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Measuring Youth Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa

Exploring the Role of Qualitative Methods

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Authors:
  1. Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

    1. Ford Foundation Office for West Africa, Lagos, Nigeria

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  • The first book exclusively dedicated to the conceptualisation and measurement of youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Provides detailed analyses on the status quo of youth quality of life and related measures
  • Advances the role of qualitative methods in the development of context-specific youth quality of life measures

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research (BRIEFSWELLBEING)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 1-12

  3. Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 13-30

  4. Conceptualising Youth Quality of Life

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 31-47

  5. Measures of Quality of Life

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 49-58

  6. The Role of Qualitative Methods in Youth QoL Research

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 59-70

  7. Exploring Goals as Items for the SQOLS Measure

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 71-86

  8. Validating the SQOLS Measure

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 87-96

  9. Conclusions

    • Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
    Pages 97-104

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 105-107
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ford Foundation Office for West Africa, Lagos, Nigeria

    Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

About the author

Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima has several years of experience as a youth policy practitioner and researcher. His research interests include the measurement of quality of life, including the role of individual goals in its measurement and its contributions to people’s political participation. His Ph.D. in International Development from the University of East Anglia focused on the role of qualitative methods in assessing quality of life. He has since conducted research in and on Nigeria, Swaziland and South Africa. He is currently employed full time in the field of philanthropy, where he manages grant portfolios for promoting education and empowerment among women and girls.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Measuring Youth Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring the Role of Qualitative Methods

  • Authors: Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14241-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-14240-7Published: 02 May 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-14241-4Published: 23 April 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2211-7644

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-7652

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 107

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Child Well-being, Developmental Psychology, Research Methodology

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