Children's conceptualisation(s) of their well-being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-29

  Fattore, Toby ^b   Mason, Jan ^a   Watson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Commission for Children and Young People   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's perspectives; Indicators; Well being

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 33846103490     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9019-9     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Alanen L. (2005) 'Women's studies/childhood studies: Parallels, links and perspectives' In: J. Mason, T. Fattore (Eds) Children Taken Seriously: In Theory, Policy and Practice Jessica Kingsley London
2. Alderson P., (2000) Young Children's Rights. Exploring Beliefs Principles and Practices Jessica Kingsley London
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005). A Picture of Australia's Children AIHW Canberra
4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (2005). Key National Indicators of Children's Health Development and Well-being AIHW Canberra
5. Bellamy, C. UNICEF 2004, The state of the world's children 2005: Childhood under threat (UNICEF, New York)
6. Ben-Arieh, A. and R. Goerge: 2001, 'How do we monitor the state of our children', Children and Youth Services Review 23(8), pp. 603-631
7. Ben-Arieh A., Hevener Kaufman N., Bowers Andrews A., Goerge R.M., Joo Lee B., Lawrence Aber J. (2001) Measuring and Monitoring Children's Well-being. Social Indicator Research Series, Volume 7. Kluwer Dordrecht
8. Callaway H. 1992. 'Ethnography and experience: Gender implications in fieldwork and texts' In: Okely J, Callaway H (Eds). Anthropology and Autobiography Routledge London
9. Cummins, R.: 1995, 'The comprehensive quality of life scale: Theory and development', Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Measurement (Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra)
10. Cummins R., Lau A. (2004) Personal Well-being Index - Pre-school (PWI - PS) (2nd Edition): Draft Manual School of Psychology Deakin University Australia
11. Davis J, Watson N., Cunningham-Burley S. (2000) 'Learning the lives of disabled children: Developing a reflexive approach' In: Christensen P., James A. (Eds) Research with Children New York Falmer Press
12. Denzin N.K., Lincoln Y.S. (1998) 'Introduction: Entering the field of qualitative research' In: Denzin N.K., Lincoln Y.S. (Eds) Strategies of Qualitative Inquiry California, Sage
13. Fattore T., Turnbull N. (2005). 'Theorizing representation of and engagement with children: The political dimension of child-oriented communication' In: J. Mason, T. Fattore (Eds). Children Taken Seriously: In Theory, Policy and Practice Jessica Kingsley London
14. Finch J. (1986). Research and Policy. The uses of Qualitative Methods in Social and Educational Research Falmer Press Sussex, UK
15. Finch N. (2002) 'Physical activity: Structured sport v active play' In: J. Bradshaw (eds) The Well-being of Children in the UK Save the Children London
16. Gilman R., Huebner E.S., Laughlin J. (2000). 'A first study of the multidimensional students' life scale with adolescents' Social Indicators Research 52:135-160
17. Headland, T., K. Pike and M. Harris (eds.): 1990, Emics and Etics: The Insider/Outsider Debate (Sage Publications, Newbury Park, CA)
18. Hood, S. 2005, 'Reporting on children's well-being: The State of London's Children's Reports'. Paper to Childhoods 2005 Conference, Oslo
19. Hood S., Kelley P., Mayall B. 1996, 'Children as research subjects: A risky enterprise' Children & Society 10:117-128
20. James A., Prout A. (1990). 'A new paradigm for the sociology of childhood: Provenance, promise and problems' In: James A, Prout A. (Eds) Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood Falmer Press London
21. Keating D.P., Hertzman C. (eds) (1999) Developmental health and the wealth of nations: Social, biological, and educational dynamics New York Guilford Press
22. Land K.C., Lamb V.L., Kahler Mustillo S. (2001) 'Child and youth well-being in the United States, 1975-1998: Some findings from a new index' Social indicators Research 56:241-320
23. Manderson L. (2005). 'Introduction: The social context of wellbeing' In: L. Manderson (eds) Rethinking Wellbeing API Network Perth
24. Mason, J., R. Urquhart and N. Bolzan: 2003, 'Defining children's needs in out of home care. Methods and challenges of a collaborative research project', Children Australia 28(2)
25. Mayall B. (Ed) (1994) Children's Childhoods Observed and Experienced London Falmer Press
26. Moore K.A., Evans V.J., Brooks-Gunn J., Roth J. (2001). 'What are good child outcomes?' In: Thornton A. (Eds) The Well-being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs The University of Michigan Press Michigan
27. Moore, K.A.: 1999, 'Indicators of Child and Family Well-being: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. A presentation to National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioural and Social Sciences Research, September 13, 1999
28. Multi-National Project for Monitoring and Measuring Children's Well-Being. Retrieved from http://multinational-indicators.chapinhall.org/Phase1.html, September 12, 2005
29. O'Kane C. (2000) 'The development of participatory techniques: Facilitating children's views about decisions which affect them' In: Christensen P., James A. (eds) Research with Children: Perspectives and Practices New York Falmer Press
30. Qvortrup J. (1994). 'Childhood Matters: An Introduction' In: J. Qvortrup, M. Bardy, G. Sgritta, H. Winterberger (Eds) Childhood Matters: Social Theory, Practice and Politics Avebury Vienna
31. Reidy, M. with L. Mackey Bilaver, R. Goerge, B. Joo Lee and Y. Yeh: 1998, The dynamics of AFDC, Medicaid, and Food Stamps: A preliminary report. JCRP Working Paper, October, Number 4. Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago
32. Stanley F., Richardson S., Prior M. (2005). Children of the Lucky Country? How Australian society has turned its back on children and why children matter Pan Macmillan Australia
33. Thornton, A.: 2001, 'Introduction' in The Well-Being of Children and Families (University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor)
34. Watson, E.A.: 2003, 'I'm just doing it': A study of men caring for partners with MS'. PhD Thesis (Sociology) (University of New South Wales, Sydney)
35. Woodhead M., Faulkner D. (2000). 'Subjects, objects or participants? Dilemmas of Psychological Research with Children' In: Christensen P., A. James (eds) Research with Children: Perspectives and Practices Falmer Press London