Using quality of life to assess performance of agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities

Ralph Kober; Ian Eggleton

doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9650-0_5

Using quality of life to assess performance of agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities

Ralph Kober, Ian Eggleton

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Abstract

Performance measurement is important for agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities in terms of measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency’s service provision. In this chapter we argue that agencies that assist people with intellectual disabilities can use quality of life as one potential measure of performance. This is demonstrated with reference to research conducted by Kober (2006) on the effect of different methods of employment on the quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities. The performance of agencies and/or programs can be assessed based on comparisons of quality of life outcomes under different methods of employment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Subtitle of host publication	From Theory to Practice
Editors	Ralph Kober
Place of Publication	Dordrecht Netherlands
Publisher	Springer
Pages	61-70
Number of pages	10
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789048196494
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9650-0_5
Publication status	Published - 2010

Publication series

Name	Social Indicators Research Series
Volume	41
ISSN (Print)	1387-6570
ISSN (Electronic)	2215-0099

Keywords

Competitive employment
Intellectual disability
Open employment
Performance measurement
Quality of life
Sheltered employment
Supported employment

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Kober, R., & Eggleton, I. (2010). Using quality of life to assess performance of agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities. In R. Kober (Ed.), Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: From Theory to Practice (1st ed., pp. 61-70). (Social Indicators Research Series; Vol. 41). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9650-0_5

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Kober, R & Eggleton, I 2010, Using quality of life to assess performance of agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities. in R Kober (ed.), Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: From Theory to Practice. 1st edn, Social Indicators Research Series, vol. 41, Springer, Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9650-0_5

Using quality of life to assess performance of agencies assisting people with intellectual disabilities. / Kober, Ralph; Eggleton, Ian.
Enhancing the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disabilities: From Theory to Practice. ed. / Ralph Kober. 1st. ed. Dordrecht Netherlands: Springer, 2010. p. 61-70 (Social Indicators Research Series; Vol. 41).

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