Teaching Quality of Life in Different Domains (eBook)

This is the first volume addressing the importance of teaching quality of life theory and methodology in different domains: social sciences, philosophy, sociology, political science, marketing, education, urbanism, statistics, economics, online learning, public health, sports, and constraint contexts in terms of their relationship with the Capability Approach. The chapters are written by important authors from Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Africa and Oceania, and present the syllabus and references of courses, making this volume important and necessary to university professors, students as well as teachers in general.

Graciela Tonon is Full Professor, Researcher and Director of the Master's Program of Social Sciences and CICS-UP at the Universidad de Palermo, Argentina. She is the Director of UNICOM, the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora.  Graciela is Vice-president of Publications at the International Society for Quality of Life Studies and is the Series Editor of the International Handbooks of Quality of Life (Springer). She is also Secretary of the Human Development and Capability Association, and director and reviewer of research projects and doctoral theses at various universities in several countries. She has authored and edited books, book chapters, and scientific articles in Spanish and English in her areas of interest, including quality of life, research methodology, community, children, youth, human development and social work.