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1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What should be measured? -- Prioritizing measures and framing a data collection strategy -- Competing and complementing data strategies: the role of the Federal Statistical System -- Alternative measurement approaches: strategies for a rapidly changing data world -- References -- Appendixes. |
| Summary |
"Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion identifies measurement approaches that can lead to improved understanding of civic engagement, social cohesion, and social capital - and their potential role in explaining the functioning of society. With the needs of data users in mind, this report examines conceptual frameworks developed in the literature to determine promising measures and measurement methods for informing public policy discourse. The report identifies working definitions of key terms; advises on the feasibility and specifications of indicators relevant to analyses of social, economic, and health domains; and assesses the strength of the evidence regarding the relationship between these indicators and observed trends in crime, employment, and resilience to shocks such as natural disasters. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion weighs the relative merits of surveys, administrative records, and non-government data sources, and considers the appropriate role of the federal statistical system. This report makes recommendations to improve the measurement of civic health through population surveys conducted by the government and identifies priority areas for research, development, and implementation"--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Social capital (Sociology) -- Statistical methods -- Congresses.
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Social capital (Sociology) |
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Statistics. |
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Policy sciences -- Research -- Congresses.
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Policy sciences -- Research. |
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Congresses.
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Social sciences -- Statistical methods. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Prewitt, Kenneth, editor.
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Mackie, Christopher D., editor.
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Habermann, Hermann, editor.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys.
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| Added Title |
Measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Council, National Research. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion : Measuring Dimensions of Social Capital to Inform Policy. Washington : National Academies Press, ©1900 9780309307178 |
| ISBN |
9780309307260 (electronic book) |
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0309307260 (electronic book) |
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9780309307253 (paperback) |
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0309307252 (paperback) |
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