Articles

This volume traces the complex reasons behind the disturbing discrepancy between the health and well-being of children in mainstream Australia and those in... 
Parenting | Child Welfare | Aboriginal Australians | Child development | Rural children | Children, Aboriginal Australian | Children | Health and hygiene | Australia | Health & Medical Anthropology | Community and Public Health Nursing | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Social & Cultural History | Childhood - Anthropology | Indigenous Peoples | Australasia | Children and Youth | Maternal and Child Health | Population Health | Sociology of Health and Illness

Examine the vital work pioneer children performed to help their families on the Canadian Prairies.. 
Prairie Provinces | Employment | Pioneer children | Prairie History | Labour History | Family Studies

For many years, farmworkers in Zimbabwe have been a marginalized and neglected community. This book describes the lives of hired farmworkers' children in their... 
Children of agricultural laborers | Children, Shona | Economic conditions | Agricultural laborers | Social conditions | Rural Areas | Rural Schools | Poverty | Family Life | Child Labor | Foreign Countries | Preadolescents | Preschool Education | Elementary Education | Child Welfare | Agricultural Laborers | Rural Family | Zimbabwe | Adolescents | Educational Attitudes | Child Rearing | Health Education | Rural Farm Residents | Rural Youth

Methamphetamine destroys not only the lives of those who become addicted to it, but affects all corners of society, including the most innocent: children. This... 
Methamphetamine abuse | Services for | Drug addicts | Family relationships | Rural children | Methamphetamine | Children of drug addicts | Social conditions | Sociology, Social Studies | Illinois

Prosperity in the world today depends on societies' nurturing of young children. Quality care (stimulation, health, and nutrition) during ages 0 - 5 has a... 
Child welfare | Services for | Children | Child development | Early childhood education | Evaluation research (Social action programs) | Kinderbetreuung | Kind | Welt | ATTENTION | CRIME | PNC | RECOGNITION | VICTIMS | INFANT MORTALITY RATES | DROPOUT RATES | INFANTS | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | INFECTION | INFANCY | HOME VISITS | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | PRISONS | STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | WORKERS | ADDICTION | MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS | ECD PROGRAMS | SCHOOL READINESS | EARLY LEARNING | LEARNING ENVIRONMENT | EARLY CHILDHOOD | LEADERSHIP | NUTRITION | TUITION | ACHIEVEMENT TESTS | MORTALITY | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | CURRICULA | RISK FACTORS | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | CHILD CARE | BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | SCHOOL QUALITY | COMPETENCE | SANITATION | PARENT EDUCATION | BRAIN DEVELOPMENT | READING SKILLS | DECISION MAKING | LITERACY | INTERVENTION | READING | COUNSELING | SOCIAL POLICY | LEARNING | POPULATION GROWTH | ECD | AGING | EDUCATION SERVICES | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS | FORMAL EDUCATION | MOTOR SKILLS | NEW ENTRANTS | MATURATION | PLAYING | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | EARLY YEARS OF LIFE | CLINICS | CHILD HEALTH | ECD PROFESSIONALS | DISEASES | PROBLEM SOLVING | EDUCATION SYSTEMS | EARLY EDUCATION | LEGAL STATUS | AT-RISK CHILDREN | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | TEACHERS | SOCIAL SERVICES | CAREGIVERS | CHILDCARE | LATIN AMERICAN | SURGERY | MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH | MENTAL HEALTH | COMMUNITY ACTION | CARE CENTERS | COGNITIVE OUTCOMES | INTERVENTIONS | FAMILIES | YOUNG CHILDREN | CHILD OUTCOMES | LANGUAGE SKILLS | EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | CLASSROOM | CLASSROOM QUALITY | RETENTION | ADJUSTMENT | CHILD WELFARE | OLD CHILDREN | YOUTH | COGNITIVE SKILLS | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | PRIMARY SCHOOL | YOUNG ADULTS | LOW BIRTHWEIGHT | EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS | ECD POLICIES | HEAD START | LIFE CYCLE | EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | MALNUTRITION | ENROLLMENT | PRESCHOOL PROGRAM | EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | GENDER | PEDIATRICS | PRESCHOOLS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | QUALITY OF LIFE | UNEMPLOYMENT | MIGRATION | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | KINDERGARTEN | SCHOOLING | SPECIAL EDUCATION | RURAL CHILDREN | ADULT LIFE | COGNITION | TODDLERS | INFANT MORTALITY | PUBLIC AWARENESS | VIOLENCE | EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT | YOUNG PEOPLE | PRODUCTIVITY | CHILD EDUCATION

Life chances explore the state of equality of opportunities in Turkey. It builds on the concepts and ideas presented in the World Development Report 2006:... 
Turkey Economic conditions | Children | Turkey Social conditions | Social indicators | Social conditions | IODINE DEFICIENCY | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY | GENDER DIFFERENCES | LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT | ACCESS TO FOOD | INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | SERVICE DELIVERY | PRIMARY SCHOOLING | SOCIAL BEHAVIOR | YOUNG GIRLS | CITIZENS | ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL EDUCATION | LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES | SCHOOL AGE | ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN | INFANTS | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | GAP BETWEEN GIRLS | MARKET ECONOMY | MOTHER TONGUE | NET ENROLLMENT | SECONDARY SCHOOL | EFFECTIVE POLICIES | MARRIED WOMEN | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | POLICY FRAMEWORK | MOTHER | SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT | IODINE | GROSS ENROLLMENT | MATERNAL NUTRITION | PARTICIPATION RATES | PREGNANCY | DAY CARE | IMMUNIZATIONS | PREGNANCIES | QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION | EARLY CHILDHOOD | MINISTRY OF HEALTH | CHILD PROTECTION | DISSEMINATION | HEALTH SERVICES | SKILLED STAFF | ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL | NUTRITION | URBAN AREAS | CARE DURING PREGNANCY | GIRLS | SCHOOL ATTENDANCE | MORTALITY | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | FEMALE LABOR FORCE | BIRTH CERTIFICATE | RISK FACTORS | CHILD CARE | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | COMPLETION RATES | POOR GIRLS | SCHOOLS | DROPOUT | TELEVISION | LEARNING MATERIALS | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | SANITATION | FERTILITY | PUBLIC SERVICE | UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS | DEVELOPMENT POLICIES | INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT | EDUCATED MOTHERS | HOUSEHOLD LEVEL | MORTALITY RATE | SOCIAL SCIENCES | STATE PLANNING | INTERVENTION | READING | DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN | LIFELONG LEARNING | LIVE BIRTHS | SOCIAL POLICY | ENROLLMENT RATES | LEARNING | SIBLINGS | FORMAL EDUCATION | HEALTH INSURANCE | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | ANTENATAL CARE | QUALITY SCHOOLS | STUDENT ASSESSMENT | FAMILY SUPPORT | LEGAL STATUS | EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES | PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT | SOCIAL INDICATORS | YOUNG AGE | SOCIAL MOBILITY | PRIMARY EDUCATION | SOCIAL SERVICES | SAFETY NETS | CHILD MORTALITY RATES | HYGIENE | LIVING STANDARDS | MENTAL HEALTH | OLD-AGE | ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION | SOCIAL CONDITIONS | WOMAN | EXTENDED FAMILY | CARE OPTIONS | SOCIAL POLICIES | INTERVENTIONS | RESPECT | DISCRIMINATION | PHYSICAL HEALTH | FAMILIES | YOUNG CHILDREN | SOCIAL EXPENDITURES | FAMILY MEMBERS | ADULT POPULATION | POPULATION GROUPS | EARTHQUAKE | ENROLLMENT RATE | LIFE EXPECTANCY | MALE PARTICIPATION | SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS | STUNTING | PARENTING | PUBLIC SERVICES | HEALTH SYSTEM | EQUAL ACCESS | PRESCHOOL EDUCATION | LABOR MARKET | OLD CHILDREN | HEIGHT FOR AGE | RETURNS TO EDUCATION | DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH | COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT | CHRONIC MALNUTRITION | EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY | POPULATION STUDIES | HOUSEHOLD INCOME | INADEQUATE FOOD INTAKE | PRIMARY SCHOOL | YOUNG ADULTS | QUALITY OF EDUCATION | SOCIAL SECURITY | UNIVERSAL ACCESS | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | INEQUITIES | TEENAGERS | ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES | URBAN CENTERS | POOR CHILDREN | LOW BIRTH WEIGHT | BABY | DISADVANTAGED GROUPS | RURAL AREAS | MEDICAL FACILITY | NATIONAL EDUCATION | CHILD MORTALITY | HUMAN CAPITAL | MEDICAL TREATMENT | ENROLLMENT | IMMUNIZATION | PROGRESS | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | AGE GROUPS | MIGRATION | SCHOOLING | CHILD-CARE | LEARNING OUTCOMES | YOUNG PEOPLE | HEALTH CARE | PRODUCTIVITY | CHILD EDUCATION

Economic conditions | Health and hygiene | Children of immigrants | Social conditions

This report addresses the issue of what publicly-supported programs and external assistance from the Bank and other agencies can do to accelerate attainment of... 
Medical policy | Evaluation | Maternal health services | Fertility, Human | Nutrition policy | Children | Health status indicators | Health and hygiene | Mothers | Child health services | Bangladesh | MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH | NEONATAL MORTALITY | MORTALITY RATES | INTERVENTIONS | FAMILIES | INFANTS | HEALTH | FEMALE ENROLLMENT | MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES | POLIO | CHILDBEARING | BASIC EDUCATION | CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES | CONTRACEPTIVES | SCHOOL SURVEY | PREGNANCY | ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION | NUTRITIONAL STATUS | HEALTH SERVICES | NUTRITION | BEHAVIOR CHANGE | NUTRITIONAL ADVICE | CHILD DEATHS | GIRLS | DISASTERS | MORTALITY | EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | SEX | RURAL AREAS | CHILD MORTALITY | IMMUNIZATION | PREGNANT WOMEN | MORTALITY RATE | YOUNG MOTHERS | IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE | PREMATURE DEATH | FIRST BIRTH | INTERVENTION | COUNSELING | BIRTHS | TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS | BIRTH ATTENDANTS | SCHOOLING | BIRTH WEIGHT | VACCINATION | FEMALE STUDENTS | AGE AT MARRIAGE | CHILD MALNUTRITION | INFANT MORTALITY | STERILIZATION | POLIO ERADICATION | MCH | FAMILY PLANNING | REPRODUCTIVE YEARS | NUTRITION OUTCOMES | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE | HEALTH OUTCOMES

Children in art | History | Scotland Rural conditions | Child labor | Scotland Social conditions

Homeless families | Education | United States | Homeless children | Rural children

One of every five children under age 18 living in the United States is an immigrant or has immigrant parents. The majority of these children are of Hispanic or... 
Child welfare | Services for | Health and hygiene | Children of immigrants | Childhood Needs | Public Health | Demography | Health Services | Public Policy | Social Services | At Risk Persons | Well Being | Immigrants | Health Needs | Social Science Research | Child Welfare | Socioeconomic Background | Minority Group Children | Child Development | Child Health | Adolescents

Homeless persons | United States | Rural schools

Children of the rich | Children | Poor | Children with social disabilities