The influence of social indicators data on decision making in regard to children's well-being

Asher Ben-Arieh

doi:10.1300/J147v32n01_03

The influence of social indicators data on decision making in regard to children's well-being

Asher Ben-Arieh^*

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The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare

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Abstract

This paper reports on a study aimed at understanding how social indicator data influence decision making in regard to children's well-being. We focused on how information on children's lives gained from two major studies is influencing decision making by using a case study technique and 20 face-to-face interviews. The two studies underlying this work are the Chicago After-School Study and its impact on city public school administration and the Strong Communities Initiative in South Carolina's Golden Strip and its impact on the community environment. Our findings are given a conceptual framework to enhance the general influence of data and of child well-being indicators, in particular, in the processes of planning and decision making among administrative staff and in policy process.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	23-38
Number of pages	16
Journal	Administration in Social Work
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J147v32n01_03
State	Published - 21 Dec 2007

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Funding Information:
Asher Ben-Arieh is affiliated with Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel (E-mail: benarieh@cc.huji.ac.il). The study presented here was generously supported by the W.T. Grant Foundation.

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Social indicators
child policy
children's well-being

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