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Direct linkHu, X.; Wang, M.; Fei, X. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The concepts of quality of life and family quality of life (FQOL) are increasingly being studied in the field of intellectual disabilities (ID) in China as important frameworks for: (1) assessing families' need for supports and services; (2) guiding organisational and service delivery system changes; and (3) evaluating quality family…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Family Needs, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
Peer reviewedLopata, Helena Z. – Educational Horizons, 1982
The American pattern of isolated nuclear families makes the early stages of widowhood very difficult. Widows and widowers need to learn to use resources for social interaction and social relations that can help them adapt to their changed lifestyles. (SK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Life Style, Loneliness, Older Adults
Download full textSettles, Barbara H.; And Others – 1976
A request to develop instruments for assessing local foster care costs provided the impetus to examine family foster care in depth. Based on data from original studies done in Delaware and nationally during 1974-75 and on review of other research available, the study examined the history and connection of foster care to rural areas in the United…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Economic Factors
Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2010
The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2009 proceedings, see ED504973.]
Descriptors: Social Studies, Proverbs, Social Justice, Global Approach
