Michael Adler, Erio Ziglio

Gazing Into the Oracle

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 contains chapters on theoretical, methodological and practical issues - inclusing computerisation - which are raised by the Delphi Method while Part 2 consists of a series of case studies which illustrate the application fo the Delphi Method to a range of problems in social policy and public health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9781853021046
• ISBN-10: 1853021040
• Artikelnr.: 21363101

Autorenporträt

Edited by Michael Adler and Erio Ziglio

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Theory and Methods. 1. The Delphi Method and its Contribution to
Decision-Making, Erio Ziglio. 2. Theoretical, Methodological and Practical
Issues Arising out of the Delphi Method, Armando Rotondi and David
Gustafson. 3. Computer-Based Delphi Processes, Murray Turoff and Starr
Roxanne Hiltz. Part 2. Applications. 4. A Comprehensive Study of the
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Advances in Biochemical and
Behavioural Research and Technology, Peter Goldschmidt. 5. The Use of the
Delphi Method in Construdcting Scenarios on the Future of Mental Health and
Mental Health Care, Rob Bijl. 6. Delphi Techniques and Planning of Social
Services: The Prevention of Dependency Among the Old, Giovanni Bertin. 7.
Alternative Approaches to the Computerisation of Social Security:
Reflections on a Delphi Exercise, Michael Adler and Roy Sainsbury. 8. The
Use of the Delphi Method in Forecasting Accidents in the Year 2000, Ed van
Beeck. 9. Delphi Esitamates on Clients' Perceptions of Family Planning
Services, Mauro Niero and Alex Robertson. 10. Concluding Remarks, Michael
Adler and Erio Ziglio. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.