Alice Mary Leahy

The Measurement of Urban Home Environment: Validation and Standardization of the Minnesota Home Status Index Alice Mary Leahy New edition

The Measurement of Urban Home Environment was first published in 1936. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. No. 11. Institute of Child Welfare Monograph Series This volume contributes a validation and standardization of The Minnesota Home Status Index; a scale constructed by Professor Alice Leahy that gives numerical expression to the nature and extent of variation existing in living conditions of urban homes. Leahy describes the methods used in constructing the index and discusses the significance of her findings. Also included are accounts of previous studies in this field, bibliography, and appendix of schedules used in Leahy's investigation.