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Development of the Data-Based Child Indicator Movement

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Data-Based Child Advocacy

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The emergence and development of data-based child advocacy is discussed along with the connections between the rise of data-based child advocacy and several other major trends. The emergence of an organizational infrastructure for data-based child advocacy is described. The dearth of studies labeled data-based child advocacy is documented and some reasons for the under-recognition of data-based child advocacy are discussed.

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O’Hare, W.P. (2014). Development of the Data-Based Child Indicator Movement. In: Data-Based Child Advocacy. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07830-4_3

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