Description |
xi, 429 pages ; 26 cm |
Contents |
1. About this handbook -- 2. The concept of quality of life: its meaning, importance, and our approach to it -- 3. Education and special education -- 4. Physical health -- 5. Mental health and behavioral health -- 6. Mental retardation and intellectual disabilities -- 7. Aging -- 8. Family-centered quality of life -- 9. A synthesis of core quality of life domains and indicators -- 10. Measurement techniques currently used in quality of life -- 11. A systems approach to quality of life measurement -- 12. Individual-level application of the concept of quality of life -- 13. Organizational-level application of the concept of quality of life -- 14. Societal-level application of the concept of quality of life -- Putting it all together and moving ahead |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-423) and index |
Subject |
Human services -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Quality of life -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Author |
Verdugo, Miguel Ángel.
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LC no. |
2002018380 |
ISBN |
0940898772 |
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