Indicators of Children's Well Being

by Ben-aryeh, Asher; Goerge, Robert M.

• ISBN13: 9781402042379
• ISBN10: 140204237X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-15
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

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 policymakers provide insights into the past, current and future use of good information to develop and change policy that improves the well-being of children and youth in the United States. This book will be of value to policymakers, journalists, researchers and professionals working in the social sciences, humanities and health professions. It is one of the first efforts to link child well-being indicators to policies and services. It combines methodology issues with conceptual issues and actual experience, and looks on child well-being indicators from an effectiveness perspective.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Robert C. Granger
SECTION I: GENERAL
The Role of Social Indicators in an Era of Human Service Reform in the United States	3	(18)
Tom Corbett
Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-Being: The Policy Process	21	(12)
Asher Ben-Arieh and Robert M. Goerge
SECTION II: USING THE INDICATORS
Indicator Measurement in Comprehensive Community Initiatives	33	(12)
James R. McDonell
The Power of Regional Indicators in Achieving Action: The Southern Regional Initiative on Child Care	45	(18)
Sarah C. Shuptrine and Nicole Ravenell
The Use of Indicators of Child Well-Being in the United Kingdom and the European Union	63	(20)
Jonathan Bradshaw
Using Indicators of Child Well-Being at the International Level	83	(10)
Shelley Phipps
SECTION III: THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE
Preparing Indicators for Policymakers and Advocates	93	(12)
Kristin Anderson Moore and Brett Brown
Using Indicators of School Readiness to Improve Public Policy for Young Children	105	(26)
Lisa G. Klein
Increasing the Impact of Indicators Among Legislative Policymakers	131	(10)
Thomas H. Little
How Can We Better Use Whole Population and Outcomes Indicators: A Policymaker's Perspective	141	(10)
Cornelius Hogan
SECTION IV: THE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
Studying the Role of Child Well-Being Indicators in the Policy Process: Using Surveys Among Decision Makers	151	(10)
Jeffrey Capizzano and Matthew Stagner
Indicators and Policy Decisions: The Important Role of Experimental Studies	161	(12)
Pamela Morris and Lisa Gennetian
Informative or Not? Media Coverage of Child Social Policy Issues	173	(20)
Dale Kunkel, Stacy Smith, Peg Suding, and Erica Biely
Some Possible Directions for Research	193	(6)
Julien Teitler and Asher Ben-Arieh
Studying the Impact of Indicators of Child Well-Being on Policies and Programs	199	(4)
Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman
List of Contributors	203