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Other Books by Alex C. Michalos North American Social Report, 5 volumesGlobal Report on Student Well-Being, 4 volumesEssays on the Quality of LifeAncient Views on the Quality of LifeMilitarism and the Quality of LifeFoundations of Decision MakingTrade Barriers to the Public GoodGood TaxesA Pragmatic Approach to Business EthicsPrinciples of LogicImproving Your ReasoningThe Popper-Carnap Controversy; Acknowledgements; Contents; Overview of the "The Selected Works of Alex C. Michalos"; Introduction to "Selected Works of Alex C. Michalos"; Biographical Notes; Comments on the Articles
1 Quality of Life, Two-Variable TheorySynonyms; Definition; Description; Cross-References; References; Further Reading; 2 Satisfaction and Happiness; Introduction; Anomalies as Prods to Research; Overview of Previous Research; Next Steps; Method and Sample; Means, Standard Deviations and Skews; Intercorrelation; Path Models of Satisfaction; Types of Satisfaction; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Multiple Discrepancies Theory (MDT); Introduction; Basic Hypotheses; Supporting Evidence; Hypotheses Illustrated; Sample and Methods; General Results; Results for MDT; Discussion; Summary
AcknowledgementsAppendix A; Appendix B; References; 4 A Feminist View of Women and Development; 5 Highlights of Four Volume Global Report on Student Well-Being; References; 6 Comments on Papers for the Special Issue on Global Report on Student Well-Being; References; 7 Aspects of the Quality of Life in Prince George: A Case Study in Canada; Introduction; Measuring Tools and Sampling Procedure; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; 8 Quality of Life in Jasper, Alberta; Introduction; Sampling Technique and Questionnaire; Sample Characteristics; Satisfaction
Best Things, Worst Things and Things to ChangeUser-Fees and Government Value for Tax Dollars; Agreements and Disagreements; Reduction of Satisfaction Items to Indices; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Overall Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Selected Domain Satisfaction Items; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Selected Satisfaction Items and Indices; Relative Importance of the Predictor Variables; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9 British Columbians' Expectations and Attitudes Going into the Third Millennium
IntroductionSampling Technique and Questionnaire; Sample Characteristics; Expectations and Attitudes; Health; Fears, Hopes and Things to Change; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Overall Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Domain Satisfaction Items; Relative Importance of the Predictor Variables; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 10 Identifying the Horse, the Cart and Their Proper Order in Sustainable Development; References; 11 Connecting Communities with Community Indicators; Introduction; Acceptability Criteria and Critical Issues; Multi-level Nesting of Indicators
1 Quality of Life, Two-Variable TheorySynonyms; Definition; Description; Cross-References; References; Further Reading; 2 Satisfaction and Happiness; Introduction; Anomalies as Prods to Research; Overview of Previous Research; Next Steps; Method and Sample; Means, Standard Deviations and Skews; Intercorrelation; Path Models of Satisfaction; Types of Satisfaction; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Multiple Discrepancies Theory (MDT); Introduction; Basic Hypotheses; Supporting Evidence; Hypotheses Illustrated; Sample and Methods; General Results; Results for MDT; Discussion; Summary
AcknowledgementsAppendix A; Appendix B; References; 4 A Feminist View of Women and Development; 5 Highlights of Four Volume Global Report on Student Well-Being; References; 6 Comments on Papers for the Special Issue on Global Report on Student Well-Being; References; 7 Aspects of the Quality of Life in Prince George: A Case Study in Canada; Introduction; Measuring Tools and Sampling Procedure; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; References; 8 Quality of Life in Jasper, Alberta; Introduction; Sampling Technique and Questionnaire; Sample Characteristics; Satisfaction
Best Things, Worst Things and Things to ChangeUser-Fees and Government Value for Tax Dollars; Agreements and Disagreements; Reduction of Satisfaction Items to Indices; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Overall Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Selected Domain Satisfaction Items; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Selected Satisfaction Items and Indices; Relative Importance of the Predictor Variables; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 9 British Columbians' Expectations and Attitudes Going into the Third Millennium
IntroductionSampling Technique and Questionnaire; Sample Characteristics; Expectations and Attitudes; Health; Fears, Hopes and Things to Change; Explaining Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Overall Satisfaction with the Quality of Life from Domain Satisfaction Items; Relative Importance of the Predictor Variables; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 10 Identifying the Horse, the Cart and Their Proper Order in Sustainable Development; References; 11 Connecting Communities with Community Indicators; Introduction; Acceptability Criteria and Critical Issues; Multi-level Nesting of Indicators