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African Childhoods
Marisa O. . Ed(S): Ensor
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Description for African Childhoods
Paperback. Editor(s): Ensor, Marisa O. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
With 70 per cent of its people under the age of 30, Africa is the world's youngest continent. African youngsters have been largely characterized as either vulnerable victims of the frequent humanitarian crises that plague their homelands, or as violent militarized youth and 'troubled' gang members. Young people's contributions to processes of educational provision, peace building and participatory human development in Africa are often ignored. While acknowledging the profound challenges associated with growing up in an environment of uncertainty and deprivation, African Childhoods sheds light on African children's often constructive engagement with a variety of societal conditions, adverse or otherwise, ... Read more
With 70 per cent of its people under the age of 30, Africa is the world's youngest continent. African youngsters have been largely characterized as either vulnerable victims of the frequent humanitarian crises that plague their homelands, or as violent militarized youth and 'troubled' gang members. Young people's contributions to processes of educational provision, peace building and participatory human development in Africa are often ignored. While acknowledging the profound challenges associated with growing up in an environment of uncertainty and deprivation, African Childhoods sheds light on African children's often constructive engagement with a variety of societal conditions, adverse or otherwise, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349438617
SKU
V9781349438617
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99-15
About Marisa O. . Ed(S): Ensor
KRISTEN CHENEY International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands CATI COE Rutgers University, USA ELENA COLONNA Istituto de Educação, Universidade do Minho, Portugal C. NANA DERBY Virginia State University, USA BRADLEY E. ENSOR Eastern Michigan University, USA ANDREW EPSTEIN University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA LAUREL FELT Réseau Africain d'Education pour la Santé, Senegal FRANCIS GODWYLL Rhodes University, South Africa JULIA ... Read more
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