Lived Experience in Catholic Education: Research and Reflections from Sub-Saharan Africa and North America

Authors

Quentin Wodon, World Bank and Loyola University New OrleansFollow

DOI

10.32436/2475-6423.1110

Abstract

Global enrollment in Catholic schools more than doubled between since the 1970s with most of this growth observed in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue of the Journal of Global Catholicism is dedicated to lived experiences in Catholic schools. With articles reflecting on experiences from Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Nigeria, the emphasis is on sub-Saharan Africa as the region with the fastest growing enrollment in Catholic schools. In societies with rising religious pluralism, this article maintains that ensuring mutual respect and harmony among students from different faiths who study in Catholic schools is more important now than it was in the past.

Recommended Citation

Wodon, Quentin (2022) "Lived Experience in Catholic Education: Research and Reflections from Sub-Saharan Africa and North America," Journal of Global Catholicism: Vol. 6: Iss. 2, Article 2. p.8-15.
DOI: 10.32436/2475-6423.1110
Available at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/jgc/vol6/iss2/2