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The Well-Being of America's Children, 2012
Developing and Improving the Child and Youth Well-Being Index
Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research Series, Vol. 6
Coordinator: Land Kenneth C.
Language: EnglishPublication date: 07-2014
270 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 06-2012
270 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Paperback
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Forward by Ruby Takanishi, President, Foundation for Child Development.-
Acknowledgments.-
About the Authors.-
1. Introduction - Kenneth C. Land.-
2. Conceptual and Methodological Foundations of the Child and Youth Well-Being Index - Kenneth C. Land, Vicki L. Lamb, and Sarah Meadows.-
3. The CWI and Its Components: Empirical Studies and Findings - Kenneth C. Land, Vicki L. Lamb, Sarah Meadows, Hui Zheng, and Qiang Fu.-
4. Measuring Social Disparities via the CWI: Race-Ethnicity, Income, and Immigrant Status - Donald Hernandez, Suzanne Macartney, and Wendy Cervantes.-
5. Research on the Subjective Well-Being of Children and Youth and Its Implications for the CWI - E. Scott Huebner, Susan Antaramian, and Ashley D. Lewis.-
6. Issues in Composite Index Construction - Michael Hagerty and Kenneth C. Land.-
7. Scalability of the CWI: State-Level Indicators and Composite Indices - Vicki L. Lamb and William P. O’Hare.-
8. Scalability of the CWI: Sub-State Regional Indicators and Composite Indices - Qiang Fu, Vicki L. Lamb, and Kenneth C. Land.-
9. Intergenerational and Cross-National Comparisons of Child and Youth Well-Being - Kenneth C. Land, Vicki L. Lamb, and Hui Zheng.-
10. Policy Connections and Practical Implications of the CWI - Megan A. Curran, Shadi Houshyar, and Bruce Lesley.-
11. Conclusions and Future Directions- Kenneth C. Land
Improves the understanding of how the well-being of American's children can be measured and improved
The first book of its kind to address the issue of developing and Improving the Child and Youth Well-Being Index
Includes a systematic description and presentation of a unified approach to these topics ?