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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782599703321

Autore

Axford Nick

Titolo

Exploring concepts of child well-being : implications for children's services / / Nick Axford [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Policy Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-4473-0227-3

1-281-79409-0

9786611794095

1-84742-339-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion

Disciplina

362.7

Soggetti

Child welfare - Great Britain

Children - Great Britain - Social conditions

Children - Services for - Great Britain - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 19 Jan 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Exploring concepts ofchild well-being; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Need; 3. Rights; 4. Poverty; 5. Quality of life; 6. Social exclusion; 7. Relationships between the concepts; 8. Child well-being through different lenses; 9. Relationships between the conditions; 10. Matching conditions and service styles; 11. Developing congruent children's services; 12. Conclusions; Appendix A: Method; Appendix B: Logistic regression; Appendix C: The 60 variables; Appendix D: Additional results; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.