Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,035,399,161 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Bishop, William

    0.03 sec.
Bishop, William (Howard) (1885–1952) religious leader; born in Washington, D.C. Ordained in the Baltimore archdiocese (1915), he founded the first Catholic diocesan Rural Life Conference (1925), headed the national Rural Life Conference (1928–33), and won approval to found the Glenmary Home Missioners, for pastoral work in sparsely Catholic rural areas (1937).

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
The chapters include articles that deal with gender equity in schools (Charol Shakeshaft), school reform and the impact of race, culture, and ethnicity (Pedro Reyes, William Velez, Robert Pena), schooling in rural and small-town America (Patricia and Richard Schmuck), values and ethics in administration (William Greenfield), and students with disabilities (Kathryn Bishop, William Foster, Kimberlee Jubala).
This volume is all the more precious since the deaths of five of its subjects: Miss West, Tennesse Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, William Goyen, and John Gardner.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.