Overview

The well-being of children is a vital and highly topical issue. This important new book is the third in a series and updates the findings from a wide range of data to evaluate the outcomes of the Labour government's policies for children. Edited by a highly regarded expert in the field, it uses a framework to compare policy areas, making it an excellent source book for researchers, policy makers and students.

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Author:   Jonathan Bradshaw
Publisher:   Policy Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Edition:   3rd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781847428363

ISBN 10:   1847428363
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   04 July 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Demography of childhood ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Child poverty and deprivation ~ Jonathan Bradshaw; Physical health ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Karen Bloor; Subjective well-being and mental health ~ Jonathan Bradshaw and Antonia Keung; Education ~ Antonia Keung; Housing and the environment for children ~ Deborah Quilgars; Children's time and space ~ Antonia Keung; Children and young people in and leaving care ~ Gwyther Rees and Mike Stein; Child maltreatment ~ Carol-Ann Hooper; Childcare and early years ~ Christine Skinner; Children, crime and illegal drug use ~ Lisa O'Malley and Sharon Grace; Conclusion ~ Jonathan Bradshaw

Reviews

Any effort to measure and monitor children's well being is about children and how we can positively affect their lives. Jonathan Bradshaw stands at the forefront of this effort worldwide and in the UK. His monumental work on the status of children in the UK is a superb example for a state of the child report. This 3rd volume keeps up with his former works and beyond. It is rich in data and a comparative perspective and should be read and used by anyone working with and on behalf of children . Asher Ben-Arieh, Chair, International Society for Child Indicators and Editor in Chief, Child Indicators Research journal

Author Information

Jonathan Bradshaw CBE, FBA is Professor of Social Policy at the University of York. In recent years his research has focussed on international comparisons of child poverty, child benefit packages and child well-being. He has also written about family policy. He is a member of the Board of the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) and of the Foundation for International Studies in Social Security(FISS).

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