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Excerpt from The Catholic Educational Review, Vol. 20: January-December, 1922 Education, we are told, is a process of adjustment. Under whatever aspect we consider it, this idea Of adjustment to environment strikes us as the determining and dominant idea in education. Spencer's definition of the process as prepara tion for complete living is but another way Of stating the same fact. Now there are, as we know, various agencies by which this adjustment is brought about. Some of these act without conscious direction and exercise their influence upon the human individual in much the same way as environment modi fies the lower forms Of life, both plant and animal. The adjust ment thus attained is known as informal education; and in this sense man is educated by all the sights and sounds, the joys and sorrows, which he encounters, by the character and be havior Of his friends, the nature Of his surroundings, the books he reads (fitch) in short, by all the agents and powers Of whatever kind that act on him from the cradle to the grave (payne). Ordinarily the term education is restricted to the conscious process and connotes whatever we do for ourselves and what ever is done for us by others for the express purpose Of bring ing us nearer to the perfection Of our nature (mill). This, especially the latter phase - whatever is done for us by others - is what we understand by formal education, not forgetting the fact that the process is an active one largely dependent upon the personal effort of the individual to be educated. Now the agencies by which education in this sense of the term is controlled are five in number, viz., the home, the school. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

To reclaim the cultural 'piazza' the Christian message must be attractive, reasonable and relevant. This volume aims to show how Catholic education can contribute to the new evangelisation in the rapidly evolving cultural landscape of the 21st century. What is a Catholic culture for today? How should it relate to prevailing cultural trends? How can Catholics engage and evangelise in a way that respects others' beliefs and values? This book offers unique insights into how Catholic education can enrich the culture of the pluralist society. Drawing on the insights and ideas of the Italian Church's Cultural Project (for the first time in the English language), the book offers ideas and reflections to all who care about Catholic education and culture and who want to share the life-giving content of the Christian message with those at the peripheries of belief, understanding and familiarity with the Christian worldview. With insights from school and university educators and professional communicators this wide-ranging, up-to-date and practical call for a new engagement between Catholics and representatives of secular culture will have a wide appeal.