书目名称 | Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough | 副标题 | A Realistic Perspect | 编辑 | Anne-Greet Keizer,Will Tiemeijer,Mark Bovens | 视频video | | 概述 | The first open access book to take the next step in a line of research on the limitations of human capacities in the context of society.Provides insights that will inspire policy makers to take on a m | 丛书名称 | Research for Policy | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between “knowing” and “doing” in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today’s society, people are expected to take responsibility for their own lives and be self-reliant. This is no easy feat. They must be on constant high alert in areas of life such as health, work and personal finances and, if things threaten to go awry, take appropriate action without further ado.. .What does this mean for public policy? Policymakers tend to assume that the government only needs to provide people with clear information and that, once properly informed, they will automatically do the right thing. However, it is becoming increasingly obvious that things do not work like that. Even though people know perfectly well what they ought to do, they often behave differently. ..Why is this? This book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’. It focuses on the role of non-cognitive capacities, such as setting goals, taking action, persevering and coping with setbacks, and shows how these capacities are undermined by adverse circumstances. By taking the latest psychologi | 出版日期 | Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2019 | 关键词 | Non-cognitive Capacities; Self-reliance; Self-control in Society; Life Circumstances and Self-control; C | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1725-8 | isbn_softcover | 978-94-024-1727-2 | isbn_ebook | 978-94-024-1725-8Series ISSN 2662-3684 Series E-ISSN 2662-3692 | issn_series | 2662-3684 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 |
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