Well-being, Poverty and Justice from a Child’s Perspective: 3rd World Vision Children Study

Description

This book presents evidence that children are the real experts of their lives. 2600 boys and girls in Germany between the ages of 6 of 11 years, with and without a migration background, were interviewed. Next to established topics of family, friends, leisure time and school, the focus of this study was on the topic of justice. Children were asked what justice in their opinion was and whether they felt treated justly or not. The 3rd World Vision Study puts the subjective well-being of children into the focus and shows that children are able to report competently and authentically about their lives. This volume is of great important to researchers, policy makers and professionals interested in children’s well-being from children’s own perspectives. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii How Children See Well-Being, Poverty, and Justice: The Focus of the Third World Vision Child Study....Pages 1-22 What’s Fair and What’s Unfair: The Different Faces of Justice....Pages 23-51 Family Backgrounds: Great Variety But Also Marked Differences In Life Conditions....Pages 53-82 School: An Increasingly Important Field of Experience....Pages 83-105 Leisure Time: Varied and Colorful, but Not For All Children....Pages 107-134 Friendships Among Peers....Pages 135-147 Participation and the Children’s Own Opinion....Pages 149-169 Challenges Facing a “Policy for Children”....Pages 171-177 Back Matter....Pages 179-228