Synopses & Reviews
This book is an outcome of a very innovative and unique endeavor: that of the international project "Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being", which involved some 80 experts from 27 countries working together for four years to redefine the concept of children's well-being and to suggest new indicators - beyond survival and basic needs - to measure and monitor the status of children. The reader will find a sound rationale for conducting such studies and for a consistent and thorough attempt to study and monitor children's well-being. Furthermore, the book presents the most extensive analysis to date of the current field of child well-being indicators and the various projects and studies that are currently under way. A newly defined context for children's well-being is presented, as well as a set of five "new" domains and some 49 indicators that are recommended for measuring and monitoring children's well-being. Finally, the book discusses how such indicators could be used in the communities where children are living and in the policy making process in order to promote children's well-being. Readership: Sociologists, anthropologists, social psychologists, social workers, social paedagogues, social paediatricians and other child-related professionals.
Review
'This is an easy to read book with good information for professionals searching to find ways to measure and monitor well-being in today's children and adolescents.' International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 14 (2002)
Review
'This is an easy to read book with good information for professionals searching to find ways to measure and monitor well-being in today's children and adolescents.'
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 14 (2002)
Table of Contents
Preface;
H. Wintersberger. Acknowledgments. Introduction.
1. The Rationale for Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being.
2. Existing Efforts Around the World.
3. Underlying Assumptions and Basic Guidelines for Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being.
4. Five `New' Domains Of Children's Well-Being.
5. Possible Indicators Of Children's Well-Being.
6. How to Measure and Monitor Children's Well-Being.
7. Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being at the Community Level.
8. Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being and the Making of Policy.
9. Summary and Agenda for the Future.
Appendix 1: State of the Child Reports.
Appendix 2: Members of the International Project. Reference. Index.