Towards a conception of the fundamental values of Catholic education: what we can learn from the writings of John Paul II

This paper sets out to examine online contributions made by twenty-two students pursuing the M.A. programme in Catholic School Leadership at St Mary’s University College in Twickenham, London during the academic year 2010-2011. In response to a question about the views of Blessed Pope John Paul II concerning the subject of education, they offered their perceptions in postings to online discussions. The focus of this paper is to draw inferences from the responses that they made.