Overview
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Alex C. Michalos
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University of Northern British Columbia , Ottawa, Canada
- Connects quality of life theory to health and well-being in previously under-represented populations
- Shows the influence of education on quality of life
- Provides and overview of the past, and looks at the future of quality of life research
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxxv
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- Alison G. C. Mallard, Charles E. Lance, Alex C. Michalos
Pages 59-79
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- Alex C. Michalos, Harvey V. Thommasen, Rua Read, Nancy Anderson, Bruno D. Zumbo
Pages 81-122
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- Sylvia S. Barton, Harvey V. Thommasen, Bill Tallio, William Zhang, Alex C. Michalos
Pages 123-135
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- Angela Grigg, Harvey V. Thommasen, Hugh Tildesley, Alex C. Michalos
Pages 137-150
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- Donald C. Voaklander, Harvey V. Thommasen, Alex C. Michalos
Pages 151-164
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- Alex C. Michalos, P. Maurine Hatch, Dawn Hemingway, Loraine Lavallee, Anne Hogan, Bev Christensen
Pages 165-200
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- Alex C. Michalos, Douglas Ramsey, Derrek Eberts, P. Maurine Kahlke
Pages 201-246
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- Alex C. Michalos, Julie Anne Orlando
Pages 247-254
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- Alex C. Michalos, Julie Anne Orlando
Pages 255-275
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Back Matter
Pages 397-402
About this book
This volume connects aspects of personal health, overall well-being, and education to quality of life. It includes discussions of Galen’s and Harvey’s views of the movement of blood in human bodies, and differences in the research traditions of social indicators research and health-related quality of life research. It examines determinants of health and quality of life in a variety of populations, including the residents of the Bella Coola Valley of British Columbia, aboriginal residential school survivors in Canada, and diabetics versus non-diabetics. It describes relations between health survey and patients’ medical chart reviews, the health and quality of life of older people, and the difference between good health and a good life. Other topics explored are student quality of life, comparisons of the quality of life of students, aboriginal and unemployed people, the impact of education on happiness and well-being, and liberal education. In addition, the volume presents Einstein’s views of ethics and science, and unacknowledged authorship in scholarly publications. The final chapter gives a historical review of quality of life research in Canada over the past fifty years.
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Northern British Columbia , Ottawa, Canada
Alex C. Michalos
About the author
Prof. Alex Michalos currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University. He is also the Director of Research for the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and Emeritus Professor in Political Science at his former institution, the University of Northern British Columbia. Michalos has published 24 books, over 100 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals. Among the seven, he is Editor in Chief for the Journal of Business Ethics, the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, and Social Indicators Research, the first scholarly journal devoted to quality of life research. He is married to Dr. Deborah Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor of Brandon University.