Full Pews and Empty Altars: Demographics of the Priest Shortage in United States Catholic Dioceses. By Richard A. Schoenherr and Lawrence A. Young. Social Demography Series. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993. xxii + 437 pp. $65 cloth; $19.95 paper.

1994 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-660
Author(s):  
James T. Connelly
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Demography ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Priest Shortage

Weaving Innovative Threads Together

2018 ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Judee Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Specific Performance ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The University

In the United States, institutions of higher education have been under mounting pressure to improve. In part, this is due to increasingly high-priced academies producing graduates who possess skill levels that are out of sync with employer and societal needs. Added to this is the fact that the United States spends more than other countries to educate its citizens but continues to perform more poorly on comparative measures of literacy, math, reading, and science. To stay globally competitive, changes need to be made. Competency-based education has re-emerged and taken root as one way in which to educate students more effectively. By focusing on demonstrable learning outcomes and discipline-specific performance, competency-based education is changing the fabric of higher education. Based upon experiences garnered from the University of Wisconsin Flexible Option, this chapter presents some of the challenges encountered when developing this type of program within a longstanding traditional educational system.

scholarly journals Patient-Computer Dialogue: A Review,

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.V. Slack
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

AbstractSince the first study of communication between patient and computer was performed at the University of Wisconsin in 1965, programs for patient-computer dialogue have been developed, implemented, and studied in numerous settings in the United States and abroad, and the results have been encouraging. This review presents a brief history of patient-computer dialogue together with suggested guidelines for programs in the future.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document