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Teaching Quality of Life in Different Domains

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 79)

Editors: Tonon, Graciela H.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21551-4

ISBN: 978-3-030-21550-7

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Aug 29, 2019

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Chapter 1The Importance of Teaching Quality of Life Theory and Methodology in Social Sciences Programs

Tonon, Graciela H.

Pages: 1 –14

[We define quality of life as a multi-dimensional concept which involves a number of domains which people experience in diverse forms according to the importance attributed to them in their lives, considering their expectations, their values, and their experiences. Teaching theory, methodology...
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Chapter 2Teaching Well-Being/Quality of Life from a Philosophical Perspective

Weijers, Dan

Pages: 15 –41

[Before academic disciplines were invented, philosophers were teaching their students about the good life. These days, academics from a broad range of disciplines, including philosophy, teach their students about various aspects of well-being or quality of life. This chapter discusses the...
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Chapter 3Well-Being and Quality of Life as Resources for Teaching Sociology

Fattore, Tobia

Pages: 43 –59

[This chapter examines ways in which well-being and quality of life can be used as pedagogical concepts for teaching sociology. The chapter provides an overview of key philosophical traditions in quality of life research as a way of introducing some foundational sociological theories and ways of...
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Chapter 4Nurturing Holistic Development in University Students Through Leadership Courses: The Hong Kong Experience

Shek, Daniel T. L.; Zhu, Xiaoqin; Dou, Diya; Law, Moon Y. M.; Yu, Lu; Ma, Cecilia M. S.; Lin, Li

Pages: 61 –80

[Research studies show that there are developmental issues amongst contemporary university students, including worsening mental health conditions such as rising depression and suicidal rates. There is a rising trend in adolescent egocentrism. Besides, empathy and sense of social responsibility...
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Chapter 5Teaching Quality of Life and the Capability Approach

Anand, Paul

Pages: 81 –97

[The chapter offers an overview of ways in which capability approach can contribute to the teaching of quality of life. A brief survey of some its key distinctive features is followed by some suggested areas where CA research sheds light on what quality of life requires. The chapter suggests such...
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Chapter 6Teaching Quality of Life in Political Science

Inoguchi, Takashi

Pages: 99 –127

[Quality of life studies is inherently multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary. After all, human life is deeply associated with human daily activities which require knowledge-widening and deepening endeavor in physical, medical, psychological, sociological, political, economic, international,...
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Chapter 7Developing Quality-of-Life Pedagogy in Marketing Courses: A Structured Approach

Rahtz, Don R.; Sirgy, M. Joseph; Grzeskowiak, Stephan; Lee, Dong-Jin

Pages: 129 –153

[This chapter examines ways in which Quality of Life (QOL) concepts can be integrated into existing marketing coursework (and help educators to develop new courses). The ultimate goal is to increase the likelihood that students would embrace a QOL orientation in the practice of marketing. The...
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Chapter 8Training Statisticians in the Field of Quality of Life: A New Challenge for the University System. The Case of Qolexity in Italy

Maggino, Filomena

Pages: 155 –163

[Italy has recently developed some important projects (framed in the beyond GDP initiatives) aimed at providing the country with an instrument able to monitor the national wellbeing and support the decision making. The project (launched in 2010) is known with the acronym BES (Benessere Equo e...
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Chapter 9Learning from Experience: Non-technical Teaching to Promote Quality of Life Statistics

Hall, Jon

Pages: 165 –178

[Measurements are important in determining national directions. As the economist Joseph Stiglitz remarked in 2009, “What we measure affects what we do. If we have the wrong metrics, we will strive for the wrong things. In the quest to increase GDP, we may end up with a society in which most...
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Chapter 10Teaching Nonviolent Economics as a Path for Achieving Quality of Life

Guardiola, Jorge

Pages: 179 –196

[This chapter presents an experience of addressing quality of life in an Economic Policy course. It should be taken into account that many economic axioms concerning selfishness, individualism, or the maximization of utility via increases in income hinder the achievement of happy lives and the...

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