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Exploring Concepts of Child Well-being
Nick Axford
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Description for Exploring Concepts of Child Well-being
hardcover. This book provides an understanding of what child welfare is, explores how it can be measured and sets out the implications for children's services in incorporating child well-being into their work. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 247 x 19. .
Policy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure child well-being in order to evaluate success. This book investigates the main approaches to conceptualising child well-being, applies them to the child population using household survey and agency audit data, then considers the implications for children's services. The author: provides a clear conceptual understanding of five perspectives on ... Read more
Policy reforms to children's services in the UK and elsewhere encourage a greater focus on outcomes defined in terms of child well-being. Yet for this to happen, we need not only a better understanding of what child well-being is and how services can improve it, but also the ability to measure child well-being in order to evaluate success. This book investigates the main approaches to conceptualising child well-being, applies them to the child population using household survey and agency audit data, then considers the implications for children's services. The author: provides a clear conceptual understanding of five perspectives on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847420657
SKU
V9781847420657
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About Nick Axford
Nick Axford is a Researcher at Dartington Social Research Unit, UK. He has worked on numerous projects to measure child well-being in service and community contexts and then use the results to design new services.
Reviews for Exploring Concepts of Child Well-being
"This book moves effortlessly and clearly from ideas about well-being, through their measurement, to policy proposals. It is essential reading for those concerned with children's well-being, but I hope that its message will attract a wider audience." Ian Gough, Professor of Social Policy, University of Bath " Axford has succeeded in providing research that will better equip staff to ... Read more