Authentic Holistic Education, Wellbeing, and the Future of Catholic Schools in a Changing World: Owning...

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Graeme J. Mellor

Authentic Holistic Education, Wellbeing, and the Future of Catholic Schools in a Changing World

Owning the Incarnation

Graeme J. Mellor

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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
29 April 2025

Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Sociology; Adult education, continuous learning

Series: SpringerBriefs in Education

This book addresses the effects of the changed and changing contexts of Catholic Education in the contemporary world. These include the social, educational, and ecclesial contexts. Meaning structures, shaped by these past contexts, have broken down, and the greatest, but often unarticulated context is the anthropological context. The understanding of humanity and the meaning of human existence today is beset by a marked lack of clarity and consistent direction. Catholic Education today exists within contextual fields which are almost unrecognizable from those which existed at the close of the Second World War. Each succeeding decade since has wrought stark and dynamic change socially, educationally, and religiously. As such, Catholic Education today looks for a direction forward and a sense of purpose into the future. This book proposes that the major purpose of contemporary Catholic Education is to provide an educational context that nurtures the true holistic growth of students within its care. The focus upon Christian Humanism in contemporary Papal and Magisterial teaching sets the ground for this developing understanding.

By: Graeme J. Mellor
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
ISBN: 9789819640966
ISBN 10: 9819640962
Series: SpringerBriefs in Education
Pages: 82
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Graeme Mellor has been an educator for 55 continuous years. He has taught at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels and has served as a school principal, Archdiocesan Director of Religious Education, and as a professional assistant principal. He holds degrees in Arts, a Master’s degree of Letters in History, and a Master’s degree in Religious Education. His doctorate was entitled ‘Reimagining the Catholic School’ and analysed Principals’ responses to the changing social, cultural, and religious contexts of the contemporary Catholic school. Graeme first taught Sacramental Theology at Australian Catholic University (Signadou College) in 1984, and has recently taught Masters’ courses in Catholic Social Teaching, Leadership of Schools of Wellbeing, and the Spirituality of Leadership in Melbourne and Brisbane.