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Sonst. Personen | Schalock, Robert L. (Hrsg.) |
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Institution | American Association on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. |
Titel | Quality of Life: Perspectives and Issues. |
Quelle | (1990), (241 Seiten)
PDF als Volltext |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
ISBN | 0-940898-23-3 |
Schlagwörter | Delivery Systems; Developmental Disabilities; Evaluation Methods; Futures (of Society); Measurement Techniques; Mental Retardation; Older Adults; Personal Narratives; Quality of Life; Quality of Working Life; Residential Programs; Social Integration |
Abstract | The book deals with the concept of quality of life for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Part I, "Quality of Life: Personal Perspectives," contains "A Dream for Myself" (Connie Martinez); "Reflections on My Quality of Life: Then and Now" (Nancy Ward); "Quality of Life versus Quality of Life Judgments: A Parent's Perspective" (Diane Crutcher); "My Sister Angie: A Sibling's Perspective" (Jeff Jacoby); "Quality of Life and the Individual's Perspective" (Steven Taylor and Robert Bogdan); and "Thinking about and Discussing Quality of Life" (David Goode). Part II deals with service delivery issues and contains: "Home Is the Place: Quality of Life for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities" (David Coulter); "Quality of Life from Childhood to Adulthood" (Jack Stark and Tammi Goldsbury); "Persons in Transition" (Orv Karan and others); "Quality of Life: Issues in Community Integration" (Kenneth Keith); "Quality of Work Life" (William Kiernan and Kari Knutson); "Growing Old with Dignity: On Quality of Life for Older Persons with a Lifelong Disability" (Matthew Janicki); and "Quality of Life and Lifestyle Outcomes: A Challenge for Residential Programs" (G. Thomas Bellamy and others). Part III contains four papers that discuss assessment and measurement issues, including: "Attempts to Conceptualize and Measure Quality of Life" (Robert Schalock); "Quality of Life from a Longitudinal Research Perspective" (Robert Edgerton); "Methodological Issues in Measuring the Quality of Life of Individuals with Mental Retardation" (Laird Heal and Carol Sigelman); and "Quality of Life of Persons with Severe or Profound Mental Retardation." Part IV, which discusses the future of quality of life as a concept and a principle, comprises five papers, including: "Quality of Life and Public Philosophy" (H. Turnbull III and Gary Brunk); "A Lawyer's Perspective on Quality of Life" (Ruth Luckasson); "Quality Assurance: Challenges in a Decentralized System" (Valerie Bradley); "Measuring Quality of Life: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?" (James Conroy and Celia Feinstein), and "Where Do We Go from Here?" (Robert Schalock). (JDD) |
Anmerkungen | American Association on Mental Retardation, 1719 Kalorama Rd., N.W., Washington, DC 20009 ($35.00 plus $3.00 shipping; $29.75 members plus $3.00 shipping; quantity discount available). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |