Data-Based Child Advocacy

William P O'Hare

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book locates, organizes and summarizes information about the use of child indicators in an advocacy context. It provides a conceptual framework t... Lees meer

Team Flow

Jef J J Van Den Hout, Orin C Davis

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Presents case studies that conceptualize, test and monitor team flow experiences Introduces a protocol to spark team flow in professional organization... Lees meer

The Autonomous Child

Ivar Frønes

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• The social sciences offer a variety of theories on how children develop, and various theories and disciplines apply their own vocabularies and concept... Lees meer

Project-Based Leisure

Robert A Stebbins

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This short book discusses the relatively new concept of project-based leisure in leisure research, and relates it to individual and community well-bei... Lees meer

Quality of Life and Early British Migration

Thomas Jordan

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book discusses the quality of life of early modern Britons emigrating to the New World, which became possible with advances in shipbuilding and l... Lees meer

Mindfulness Among Students

Atefeh Ahmadi

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book utilizes quantitative research methods to identify the relationship between the level of mindfulness and demographic factors among universit... Lees meer

Social Cohesion in the Western World

Georgi Dragolov, Zsófia S Ignácz, Jan Lorenz, Jan Delhey, Klaus Boehnke, Kai Unzicker

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Many people in the Western world are concerned that the social fabric of societies is fraying. This book constitutes the first-of-its-kind systematic ... Lees meer

Active Ageing and Physical Activity

Gonçalo Nuno Figueiredo Dias, Micael Santos Couceiro

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book presents an analysis of active ageing and physical activity from a multidisciplinary perspective. With descriptions of exercises, adequately... Lees meer

Happiness, Technology and Innovation

Gaël Brulé, Francis Munier

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book asks what kind of impacts innovations and technology have on subjective well-being and happiness. It presents the state of the art both in t... Lees meer

Holistic Health in Children: Conceptualization, Assessment and Potential

Valerie Michaelson, Nathan King, William Pickett

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Introduces the theory of holism and its application to adolescent health Outlines the basic elements of theory that underlie holistic understandings o... Lees meer

Child Street Life

G K Lieten, Talinay Strehl

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This brief studies the phenomenon of street children in two cities in Peru. It looks at some of the conceptual issues and, after analysing why childre... Lees meer

Measuring Youth Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• The first volume dedicated exclusively to the conceptualization and measurement of youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa Provides detailed analy... Lees meer

The Pursuit of Happiness and the Traditions of Wisdom

Vincenzo Giorgino

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book presents a discussion of happiness that takes the shape of a dialogue between contemplative knowledge and practice or the wisdom traditions ... Lees meer

Drugs and Child Maltreatment

David A Joyce, Peter M Winterton

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Brings aspects of maltreatment with drug abuse into child maltreatment by combining both scientific and practical information Provides comprehensive c... Lees meer

Poverty and Quality of Life in the Digital Era

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Preface Table of Contents Part 1: Poverty & Quality of Life in Industry 4.0 Chapter 1: (e)Analysis of Poverty and Quality of LifeN.E. Myridis, Aristot... Lees meer

Learning and Community Approaches for Promoting Well-Being

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This Brief provides perspectives on bringing together elements of learning and community approaches for promoting overall wellbeing. Drawing on experi... Lees meer

Managing Motherhood

Janet L Currie

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book asserts that women attain higher levels of health in the mothering role when they achieve increased control over their own health, lifestyle... Lees meer

Social Factors and Community Well-Being

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book explores social factors that influence well-being, as well as the relationship between these factors. It examines individual areas of social... Lees meer

Supervising Child Protection Practice: What Works?

Lynne McPherson, Noel MacNamara

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book presents a model of supervision that is based on both contemporary theory and research, which is strongly contextualized to child and family... Lees meer

Understanding Other-Oriented Hope

Andrew J Howell, Denise J Larsen

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This Brief integrates the literature and research on other-oriented hope. It discusses the position of other-oriented hope as one manifestation of the... Lees meer

The PROSPER School Pathways for Student Wellbeing

Toni Noble, Helen McGrath

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This brief defines student wellbeing and outlines seven evidence-informed pathways that schools can take to promote student wellbeing and develop thei... Lees meer

Victims of Obtrusive Violence

G K Lieten

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This volume describes how children's experience with violence may affect and endanger their education, as well as their physical safety and their gene... Lees meer

Family, Work and Well-Being

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• This book analyses the current state-of-the-art research on families, working hours and well-being in Europe, addressing both paid and non-paid work f... Lees meer

Well-Being Over the Life Course

Regina M Bures, Nancy R Gee

• Paperback | Engels | Springerbriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
• Describes how animals contribute to human health and well-being from infancy to old age Takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to understanding the... Lees meer