Exploring concepts of child well-being : implications for children's services
Axford, Nick
Exploring concepts of child well-being : implications for children's services - Bristol Policy Press 2008 - 264 p. ; 25 cm.
Defining child well-being. Need -- Rights -- Poverty -- Quality of life -- Social exclusion -- Relationships between the concepts -- Measuring child well-being -- Child well-being through different lenses -- Relationships between the conditions -- Implications for children's services -- Matching conditions and service styles -- Developing congruent children's services.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 definitions of well-being: need, rights, poverty, quality of life and social exclusion; demonstrates the value of each perspective; charts levels of child well-being in an inner-London community, including violated rights and social exclusion; sets out the features that children's services must have if they are to improve child well-being defined in these terms. This book should be read by everyone involved in developing, implementing and evaluating children's services, including researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
1847420656 9781847420657 (hbk.)
CHILD WELFARE
Exploring concepts of child well-being : implications for children's services - Bristol Policy Press 2008 - 264 p. ; 25 cm.
Defining child well-being. Need -- Rights -- Poverty -- Quality of life -- Social exclusion -- Relationships between the concepts -- Measuring child well-being -- Child well-being through different lenses -- Relationships between the conditions -- Implications for children's services -- Matching conditions and service styles -- Developing congruent children's services.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 definitions of well-being: need, rights, poverty, quality of life and social exclusion; demonstrates the value of each perspective; charts levels of child well-being in an inner-London community, including violated rights and social exclusion; sets out the features that children's services must have if they are to improve child well-being defined in these terms. This book should be read by everyone involved in developing, implementing and evaluating children's services, including researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
1847420656 9781847420657 (hbk.)
CHILD WELFARE