Cultural mission of the sisters of St Joseph
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2004
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Department of Education Policy and Management
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Farquer, A. M. (2004). Cultural mission of the sisters of St Joseph. PhD thesis, Department of Education Policy and Management, The University of Melbourne.
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© 2004 Dr. Aileen M. Farquer
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This research study examines the history of Sacred Heart Catholic School, Newport, Victoria, established within the tradition and application of the educational philosophy of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, founded by Mary MacKillop in 1866.
The work includes three distinct areas of research which are:
1. The MacKillop System of Education in its early stages.
2. The growth of multicultural theory and practice in Australia and in Catholicism.
3. The story of one school, Sacred Heart Catholic School, Newport, situated in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
These areas connect up and illuminate one another throughout the thesis, evoking a sense of school life as it was experienced by members of the school community at different stages of the school's development and within a variety of social and educational contexts.
The research appreciates the integral vitality of the founding spirit manifest in Mary MacKillop, especially as it was reflected in the Sisters appointed to the school at Newport as administrators and as teachers.
The study examines the long-term adaptation of the mission of the Church, namely the evangelisation of cultures in the local community of Newport throughout its hundred years history. Focus is brought to bear on the interpretation of Mary MacKillop's philosophy of education in its first fifty years and the changes perceived during the later period of massive and fundamental transformation in the ethnic composition of the local community as well as the broader Church and State.
By reconstructing the past this study provides a reference point for those involved in education by shedding light on the present and raising questions for the future.
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Catholic Church, education, Victoria, Melbourne, history, Catholic schools