Measuring Youth Quality of Life in Sub-Saharan Africa

The first volume dedicated exclusively to the conceptualization and measurement of youth quality of life in sub-Saharan Africa Provides detailed analysis on the state 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
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.