West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways. (Record no. 305434)

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Personal name McLean, Mora L.
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Title West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways.
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Extent 1 online resource (280 pages)
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Series statement Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora Series
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Formatted contents note Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Need for Comparative Research -- "Youth" and "Development" -- Migration -- Agency and Aspirations -- Vulnerability and Well-Being -- References -- Part I: Migration -- Chapter 2: Education for All: The Case of Out-of-School Migrants in Ghana -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Definition of Terms -- Methodology -- Findings -- Lack of Awareness of Fee-Free Education at the Basic Level -- Temporary Migration as a Barrier to Education Access -- Age at Immigration -- Cultural/Religious Values -- Gender Norms and Values -- Economic Reasons -- Unaccompanied Child Migrants -- Begging Child Migrants -- Seasonal Migration as a Barrier to Enrollment into Schools -- Decision-Making and Education -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Irregular Migration as Survival Strategy: Narratives from Youth in Urban Nigeria -- Background to the Study -- Migration in Postcolonial Nigeria -- Human Trafficking as a Form of Irregular Migration -- Network Theory -- Political Economy Theory of Migration -- Data and Methods -- Research Design -- Location of the Study -- Study Population -- Sampling and Data Collection -- Ethical Considerations -- Sociodemographics of Participants -- Results and Findings -- Awareness and Attitude of Youth to Irregular Migration -- Motivation to Migrate -- Migration as Survival Strategy -- Returnee Experiences During Migration -- Role of Social Networks -- Other Findings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Untold Stories: Newark's Burgeoning West African Population and the In-School Experiences of African Immigrant Youth -- Introduction -- Changing Demographic Makeup of the US Immigrant Population -- Voluntary African Immigration to the United States.
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Formatted contents note Understanding Newark's African Youth Immigrant Experience -- West African Students Within the Educational System -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Agency and Aspirations -- Chapter 5: "To Become Somebody in the Future": Exploring the Content of University Students' Goals in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Understanding Youth Goals -- Context of the Study -- Methods and Analysis -- What Goals Do Young People Have? -- Achievement Goals (Becoming Somebody) -- Material Goals (Making It in Life) -- Generativity Goals (Becoming a Voice) -- Relationship Goals (Having Valuable Relationships) -- How Important Are These Goals? -- Gender Differentiation -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Making Lives, Making Communities: Deaf Youth in Benin -- Becoming Deaf -- Notes on Methods and Terminology -- Physiological Dimension -- Geographical Dimension -- Cultural Dimension -- Social Dimension -- Pathways to Becoming a Deaf Adult -- On the Edge of a Deaf Community: �Elie -- Into the Deaf Family: Kiva -- Achieving Through and Beyond the Deaf Community: Isa�ie -- Conclusions: Making a Life in Deaf Communities -- References -- Chapter 7: Someone Has to Tell These Children: "You Can Be As Good As Anybody!" -- Introduction -- Coming to Accra -- Returning to the Village -- Pursuing My Dream of Getting an Education -- Moving Back to Accra -- Starting on a New Path -- Nneka Youth Foundation Is Born -- Chapter 8: The Limits of Individual-Level Factors for Ghanaian and South African Girls' Learning -- The Barriers to Letting Girls Learn -- Confidence as a Potential Solution? -- A Case Study of Limpopo in South Africa -- A Safe School -- Reframing Failure to Help Girls Learn -- Building Achievement-Oriented Identities in Ghana -- Letting All Students Learn -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Vulnerability and Well-Being.
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Formatted contents note Chapter 9: Youth Employment and Labor Market Vulnerability in Ghana: Aggregate Trends and Determinants -- Introduction -- Review of Empirical Literature -- Stylized Facts About the Ghanaian Labor Market -- Demographic Profile of the Youth in Ghana -- Labor Force Participation -- Youth Unemployment -- Vulnerability in the Labor Force Market -- Conceptual Framework -- Methodology -- Measuring Vulnerability from Employment Status -- Determining Why Youths Are More Vulnerable -- Data -- Empirical Results -- An Assessment of the Vulnerability of Youths Vis-�a-Vis Other Cohorts -- Gender -- Location -- Education -- Industry of Employment -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 10: The Role of "eTrash2Cash" in Curtailing "Almajiri" Vulnerability in Nigeria Through Waste Management Social Micro-entrepreneurship -- Introduction -- Description of Almajiranci in Northern Nigeria Today -- Personal Experience on Almajiranci -- Perceived Advantages and Impact of Almajiranci -- Emergence of a Local Solution to Address Two Crises -- The eTrash2Cash Initiative -- Local Partners that Complement the Work of eTrash2Cash -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Burden, Drivers, and Impacts of Poor Mental Health in Young People of West and Central Africa: Implications for Research and Programming -- Introduction -- Burden of Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Young People of WCA -- Sources of Data for Mental Disorders Among Young People in WCA -- Burden of Mental Disorders Among Young People in WCA -- Substance Use Disorders Among Young People in WCA -- Drivers of Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Young People of WCA -- Impacts of Mental and Substance Use Disorders in Young People of WCA -- Mental Health Systems and Interventions -- Mental Health Systems Services for Young People in WCA -- Mental Health Interventions Available to Young People in WCA.
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Formatted contents note Challenges of Promoting Mental Health for Young People in WCA -- Gaps in Research and Programming -- Implications for Research and Programming on Mental Health of Young People -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Main entry heading McLean, Mora L.
Title West African Youth Challenges and Opportunity Pathways
Place, publisher, and date of publication Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2019
International Standard Book Number 9783030210915
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