Children & Society
Encyclopedia
Children & Society is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
covering research relating to children and young people
in the United Kingdom
. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Children's Bureau
. The journal covers research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, including: theories of childhood; children's everyday lives at home, school, and in the community; children's culture, rights, and participation; children's health and well-being; child protection, early prevention, and intervention. The current editors are Allison James, Nigel Thomas, and Martin Woodhead.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
covering research relating to children and young people
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the National Children's Bureau
National Children's Bureau
The National Children's Bureau is a children's charity based in Islington, London. It was founded in 1963 The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a children's charity based in Islington, London. It was founded in 1963 The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is a children's charity based in Islington,...
. The journal covers research and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, including: theories of childhood; children's everyday lives at home, school, and in the community; children's culture, rights, and participation; children's health and well-being; child protection, early prevention, and intervention. The current editors are Allison James, Nigel Thomas, and Martin Woodhead.