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The Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS)

Prioritizing Adolescents’ Perspectives

By: Chris Swerts

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The Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS)

Prioritizing Adolescents’ Perspectives

By: Chris Swerts

Individual quality of life has been widely used as a frame of reference guiding service provision in social and health services, as well as a critical objective or outcome of these services. Yet, the topic of quality of life in the context of child and youth care remains a relatively uncharted territory. This dissertation is based on a practice-oriented project that focuses on bridging the gap between research and practice on the topic of quality of life of adolescents in youth care. This work concentrates on the development, validation, and application of a new self-report tool, grounded in youngsters’ experiences and perceptions, to methodically and systematically assess the quality of life of adolescents in youth care from their own perspectives: the Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS). The QOLYSS aims to help understand how youngsters perceive, evaluate, and make sense of varying discrete aspects and circumstances of their lives. This line of work offers valuable insights to develop person-centered planning and implement individualized support, tailored to youngsters’ characteristics, perceptions of life, wishes, and expectations. It further helps unveil critical opportunities and barriers regarding a life of quality on the different layers of everyday life of youngsters. The work presented here provides a concrete tool and a number of cross-cutting implications for research, practice and policy when aiming to build quality of life-enhancing environments for youngsters in youth care that help them (re-)claim ownership of their lives and care pathways.

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Gompel&Svacina

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9463714162

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9789463714167

Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis

The Link between Labour and Climate Change

By: Chris Baldry,Jeff Hyman

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Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis

The Link between Labour and Climate Change

By: Chris Baldry,Jeff Hyman

Compared to 20 years ago, the jobs many people do today are increasingly characterised by low pay and insecurity, while countless others cope with workplace stress and ill-health. At the same time the consequences of our current model of economic activity are creating dangerous and critical changes in the planet’s climate. Until recently debates around these two issues have had little contact with each other. This book demonstrates that there are definite and complex connections between degraded jobs and a degraded environment, that neither the dominant economic model nor the rate at which we exploit the planet’s resources are sustainable and that the limits for both may be reached sooner rather than later. By bringing together insights from critical thinkers in a range of disciplines, the book discusses the requirements and characteristics for work to be at the same time economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and examines the potential for alternative routes to sustainable work in policies and actions that support both the natural environment and worker well-being. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics and students in the fields of HRM, labour studies, employment relations, sociology, environmental studies and sustainability. It is particularly relevant for those focusing on the link between labour and climate change. It is also highly relevant to policymakers, trade unions and NGOs looking at decent work and sustainability.

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229

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Routledge

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1000406571

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9781000406573

The Art of the Cycling Jersey

Iconic Cycle Wear Past and Present

By: Chris Sidwells

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The Art of the Cycling Jersey

Iconic Cycle Wear Past and Present

By: Chris Sidwells

The Art of the Cycling Jersey celebrates the cycling jersey in all its forms. Cycling enthusiast and author Chris Sidwells explores the most important designs in cycling history, as well as the teams, riders, and races where each piece was worn. Organized chronologically, this is the story of the cycling jersey from the first simple garments that early cyclists wore in the 1900s, to the technology-laden jerseys top riders and Tour de France winners wear today. Cycling jerseys represent many different things. For a cyclist they must be functional. For team sponsors they must stand out and increase brand awareness. For cycling fans they help pick out their favorite riders and identify a race or competition leader. Jerseys show who is a world or a national champion, and in some races, jerseys represent a competitor's nationality. But cycling jerseys have evolved into something bigger. They can evoke good times or bad times, success or failure. Above all, jerseys mark the great occasions of cycling and speak of its history, personalities, and style. With more than 200 color photographs and insightful commentary, The Art of the Cycling Jersey is a must-have book for any style-conscious, road-racing enthusiast.

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226

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Rodale

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1623367379

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9781623367374

Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution

By: Chris Sinha,Andy Lock,Nathalie Gontier

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Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution

By: Chris Sinha,Andy Lock,Nathalie Gontier

The Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution explores the origins of our characteristically human abilities - our ability to speak, create images, play music, and read and write. The book investigates how symbolization evolved in human evolution and how symbolism is expressed across the various areas of human life.

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1185

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Oxford University Press

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0198813783

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9780198813781

Railway Directory 2008

Statistics, People, Maps, Suppliers

By: Railway Gazette International,Chris Bushell,Chris Jackson

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Railway Directory 2008

Statistics, People, Maps, Suppliers

By: Railway Gazette International,Chris Bushell,Chris Jackson

Providing an overview of global railway networks and services, 'Railway Directory 2008' outlines current issues and provides accurate data on all of the world's major networks.

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716

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Nicholson

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0955774004

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9780955774003

Robin Hoodie

Book 3

By: Chris Inns,Dave Woods

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Robin Hoodie

Book 3

By: Chris Inns,Dave Woods

It's Robin Hoodie vs robbin' Prince John! 'Tis a terrible crime! Prince John has stolen all the sweets from the children of Sherbet Forest. So it's up to brave Robin Hoodie and his Merry Boyz - Very Little John, Will Starlett, Friar Tuckshop and Maid Marionette - to get them back. Will Robin Hoodie's sweet plan go sour?

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Orchard Books

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1408332779

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9781408332771

Book's by Chris Swerts

The Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS)

The Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS)

Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis

Sustainable Work and the Environmental Crisis

The Art of the Cycling Jersey

The Art of the Cycling Jersey

Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution

Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution

Railway Directory 2008

Railway Directory 2008

Robin Hoodie

Robin Hoodie

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