Date of Graduation
Spring 5-19-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Organization and Leadership (O&L)
College/School
School of Education
Department/Program
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Jane Bleasdale
Second Advisor
Alexander Porter MacMillan
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine how lay directors of works in Jesuits West secondary schools can be formed to best serve as faith leaders. The study consisted of secondary research in which interview data and surveys from studies on lay formation in Jesuit universities and lay leadership of Bay Area Catholic High Schools were used to determine whether or not formation of lay directors of works in faith leadership is possible, what the objectives of that training should be, and how that training can be offered. This analysis determined that lay formation is both possible and necessary. It also found that lay formation should focus on both the interior spiritual lives of the leaders as well as their familiarity with the history, philosophy and jargon of the Jesuits. Programs now exist that successfully accomplish those two goals.
Recommended Citation
Petrich, Perry T. SJ, "'Formation in Distinctive Dimensions of Our Way of Proceeding': Preparation of Lay Directors of Works in Jesuit Schools" (2023). Master's Theses. 1450.
https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1450
Included in
Educational Leadership Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons
