Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective - Tapa dura

“The intended audience of the Handbook ... appears to be researchers. ... Handbook of Child Well-Being offers a vast collection of fascinating and important works by highly respected international scholars representing numerous diverse disciplines. ... this compendium represents an invaluable resource that is sure to broaden the theoretical, disciplinary, and cultural perspectives of sophisticated scholars throughout the world.” (Laura E. Berk, Gregory S. Braswell, Adena B. Meyers, Rocío Rivadeneyra and Maria Schmeeckle, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 60 (28), July, 2015)

The well-being of children represents a challenge not yet fully confronted and The Handbook of Child Well-being supplies its readers with a thorough overview of the complexities and implications regarding the scientific and practical pursuit of children's well-being. The handbook addresses the concept of well-being through an in-depth analysis of the perspectives and vocabularies of various disciplines such as, philosophy, theology, psychology  and sociology. It covers important issues in child well-being and  the problems of the general politics of well-being as well as the implementation of interventional programs and measures. In addition the handbook deals with the methods of measuring well-being for a scientifically grounded understanding and also for policy-making. The interdisciplinary set up of the handbook makes it a unique work that offers readers from a vast scope of child-related disciplines and professions a profound overview of the complexities and implications of the scientific and practical pursuit of children’s well-being.