Neighbourhood Effects Influencing Early Childhood Development: Conceptual Model and Trial Measurement Methodologies from the Kids in Communities Study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 197-212

  Goldfeld, Sharon ^a,b   Woolcock, Geoffrey ^c,d   Katz, Ilan ^e   Tanton, Robert ^f   Brinkman, Sally ^g,h   O’Connor, Elodie ^a   Mathews, Talya ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Wesley Mission   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Early Development Index (AEDI); Community indicators; Early childhood development; Environment; Neighbourhood

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84913615820     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0578-x     Document Type: Article

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