Spiritual Capital as Driving Force of Professional Capital in Catholic Dual-Language Schools

• In Event: 64.089 - Sheraton Roundtable 12 - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 64.089-7 - Examining Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Practices in Catholic Schools

Abstract

Through an exploratory case study, the motivations and perceptions of 28 Catholic school administrators and change agents/key informants (including teachers, assistant/vice principals, board members, and consultants) from ten Catholic elementary schools were interviewed regarding the conversion to a dual language immersion model. Findings considered how Hargreaves and Fullan’s (2012) concept of professional capital and Grace’s (2002; 2010) notion of spiritual capital contributed to the leaders’ capacity to meet the school’s change needs. Most leaders drew upon their own biographies and Catholic vision to build a complex curricular program such as dual language.

Author

• Carrie Ann Fuller, All Souls World Language Catholic School