dc.rights.license | In Copyright | en_US |
dc.creator | Howard, Lauren R. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-22T19:58:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-22T19:58:59Z | |
dc.date.created | 2016 | |
dc.identifier | WLURG38_Howard_POV_2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11021/33416 | |
dc.description | Lauren Howard is a member of the Class of 2016 of Washington and Lee University. | en_US |
dc.description | Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This paper brings together the existing literatures on low birthweight and soft skill development in order to demonstrate that interventions focused on soft skill development hold promise in improving the life outcomes of children born with low birthweight. First, I demonstrate that low birthweight is related to a wide range of negative life outcomes; I go on to show that interventions in soft skill development have been shown to improve many of these same outcomes. I develop a multi-tiered moral argument to support my claim that we have a societal responsibility to all children born with low birthweight. I close with a discussion of effective soft skill interventions, and how we might implement those in a way congruent with our moral responsibility. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Lauren Howard | |
dc.format.extent | 30 pages | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.rights | This material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program | en_US |
dc.title | Soft Skill Development in Children Born with Low Birthweight: How and Why Should Society Help? | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
dcterms.isPartOf | RG38 - Student Papers | |
dc.rights.holder | Howard, Lauren R. | |
dc.subject.fast | Birth weight, Low -- Complications | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Child development | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Developmental psychobiology | en_US |
dc.subject.fast | Capabilities approach (Social sciences) | en_US |
local.department | Shepherd Poverty Program | en_US |
local.scholarshiptype | Capstone | en_US |