Youth Development in South Africa -

Youth Development in South Africa

Harnessing the Demographic Dividend
Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2023
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83753-409-8 (ISBN)
99,75 inkl. MwSt
The African continent is colloquially referred to as the youngest in the world. Seizing on a topic underexplored in African research, Youth Development in South Africa: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend confronts the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing South Africa’s youth, resulting in a rich exploration of the South African corpus on youth development.


Bringing together a diverse range of topics and research methodologies, contributors focus on the demographic dividend, South Africa’s relatively large population of young people, and the implications of harnessing this for economic growth and development within this country. Analysing model institutional and policy initiatives for youth development, contributors present a unique translation of ideas into practice, as well as attention to solutions. Highlighting challenges such as health pandemics, social media, and climate change, chapters cover questions surrounding youth aspirations, employment, and inclusivity.


Showcasing the voices of researchers from across South Africa and the larger African continent, Youth Development in South Africa: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend is a compelling snapshot of thirty years of South Africa’s democratic dispensation and what it has meant for the youth of the country, as well as how its demographic dividend can be harnessed for a fairer society in the future.

Botshabelo Maja is a specialist on youth matters, particularly working class youth and the challenges they face in deriving meaning out of their lives. He works as a senior government official in South Africa. Busani Ngcaweni is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg and Visiting Adjunct Professor at Wits School of Governance, South Africa.

Introduction

PART ONE – UNDERSTANDING YOUTH AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND

Chapter 1. Demographic dynamics of South Africa’s youth and the implications for harnessing the demographic dividend; Nompumelelo Nzimande

PART TWO – PANDEMICS AND YOUTH

Chapter 2. Youth and HIV in South Africa: LIVING AND THRIVING WITH HIV; Nompumelelo Zungu, Warren Parker, Inbarani Naidoo, Mokhantšo Makoae, and Salome Sigida

Chapter 3. Young People, Social Media and Exposure to STIs: A Semi-Ethnographic Experiment; Busani Ngcaweni

PART THREE – YOUTH TRANSITIONS

Chapter 4. Building Maps of the Future; Botshabelo Maja

Chapter 5. Youth Career Decision Making: The Influence of Horizon for Action and Navigational Capacity; Lucky Maluleke and Lesley Powell

Chapter 6. Breaking Barriers, Transforming Lives – Youth Transitions to Work and what it takes: A Case Study of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator; Sharmi Surianarain and Rob Urquhart

PART FOUR – YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH

Chapter 7. Right to Quality Education in Africa: A Critical tool for a sustainable development agenda; Rita Ozoemena

Chapter 8. A Holistic Approach to Personal Transformation in the Youth Sector; Lucille Meyer and Rajendra Chetty

PART FIVE – YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Chapter 9. A conceptual frame for reviewing Youth Employment Interventions: based on a review of opportunities for youth in South Africa; Carmel Marock, Sindile Moitse, and Josephilda Nhlapo-Hlope

PART SIX – YOUTH PARTICIPATION, INCLUSIVITY, AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society
Verlagsort Bingley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 470 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-83753-409-8 / 1837534098
ISBN-13 978-1-83753-409-8 / 9781837534098
Zustand Neuware
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