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A Practitioner’s Guide to Using Child Indicators

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90291-9

ISBN: 978-3-030-90293-3

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Mar 29, 2022

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Chapter 1Introduction and Overview

O’Hare, William

Pages: 1 –17

[This chapter provides readers with an overview of the child indicator field with a particular focus on the use of child indicators in ongoing projects to promote child well-being. Some of the key concepts regarding child indicators are introduced and described, including the concept of a child...
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Chapter 2Analytic Frameworks and Perspectives for Measuring Child Well-being

O’Hare, William

Pages: 19 –29

[Many different disciplines and perspectives are reflected in the work on child indicators, so it is not surprising there are many different analytic approaches and frameworks for studying child well-being. This chapter covers several of the leading frameworks used by those working in the child...
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Chapter 3Uses of Child Well-being Indicators

O’Hare, William

Pages: 31 –45

[This chapter covers several of the most common uses of child well-being indicators. Most of the uses covered here are based on projects or activities that use child indicators to promote child well-being. The application of child indicators often depends on the purpose of the project and a given...
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Chapter 4Developing and Evaluating a Set of Child Well-being Indicators

O’Hare, William

Pages: 47 –68

[Finding statistical indicators of child well-being is one of the most important activities of a child indicator project. When one is looking for indicators for a specific location or a specific group, it can be especially difficult to find the right piece(s) of statistical data. Several...
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Chapter 5Data Analysis and Tabulation

O’Hare, William

Pages: 69 –82

[Once data have been collected, staff of an indicator project must decide how to analyze or tabulate the data and how to present it. Appropriate choices about analyzing and presenting data depend on the goals of project, resources of the organization, and the audience. For example, the extent to...
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Chapter 6Producing a Report and Disseminating Data

O’Hare, William

Pages: 83 –100

[To maximize the impact of the child indicator data that has been collected and analyzed, it is important to think about how best to make that data available in an article or on a website and this often involves producing material for a public audience. There are important differences in writing...
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Chapter 7Examples of Indicator Projects and Reports

O’Hare, William

Pages: 101 –121

[There are a large and growing set of child indicator projects one could point to as examples. In this chapter eight indicator projects are identified and described in some detail. The examples shown here include a mix of projects conducted by government agencies and Non-Governmental...

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