Handbook of Quality of Life in African Societies
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Beschreibung
This handbook reflects on quality-of-life in societies on the continent of Africa. It provides a widely interdisciplinary text with insights on quality-of-life from a variety of scientific perspectives. The handbook is structured into sections covering themes of social context, culture and community; the environment and technology; health; education; and family. It is aimed at scholars who are working towards sustainable development at the intersections of multiple scientific fields and it provides measures of both objective and subjective quality-of-life. The scholarly contributions in the text are based on original research and it spans fields of research such as cultures of positivity, wellbeing, literacy and multilinguism, digital and mobile technologies, economic growth, food and nutrition, health promotion, community development, teacher education and family life. Some chapters take a broad approach and report on research findings involving thousands, and in one case millions, ofparticipants. Other chapters zoom in and illustrate the importance of specificity in quality-of-life studies. Collectively, the handbook illuminates the particularity of quality-of-life in Africa, the unique contextual challenges and the resourcefulness with which challenges are being mediated. This handbook provides empirically grounded conceptualizations about life in Africa that also encapsulate the dynamic, ingenious ways in which we, as Africans, enhance our quality-of-life.
Provides a comprehensive overview of quality of life in African Societies Offers reflexive tools and practical examples to deepen and enhance quality of life for African individuals and communities Interdisciplinary contributions expanding the conceptual boundaries of quality of life research with a focus on Africa
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Irma Eloff
Themen in »Handbook of Quality of Life in African Societies«
Improving Quality of Life Economic Growth in Africa Care Regimes and Gender in Africa Improving Health Outcomes for African Youth Resilience in South Africa Teaching in the Northern Cape Building Capacity for Mathematics Education Quality of Life of Teachers in Sudan Support Groups for Families Affected by HIV Improving Quality of Life through Teaching Promoting Holistic Well-Being in South Africa Capacity Development in Schools Successful Family Life for Black South Africans Policy Commitment and Food Security
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