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Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research

Author : Kenneth C. Land
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400724217
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research written by Kenneth C. Land and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-25 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of the Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research is to create an overview of the field of Quality of Life (QOL) studies in the early years of the 21st century that can be updated and improved upon as the field evolves and the century unfolds. Social indicators are statistical time series “...used to monitor the social system, helping to identify changes and to guide intervention to alter the course of social change”. Examples include unemployment rates, crime rates, estimates of life expectancy, health status indices, school enrollment rates, average achievement scores, election voting rates, and measures of subjective well-being such as satisfaction with life-as-a-whole and with specific domains or aspects of life. This book provides a review of the historical development of the field including the history of QOL in medicine and mental health as well as the research related to quality-of-work-life (QWL) programs. It discusses several of QOL main concepts: happiness, positive psychology, and subjective wellbeing. Relations between spirituality and religiousness and QOL are examined as are the effects of educational attainment on QOL and marketing, and the associations with economic growth. The book goes on to investigate methodological approaches and issues that should be considered in measuring and analysing quality of life from a quantitative perspective. The final chapters are dedicated to research on elements of QOL in a broad range of countries and populations.

The Use of Socio-economic Indicators in Development Planning

Author : Unesco
Publisher : Unesco Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Use of Socio-economic Indicators in Development Planning written by Unesco and published by Unesco Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNESCO pub. Compilation of conference papers on the use of social indicators and economic indicators in economic planning for economic development - includes case studies on the use of indicators in social planning in France, income distribution in Kenya and Zambia, etc., and methodology for model building. Graphs, references and statistical tables. Conference held in brighton 1973 December Conference held in Bangkok 1974 September.

Indices and Indicators in Development

Author : Stephen Morse
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136563083
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Indices and Indicators in Development written by Stephen Morse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of numbers to condense complex systems into easily digested 'bites' of information is very much in fashion. At one level they are intended to enhance transparency, accountability and local democracy, while at another they provide a means of enhancing performance. However, all indicators suffer from the same basic problem that, ironically, is also their biggest advantage - condensing something highly complex into a few simple numbers. Love them or hate them, there is no denying that people use indicators to make decisions. Indices and Indicators explores the use of indicators within the field of human development. Part I provides a brief outline of the contested meaning of 'development' and how indices and indicators have been used as means of testing the realization of these development visions in practice in a range of institutional contexts. Part II discusses the limitations of such indices and indicators and illustrates how they are dependent upon the vision of development adopted. The book also suggests how indices and indicators can best be employed and presented. Given our overwhelming reliance on indices and indicators for measuring progress, directing policy and allocating resources, this book is essential core reading for academics, undergraduate and post-graduate students in social science, economics, geography and development studies as well as development practitioners, policy-makers and donor and international funding agencies.

Indicators for Urban and Regional Planning

Author : Cecilia Wong
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134495927
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Indicators for Urban and Regional Planning written by Cecilia Wong and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the measurement and utilisation of quantitative indicators in the urban and regional planning fields. There has been a resurgence of academic and policy interest in using indicators to inform planning, partly in response to the current government's information intensive approach to decision-making. The content of the book falls into three broad sections: indicators usage and policy-making; methodological and conception issues; and case studies of policy indicators.

Social Indicators

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Social Indicators written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introductory material and statistical tables on 11 topics, e.g., public safety, social participation, and use of leisure time. Appendixes include sources used and glossary. Index.

Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

Author : Alex C. Michalos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400707528
Total Pages : 7347 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research written by Alex C. Michalos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 7347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.

Indicators of Social Change

Author : Eleanor Bernert Sheldon
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610446917
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Book Synopsis Indicators of Social Change by : Eleanor Bernert Sheldon

Download or read book Indicators of Social Change written by Eleanor Bernert Sheldon and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1968-12-31 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes many original contributions by an assembly of distinguished social scientists. They set forth the main features of a changing American society: how its organization for accomplishing major social change has evolved, and how its benefits and deficits are distributed among the various parts of the population. Theoretical developments in the social sciences and the vast impact of current events have contributed to a resurgence of interest in social change; in its causes, measurement, and possible prediction. These essays analyze what we know, and examine what we need to know in the study, prediction, and possible control of social change.

Flourishing Children

Author : Laura H. Lippman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401786070
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Flourishing Children written by Laura H. Lippman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the results of the Flourishing Children Project. The study addressed gaps in the research on indicators of positive development of adolescents. Such indicators are essential for the balanced and scientifically sound study of adolescents. Yet measures of many aspects of flourishing are not available, and when they do exist, they are rarely measured in a developmentally appropriate manner for adolescents. In addition, they are often too long for program evaluations and surveys, have not been tested on diverse populations, nor carefully validated as predictors of positive outcomes. The Flourishing Children Project undertook the development of scales for adolescents ages 12-17 for 19 aspects of flourishing covering six domains: flourishing in school and work, personal flourishing, flourishing in relationships, relationship skills, helping others to flourish, and environmental stewardship. This volume describes the four-stage process of developing the scales, including: Reviewing the literature for extant measures for items to test and synthesizing the existing research into consensus definitions for each construct; conducting cognitive testing of items with adolescents and their parents; pilot testing the items; and conducting psychometric analyses.

Social Indicators

Author : Raymond A. Bauer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Social Indicators written by Raymond A. Bauer and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Measuring Development: the Role and Adequacy of Development Indicators

Author : Nancy Baster
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131784548X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Measuring Development: the Role and Adequacy of Development Indicators written by Nancy Baster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1972. This issue is concerned with development (and development indicators) in a particular period of time and in a particular historical context—namely in the context of the changes that are taking place in the less-developed or low-income countries of the third world in the period since World War II.

A Framework for Planning U.S. Federal Statistics for the 1980's

Author : United States. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Framework for Planning U.S. Federal Statistics for the 1980's written by United States. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Dimensions of Economic Development and Productivity

Author : Beverley A. Carlson
Publisher : Naciones Unidas
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Dimensions of Economic Development and Productivity written by Beverley A. Carlson and published by Naciones Unidas. This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises six papers which focus on the need for improvements in social performance and reductions in inequality and poverty if sustainable economic development is to be achieved. Examines disparities among educational outcomes in OECD and Latin American countries and shows how educational attainment is related to employment outcomes. Explores demographic trends and challenges facing the health sector, examines the use of culture-related and poverty indicators and analyses the relationships between growth, poverty and income distribution. Includes results of a poverty survey in Ghana.

On Measuring and Planning the Quality of Life

Author : Jan Drewnowski
Publisher : De Gruyter Mouton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book On Measuring and Planning the Quality of Life written by Jan Drewnowski and published by De Gruyter Mouton. This book was released on 1974 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Social Indicators

Author : United States. Agency for International Development. Technical Assistance Methodology Division
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Indicators written by United States. Agency for International Development. Technical Assistance Methodology Division and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Functional Analysis of Change

Author :
Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Functional Analysis of Change written by and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1960 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Community Quality-of-Life Indicators

Author : M. Joseph Sirgy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402046251
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Community Quality-of-Life Indicators by : M. Joseph Sirgy

Download or read book Community Quality-of-Life Indicators written by M. Joseph Sirgy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. This volume builds on the goal of the series and includes eleven cases describing communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements included are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, and the planning of community indicators.

World Development Indicators 2016

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464806845
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book World Development Indicators 2016 written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Development Indicators 2016 provides a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizens find and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that help monitor progress toward the World Bank Group’s two goals of ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Six themes are used to organize indicators—world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. WDI 2016 includes: •A selection of the most popular indicators across 214 economies and 14 country groups organized into six WDI themes •A new section on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has replaced the one on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). •The SDG section covers all 17 goals, and important targets to achieve these goals. Each goal has been presented in a maximum 2-page spread with selected indicators to explain the targets. •Each of the remaining sections includes an introduction, a map, a table of the most relevant and popular indicators for that theme together with a discussion of indicator compilation methodology. •A user guide describing resources available online and on mobile apps. Download the WDI DataFinder Mobile App and other Data Apps at data.worldbank.org/apps. WDI DataFinder is a mobile app for browsing the current WDI database on smartphones and tablets, using iOS and Android, available in four languages: English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. Use the app to: •Browse data using the structure of the WDI •Visually compare countries and indicators •Create, edit, and save customized tables, charts, and maps •Share what you create on Twitter, Facebook, and via email