Child Development : Issues, Policies and Programmes/edited by Dolly Singh. 1995, 3 v., 380, 387, 350 p., tables, $79 (set).
Contents: Vol. 1 : Social Context of Child Development: Preface. 1. Children and child development: a comparative study. 2. Child care: a global perspective. 3. Value of children: a country study. 4. Grassroots education for children: a success story-I. 5. Grassroots education for children: a success story-II. 6. Significance of voluntary action. 7. Trends in well-being among children and the elderly (report of a seminar). 8. Context of family in child development. Index.
Vol. 2 : Policies and Dynamics of Child Development: 1. Rights of the child. 2. Overview of child welfare. 3. National policy for children. 4. Child welfare policy: an Intra-Asian case study. 5. Basic policy: the integrated child development services. 6. Statistics on children. 7. Child nutrition and health concerns: report of a field study. 8. Voluntary action for community and child health. 9. Early education and child development. 10. Problems, policies and priorities in child health. 11. Community and the child. 12. Policy initiatives for the future. Appendices: 1. Child marriage in pre-independence India. 2. The Sarda act and its effects as exposed by the 1931 census report. 3. Notes from the census reports of 1931. 4. Future remedies. Index.
Vol. 3 : Experiences and Experiments in Child Development Programmes: 1. Child labour: issues and perspectives. 2. Perceptions of economic costs and benefits of children. 3. Development programmes of educational and vocational preparation. 4. Role of children's value in family size and family planning. 5. Welfare of children in distress. 6. Policies and approaches to handicapped children. 7. Training child development workers. 8. The slum children of Delhi: a study. 9. Specific programmes for child development. Appendix: Appraisal of ICDS components: nutrition, health and education. Index.
"The present compilation constitutes a trilogy under three specific heads--the social context of child development, its policies and dynamics and experiences and experiments in both Indian and foreign context. The necessity of government intervention in this crucial area of national development can never be over-estimated. Yet in spite of the well thought out programmes and action plans, along with very substantial financial outlays under the Five Year Plans, many deficiencies and shortfalls have been pointed out. The role of voluntary agencies in the three vital segments, namely, nutrition, health and education, has been of prime significance.
"The papers, articles, excerpts and reviews are from both published and unpublished sources. The prime objective is to provide a broad-spectrum view of the nature and substance of children's development activities since the Year of the Child. As such, it is hoped that both individually as well as collectively the following volumes will provide and open a wide window onto the larger landscape of children and child development policies and initiatives." (jacket)