{"product_id":"community-quality-of-life-indicators-a-guide-for-community-indicators-projects-hardcover","title":"Community Quality-Of-Life Indicators: A Guide for Community Indicators Projects - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Joseph Sirgy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePart I Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e. - 1. Introduction. - 2. Theoretical Foundations. - 3. An Example. - \u003cb\u003ePart II Planning.\u003c\/b\u003e - 4. Organizing. - 5. Making Decisions About Indicators. - \u003cb\u003ePart III Implementation\u003c\/b\u003e. - 6. Data Collection. - 7. Data Analysis. - 8. Data Reporting. - 9. Promotion. - 10. Follow-Up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis training book is designed to help professionals enhance their knowledge of community quality-of-life indicators, and to develop viable community projects. Chapter 1 describes the theoretical concepts that guide the formulation of community indicator projects. Chapter 2 creates a sample community indicator project as a template of the entire process. Chapter 3 describes the planning process: how to identify sponsors, secure funding, develop an organizational structure, select a quality-of-life model, select indicators, and so on. Chapter 4 focuses on data collection. Finally, Chapter 5 describes efforts related to dissemination and promotion of community indicators projects. Written by a stalwart in the field of quality-of-life research, this book provides the tools of sound community project planning for quality-of-life researchers, social workers, social marketers, community research organizations, and policy-makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. Joseph (Joe) Sirgy\u003c\/b\u003e is a management psychologist (Ph.D., U\/Massachusetts, 1979) and the Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) and Extraordinary Professor at the WorkWell Research Unit at North West University - Potchefstroom Campus (South Africa). He has published extensively in the area of marketing, business ethics, and quality of life (QOL). His awards include: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies' (ISQOLS') Distinguished Fellow Award, ISQOLS' Distinguished QOL Researcher, Academy of Marketing Science's (AMS) Distinguished Fellow Award, AMS' Harold Berkman Service Award, Virginia Tech's Pamplin Teaching Excellence Award\/Holtzman Outstanding Educator Award and University Certificate of Teaching Excellence, the EuroMed Management Research Award, and the Macromarketing Society's Robert W. Nason Award. Best paper awards include articles published in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Happiness Studies, the Journal of Travel Research, and Applied Research in Quality of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. His editorial responsibilities include co-founding editor of \u003ci\u003eApplied Research in Quality of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of the QOL section in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Macromarketing\u003c\/i\u003e, editor-in-chief of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Macromarketing\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of the ISQOLS-Springer book series \u003ci\u003eHuman Well-Being Research and Policy Making\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 217\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719330009151,"sku":"9783031102073","price":116.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/79a587ea64aee48141e23218b1b2283a.webp?v=1765085238","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/community-quality-of-life-indicators-a-guide-for-community-indicators-projects-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}