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The Well-Being of America's Children: Developing and Improving the Child and Youth Well-Being Index

By Kenneth C. Land (auth.) , Kenneth C. Land (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2012
ISBN
978-94-007-4091-4, 978-94-007-4092-1
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4092-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4560891 bytes)
Series
Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research 6
Edition
1
Pages
270\277
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-27 12:48:40
Quality of Life Research; Child and School Psychol

Description

In 1998, the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) provided Kenneth Land a grant to explore the feasibility of producing the first national composite index of the status of American children that would chart changes in their well-being over time. Important questions needed to be answered: was it possible to trace trends in child and youth well-being over several decades? Could such an index provide a way of determining whether the United States was making progress in improving its children’s lives? The Index of Child and Youth Well-Being (CWI) was born from these questions. Viewing the CWI trends from 1975 to present, there is evidence that the well-being of American children lags behind other Western nations. As conditions change, it is clear that the index is an evolving and rich enterprise. This volume attests to that evolution, and what the CWI promises for understanding the progress – or lack of progress – in enhancing the life prospects of all American children. ​

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