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Indicators of Children's Well-Being Understanding Their Role, Usage and Policy Influence

This book contains a series of articles that represent a broad range of viewpoints about how the use of social indicators affects child and family policy. The book discusses the use of indicators as an effective tool to change policy. A distinguished, international group of researchers and policymak...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ben-Arieh, Asher (Editor), Goerge, Robert M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Social Indicators Research Series
Subjects:
Quality Of Life
Public Health
Social Sciences
Human Geography
Society
Behavioral Sciences And Psychology
Quality Of Life Research
Psychology
Pediatrics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • GENERAL
  • GENERAL
  • The Role of Social Indicators in an Era of Human Service Reform in the United States
  • Measuring and Monitoring Children’sWell-Being: The Policy Process
  • USING THE INDICATORS
  • USING THE INDICATORS
  • Indicator Measurement in Comprehensive Community Initiatives
  • The Power of Regional Indicators in Achieving Action: The Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care
  • The Use of Indicators of Child Well-Being in the United Kingdom and the European Union
  • Using Indicators of Child Well-Being at the International Level
  • THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE
  • THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE
  • Preparing Indicators for Policymakers and Advocates
  • Using Indicators of School Readiness to Improve Public Policy for Young Children
  • Increasing the Impact of Indicators Among Legislative Policymakers
  • How Can We Better Use Whole Population and Outcomes Indicators: A Policymaker’s Perspective
  • THE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE—METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
  • THE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE—METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
  • Studying the Role of Child Well-Being Indicators in the Policy Process: Using Surveys Among Decision Makers
  • Indicators and Policy Decisions: The Important Role of Experimental Studies
  • Informative or Not? Media Coverage of Child Social Policy Issues.
  • Some Possible Directions for Research
  • Studying the Impact of Indicators of Child Well-Being on Policies and Programs

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