and Secondary Schools in North and Latin America is packed with data, research, and interpretations about Jesuit education’s way of proceeding at this historical moment and the differences between and among cultures and countries in what the Jesuit world would like to see as One America. The editor, Juan Cristobal Garcia-Huidobro, has gathered a wide, but representative scholarship placing the reader “at the crossroads.” This work signifies a major contribution to updated scholarship on Jesuit primary and secondary education. Well done.


— Robert Reiser, Executive Director of the Jesuit Schools Network of Canada and the United States


Jesuit Education at the Crossroads

Discussions on Contemporary Jesuit Primary and Secondary Schools in North and Latin America

Cover Image
Hardback
Summary
Summary
  • The Jesuit educational tradition has existed for more than 450 years, and today, there are more than 150 Jesuit primary and secondary schools in North and Latin America. Jesuit Education at the Crossroads tackles the lack of research on these schools by bringing together scattered studies and asking experts on the issues about the current challenges for Jesuit education. The landscape pictured by this collection of essays suggests that Jesuit primary and secondary education is at a historical moment, analogous to a crossroads. After a crisis between the 1960s and ‘80s, these schools were consolidated, establishing themselves in national and international networks. But the twenty-first century has brought new challenges. For instance, the secularization of culture is demanding an update of the Jesuit educational project; leadership is rapidly shifting from Jesuits to lay men and women, with multiple issues at stake; and researchers and policymakers are asking new questions about the role of these schools and school networks for equity and inclusion in each region. The book touches on these and other points that will be very relevant for all who are interested in the Jesuit educational tradition.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 312 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
    978-1-7936-0413-2 • Hardback • August 2021 • $122.00 • (£94.00)
    Subjects: Education / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Education / Secondary, Education / Comparative
Author
Author
  • Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro, S.J. is president of the Chilean Network of Jesuit and Ignatian Schools.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Jesuit Education at the Crossroads: An Introduction to the 23 Texts, Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro

    Chapter 1: The Oaxtepec Document

    Chapter 2: The Christian Formation of Jesuit High School Students, Joseph Fichter

    Commentary: Religious and Social Formation in the Mid-20th Century: Insufficiencies and Overcoming, Luiz Fernando Klein

    Chapter 3: Jesuit Education for Justice: The Colegio in El Salvador, 1968-1984, Charles Beirne

    Chapter 4: Closure of the Instituto Patria in Mexico: An Emblematic Case of the Change in the Jesuit Educational Apostolate, María del Socorro Gutiérrez

    Commentary: Two Ways of Tackling a School’s Complicity with Structural Injustices, John Swope

    Commentary: Lack of Dialogue and Overvaluation of the Jesuit Influence in the Mexican Case of the Closure of the Instituto Patria, Juan Luis Orozco

    Chapter 5: A New Ratio for a New Millennium?, Vincent Duminuco

    Chapter 6: The Ratio Studiorum Today in Latin America: Its Update and Its Challenges, Pablo Sada

    Commentary: Forget the Ratio Studiorum or Recover Its Genius?, Claude Pavur

    Commentary: A Renewal of Jesuit Education Based on Ignatian Spirituality, John O’Malley

    Chapter 7: Teaching in Jesuit Schools from 1950 to 2017: Changes in Composition and Meaning, Cristóbal Madero

    Chapter 8: Education of the Whole Person in an Increasingly Competitive and Secular Context: Two Decades of Professionalization and Searching at Colegio San Ignacio El Bosque, Juan Cristóbal García-Huidobro and Daniel Araneda

    Commentary: Challenges of the Jesuit Abandonment of Classrooms and the Curriculum, Cristián Cox

    Commentary: Curricular Tensions and Possibilities in Times of Neoliberalism, Encarna Rodríguez

    Chapter 9: Exploring Mission, Inclusion, and Formation of Lay Educators: Recent Research on Traditional Jesuit Secondary Schools in North America, Kristin Ross Cully

    Chapter 10: Networked School Improvement: The Latin American Jesuit Schools’ System for Quality Management, Jorge Radic

    Commentary: If It Rains in the North, the South Does Not Escape It: Research on Jesuit Education in Latin America, Esteban Ocampo

    Commentary: Prospects for Jesuit Education in a Secular Age, Dennis Shirley

    Chapter 11: The Cristo Rey Jesuit Model and Social Justice: Dialectic Tensions of Mission and Brand in U.S. Jesuit Education, Sajit Kabadi

    Chapter 12: Educating for Poverty Relief: The Case of Fe y Alegria, Camilo Arciniegas Pradilla and Jose Bento da Silva

    Commentary: Reflections on Cristo Rey and Fe y Alegría: Two educational models conceived to alleviate poverty and bring about social justice, Jorge Enrique Vargas

    Commentary: Jesuit Education in the Americas up for Reinvention: Internal Dilemmas and Broader Lessons for the Future of Learning, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo

Reviews
Reviews
  • One could argue the Jesuit Education has always been at the crossroads, but the only possibility to choose the right road is to understand how it got there and where it wants to go… This book provides inspiring (and some highly controversial) analysis and research that will certainly boost discussion, research and better educational practices.


    — José A. Mesa, Secretary for Education, Society of Jesus


    Jesuit education is interesting in and of itself, and Jesuit Education at the Crossroads provides a fascinating set of windows into its contemporary practice. But the volume will also be of interest to a broad audience because the contributors show how Jesuit education has conceptual insights and innovative practices to offer both secular and religious schools. Educators across many countries increasingly focus on social, ethical, and spiritual aspects of young people’s development, and the Jesuit schools described in this collection embody insights into a whole person development that are widely applicable. The editors argue convincingly that Jesuit education confronts distinctive challenges and opportunities at this historical moment. I would encourage educators and policymakers to learn more about both current and emerging practices in Jesuit education, because this rich tradition has much to offer.


    — Stanton Wortham, Dean of the Lynch School of Education at Boston College


    Jesuit Education at the Crossroads: Discussions on Contemporary Jesuit Primary and Secondary Schools in North and Latin America is packed with data, research, and interpretations about Jesuit education’s way of proceeding at this historical moment and the differences between and among cultures and countries in what the Jesuit world would like to see as One America. The editor, Juan Cristobal Garcia-Huidobro, has gathered a wide, but representative scholarship placing the reader “at the crossroads.” This work signifies a major contribution to updated scholarship on Jesuit primary and secondary education. Well done.


    — Robert Reiser, Executive Director of the Jesuit Schools Network of Canada and the United States


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