Communities of Practice in Catholic Schools Fostering Pedagogies of Character Formation

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Abstract

In this paper, we report an emerging research practice partnership of three networks of Catholic schools engaged in innovative and transformative pedagogies of character formation. Our analysis answers a central question: How do communities of practice within and among Catholic schools support pedagogies of character formation? Answering our core question, emergent findings in this research practice partnership point to two primary ways communities of practice (COPs) within and among Catholic schools support pedagogies of character formation: COPs create educational infrastructure that supports students’ character formation; this educational infrastructure then supports adults’ character formation. These findings have implications within and beyond the field of Catholic education for social justice education in general, and anti-racist education in particular.

Authors

• Martin Scanlan, Boston College

• Andrew F. Miller, Boston College