Handbook of Quality of Life in African Societies

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...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Eloff, Irma (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Έκδοση:1st ed. 2019.
Σειρά:International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Preface: Quality of Life in African Societies; Valerie Møller
  • Part I. Social Context, Culture and Community
  • 1. Cultures of Positivity: Interconnectedness as a Way of Being: Marié P. Wissing, Lusilda Schutte and Angelina Wilson Fadiji
  • 2. Communities in Action: The Participation of Communities in two South African Literacy Campaigns; Veronica McKay
  • 3. The Development of an Integrated, Multi-level Process to Facilitate the Promotion of Holistic Wellbeing in School Communities; Ansie Elizabeth Kitching
  • 4. Wellbeing as Positive Outcome of a Social Connectedness Pathway to Resilience: An Indigenous Psychology Perspective; Janna de Gouveia and Liesel Ebersöhn
  • 5. Adolescent Resilience in the Face of Relentless Adversity: The Role of Strong, Black Women; Linda C. Theron and Michael Ungar
  • 6. Conversations as Carriers of Meaning to a Common Good; Helena Á. Marujo, Luis M. Neto and Marié Wissing
  • Part II. Environment and Technology
  • 7. Economic Growth and Quality of Life in Africa; Carolyn Chisadza and Elsabé Loots
  • 8. Improving Health Outcomes and Quality of Life for African Adolescents: The Role of Digital and Mobile Games; Tyra M. Pendergrass, Kimberly Hieftje and Lynn E. Fiellin
  • Part III. Health
  • 9. Research, Innovation and Education Towards Malaria Elimination: Improving Quality of Life in Africa; Christiaan de Jager, Taneshka Kruger and Cheryl Tosh
  • 10. How Prioritised Policy Commitment has Improved Food Security and Nutrition in Africa; Nokuthula Vilakazi and Sheryl L. Hendriks
  • 11. Changing Trends in the Provision of Psychosocial and Health Resources for Quality Childhood Development in Cameroon; Therese Mungah Shalo Tchombe Cameroon
  • 12. Humanizing Silence: The Representation of HIV & AIDS in South African Narratives; Vasu Reddy
  • 13. The Use of Support Groups to Facilitate Resilience and Quality of Life in Families Affected by HIV; Michelle Finestone
  • 14. Decolonial Approaches to AIDS, Children's Wellbeing, and Education in Malawi; Zikani Kaunda, Nancy Kendall and Upenyu Majee
  • Part IV. Education
  • 15. An EI Approach to Parent Communication amongst In-Service Teachers; Giulietta Domenica Harrison
  • 16. Quality of Life through Capacity Development in Junior Primary Teacher Education; Charmaine Villet and Jan Weiss
  • 17. Developing Capacity for Teacher Inservice Education in Rural Tanzania: Embracing Emergent Phenomena; Elaine Simmt, Andrew Binde, Florence Glanfield and Joyce Mgombelo
  • 18. Improving Quality of Life through Teaching and Learning Innovations in Multilingual Contexts: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa; Funke Omidire
  • 19. The Quality of Life of Teachers in Sudan; Amani Ibrahim Abedelgafar
  • Part V. Family
  • 20. Traditional Views of Black South Africans on Quality and Successful Family Life; Ruth Mampane, Selogadi Ngwanagwato Mampane and Sylvia Ocansey
  • 21. "Whatever Small Thing I have, I Should Be Grateful For": Gratitude as Understood and Experienced by Black South African Adolescents; Tharina Guse and Tshiamo T. Matabane
  • 22. Researching Children's Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: Considerations for Method, Theory and Social Policy; Shazly Savahl, Sabirah Adams, Elizabeth Benninger, Maria Florence, Kyle Jackson, Donnay Manual, Mulalo Mpilo and Umesh Bawa
  • 23. An Outsider in South Africa: Critical Reflections on Ubuntu; Sheila Trahar
  • 24. Narratives of Quality of Life in Africa: A Kaleidoscope of Hope; Irma Eloff. .