Book Review: Data-Based Child Advocacy Using Statistical Indicators to Improve the Lives of Children. William P. O' Hare (2014), ISBN 978-3-319-07829-8, New York: Springer.

YUSSEF BECHER

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Springer

Lugar: New York; Año: 2015 vol. 10

1871-2576

Written by William O´ Hare, this book constitutes a volume of excellence that addresses the issue of data-based child advocacy in accordance with a recent focus on social sciences and a clear proposal on how to conduct data-based child advocacy. The author identifies the activities that should be included as part of data-based child advocacy and the role that data experts and child advocates should play. Additionally, he notes the positive impact of this activity on improving children´s quality of life.