| African Childhoods: Education, Development, Peacebuilding, and the Youngest Continent 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Ensor, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1349438618 ISBN-13: 9781349438617 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Social Science | Children's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 305.230 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, and their ability to positively influence their own lives and those of others. |