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Measuring youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa = exploring the role of qualitative methods /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Measuring youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa/ by Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima.
Reminder of title:	exploring the role of qualitative methods /
Author:	Mac-Ikemenjima, Dabesaki.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2019.,
Description:	ix, 107 p. :ill., digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Quality of life - Africa, Sub-Saharan. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14241-4
ISBN:	9783030142414

Measuring youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa = exploring the role of qualitative methods /
Mac-Ikemenjima, Dabesaki.

Measuring youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africaexploring the role of qualitative methods /[electronic resource] :by Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - ix, 107 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life research,2211-7644. - SpringerBriefs in well-being and quality of life research..

Chapter 1. Youth in sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 2. Conceptualising and Measuring Youth QoL -- Chapter 3. The Role of Qualitative Methods in Youth QoL Research -- Chapter 4. Validating the SQOLS Measure -- Chapter 5. From Grounded Theory to Structural Equation Modelling -- Chapter 6. Policy and Practice Implications of Youth QoL Research in Africa -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

This book explores the conceptualisation and measurement of youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa. Further, it addresses methodological questions relevant to the development of measures and gaining an understanding of youth quality of life in this region. Drawing on the data collected, it subsequently explores students' primary goals and their satisfaction with the extent of having achieved those goals. Accordingly, the book fills an important gap in the available literature on youth quality of life, and advances the role of qualitative methods in developing youth quality of life measures in sub-Saharan Africa.

ISBN: 9783030142414

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-14241-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1226359
Quality of life
--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

LC Class. No.: HN25 / .M33 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 301.072

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