This book reports on the findings from a large, qualitative research project that set out to explore the views of children and young people across New South Wales, Australia on what constitutes their well-being. The research explores what meanings children and young people ascribe to the concept, and identifies key domains of well-being to be used to monitor the well-being of children, at a population level, throughout New South Wales (and beyond) in an ongoing way. The research was conducted by the New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People in collaboration with researchers...
This book reports on the findings from a large, qualitative research project that set out to explore the views of children and young people across ...
Currently, families are being subjected to increasing public attention. Interest is focussing on their potential strengths and weaknesses in determining how well children do at school. Alongside such human-development oriented expectations, families are also becoming a focus of attention as a resource for human capital in times of economic crises and criticism of the welfare state. In many European countries, parents and children are at the forefront of the welfare state and socio-educational activities in current programs and policies. The current transformation processes in the welfare...
Currently, families are being subjected to increasing public attention. Interest is focussing on their potential strengths and weaknesses in determini...
This book presents newfindings that deal with different facets of the well-being of children and their relevance to the proper treatment of children. The well-being of children is considered against the background of a wide variety of legal, political, medical, educational and familial perspectives. The book addresses diverse issues from a range of disciplinary perspectives using a variety of methods. It has three major sections with the essays in each section loosely organized about a common general theme. The first section focuses on issues concerning the relation between children's...
This book presents newfindings that deal with different facets of the well-being of children and their relevance to the proper treatment of childre...
This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement, and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on...
This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy an...
This volume brings together tributes to Judith Ennew's work and approach based on issues related to children she once referred to as `out of place', that is to say children whose living conditions and ways of life appear far removed from Western images of childhood.
This volume brings together tributes to Judith Ennew's work and approach based on issues related to children she once referred to as `out of place',...
This book examines the impacts of migration on children and youth. It brings together studies on children and youth in the context of migration and further forms of mobility. It studies both the local and global dimensions of migration and mobility processes, and promotes discussion of connecting global and local issues of childhood and youth with a special focus on questions of education. The book s theoretical focus is on questions of inclusion (justice; morality; education), and of global and local living, different forms of migration and mobility, transfer in generational contexts, as...
This book examines the impacts of migration on children and youth. It brings together studies on children and youth in the context of migration and...
This book examines the importance of early emotional and social development for later developmental trajectories. It focuses on knowledge about the ways in which infant and early childhood mental health can be promoted. By incorporating empirical developmental literature that is directly relevant to infant mental health and clinical practice, the book addresses the multiple forces which shape young children's mental health. These forces include child factors, parental and familial variables, childrearing practices, and environmental influences. In addition, the book explores parent-child...
This book examines the importance of early emotional and social development for later developmental trajectories. It focuses on knowledge about the wa...
This book presents new findings that deal with different facets of the well-being of children and their relevance to the proper treatment of children. The well-being of children is considered against the background of a wide variety of legal, political, medical, educational and familial perspectives.
This book presents new findings that deal with different facets of the well-being of children and their relevance to the proper treatment of children....
This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy and service responses to address child and family poverty. It illuminates issues and trends through country level chapters, thus shedding light on dynamics of poverty in different jurisdictions. The book is structured into three sections: The first includes introductory chapters canvassing key debates around definition, conceptualization, measurement, and theoretical and ideological positions. The second section covers impacts of poverty on...
This book brings together a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives on conceptualization, measurement, multidimensional impacts, and policy an...
