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International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS)
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4/14/2008: Scientists Assess Global Well-Being
Gallup's multinational research reveals subjective perspectives
of all aspects of life.
By The Gallup Poll Editorial Staff
October 4, 2007
To read the full article,
click here.
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4/18/2008: March 2008 Newsletter on Measuring the
Progress of Societies
The first issue of the Newsletter on Measuring the Progress of Societies
(March 2008) is now available.
To view the newsletter,
click here.
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4/18/2008: Social Indicators Research
The Table of Contents for Volume 87, Number 1 is now available.
To view, click
here.
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4/18/2008: Community Indicators Consortium 2008
Conference
CALL FOR PROPOSALS!
"Community Indicators: Moving Information to Action", the Sixth International Conference
on Community Indicators, is being held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington,
VA from June 26 through June 28, 2008.
They are looking for proposals for panel presentations for all of the tracks, including:
All about the Data: From Collection to Display and Reporting; Linking Community
Indicators and Government Performance Measures; Using Indicator Data to Make a Difference;
and Promising Practices from Community Indicator Projects.
For more information, visit the CIC website. |
4/18/2008: Summary Video of the OECD Global Project
on "Measuring the Progress of Societies"
This short movie (12 minutes) describes the OECD Global Project on "Measuring the
Progress of Societies." It was made during the second OECD World Forum on "Statistics,
Knowledge, and Policy" held on June 27-30, 2007, in Instanbul, Turkey.
Available at the OECD World Forum website. |
4/18/2008: Making the Connection: Government Performance
and the Quality of Life
Join Governing's
Jonathan Walters for a special web seminar on this topic, on Wednesday, April 29th
at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT. (NO FEE)
Do you sometimes wonder
whether your hard work – and what you accomplish – really contributes to a better
life for your fellow citizens? Learn how some communities are making real and meaningful
connections between government performance and the quality of life in their cities,
counties and states.
Walters will talk with
Rita Conrad from the Oregon Progress Board, which has for more than two decades
been working to link government action with statewide livability indicators. They'll
be joined by Kathy Carter, now community relations director for Washoe County, Nevada
and formerly the head of her region's long-running livability initiative, along
with Dawn Farr of the Oregon Legislature's Fiscal Office and Jeff Tryens, Conrad's
predecessor at the Progress Board.
You’ll get an inside
view of the work these efforts take -- and the results they hope to – and sometimes
do – produce. You’ll have a chance to ask your questions about their experiences
– and how they may apply to your community and your government.
For more information and to sign up, please see
the website.
Before you join, be sure to read Walter's article "Add
to Wish List" in the April issue of Governing.
If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Wesley at awesley@governing.com.
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3/24/2008: Past Issues of SINET
Past issues of Social Indicators Network news (SINET) are available
to ISQOLS members. PDF versions of the newsletters can be download
from the SINET page.
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3/22/2008: Are You Happy?
The New York Review of Books has reviewed six new books on subjective
well-being.
By Sue M. Halpern
Volume 55, Number 5: April 3, 2008
To read the full article,
click here.
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3/21/2008: Our Three-Decade Recession
The America quality of life has been going downhill since 1975.
By Robert Costanza
March 10, 2008, Los Angeles Times
To read the full article,
click here.
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3/14/2008: Well-being: In search of a good life?
By Beverley Searle
We are often told that 'money can't buy happiness'. But if money is
not the answer then what is? This book considers this question by
examining empirical data stretching back almost 10 years. Whereas
previous concerns of individual well-being have been drawn towards
the negative outcomes of life experiences, this book provides a new
approach by directly addressing the circumstances under which high
subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results.
For more information, please see: https://www.policypress.org.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=1231
20% DISCOUNT FOR ISQOLS MEMBERS: ISQOLS Member should contact the
ISQOLS office at isqols@vt.edu to obtain the publisher's source code
to receive the 20% discount. Otherwise, you can order the book directly
from International Specialized Book Services on ph:1-800-944-6190.
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3/14/2008: 12th Annual Summer Institute in Health Policy and Management
The Summer Institute in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health provides short-term, intensive,
educational opportunities for public health practitioners and other
professionals. The Institute serves as a convenient venue for health
professionals to begin or enhance their education in a variety of public
health disciplines, with coursework focusing on key policy, management,
evaluation and communication issues. Participants learn about policies as
well as management and leadership approaches that work, along with
strategies for effective implementation. Courses offered by the Institute
are equivalent to regular academic year courses and may be taken for
academic credit or non-credit/continuing education.
For more information visit the summer institute webpage here.
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3/14/2008: CSUF's Gianneschi Professor of Nonprofit Marketing Dies
To honor the memory and life’s work of Dr. Joyce, at an ISQOLS board meeting
held in San Diego on December 10, 2007, the board voted unanimously to establish
the Mary Joyce Scholarship Award. This competitive scholarship will be a bi-annual
award recognizing a young, female scholar from a developing country for work in the
quality of life area. The recipient will receive a cash stipend covering the cost
of travel to and attendance at the ISQOLS international conference, as well as
award recognition at the conference banquet.
To learn more about Mary Joyce, please take the time to read this article.
If you would like to donate to the Mary Joyce Scholarship Fund please follow
this link for details.
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3/14/2008: Catalog of Administrative Data Sources Released
A new and important resource for people interested in devloping neighborhood
level community indicator data has been released. Claudia J. Coulton's Catalog of
Administrative Data Soiurces for Neighborhood Indicators is primarily a
catlog that describes neighborhood data sources and the type of indicators that
can be constructed from each.
The document can be download in full here.
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