Handbook of Quality of Life in African Societies

Preface: Quality of Life in African Societies; Valerie Møller.- Part I. Social Context, Culture and Community.- 1. Cultures of Positivity:&nbsp;Interconnectedness as a Way of Being: Marié P. Wissing, Lusilda Schutte and Angelina Wilson Fadiji.- 2. Communities in Action: The Participation of Communities in two South African Literacy Campaigns; Veronica McKay.- 3. The Development of an Integrated, Multi-level Process to Facilitate the Promotion of Holistic Wellbeing in School Communities; Ansie Elizabeth Kitching.- 4.&nbsp;Wellbeing as Positive Outcome of a Social Connectedness Pathway to Resilience: An Indigenous Psychology Perspective;&nbsp;Janna de Gouveia and Liesel Ebersöhn.- 5. Adolescent Resilience in the Face of Relentless Adversity: The Role of Strong, Black Women; Linda C. Theron and Michael Ungar.- 6.&nbsp;Conversations as Carriers of Meaning to a Common Good;&nbsp;Helena Á. Marujo, Luis M. Neto and Marié Wissing.- Part II. Environment and Technology.- 7. Economic Growth and Quality of Life in Africa;&nbsp;Carolyn Chisadza and&nbsp;Elsabé Loots.- 8.&nbsp;Improving Health Outcomes and Quality of Life for African Adolescents: The Role of Digital and Mobile Games;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tyra M. Pendergrass, Kimberly Hieftje and Lynn E. Fiellin.- Part III. Health.- 9. Research, Innovation and Education Towards Malaria Elimination: Improving Quality of Life in Africa;&nbsp;Christiaan de Jager, Taneshka Kruger and Cheryl Tosh.- 10.&nbsp;How Prioritised Policy Commitment has Improved Food Security and Nutrition in Africa;&nbsp;Nokuthula Vilakazi and Sheryl L. Hendriks.- 11.&nbsp;Changing Trends in the Provision of Psychosocial and Health Resources for Quality Childhood Development in Cameroon;&nbsp;Therese Mungah Shalo Tchombe&nbsp;Cameroon.- 12.&nbsp;Humanizing Silence: The Representation of HIV & AIDS in South African Narratives; Vasu Reddy.- 13. The Use of Support Groups to Facilitate Resilience and Quality of Life in Families Affected by HIV; Michelle Finestone.- 14.&nbsp;Decolonial Approaches to AIDS, Children’s Wellbeing, and Education in Malawi;&nbsp;Zikani Kaunda, Nancy Kendall and Upenyu Majee.- Part IV. Education.- 15.&nbsp;An EI Approach to Parent Communication amongst In-Service Teachers;&nbsp;Giulietta Domenica Harrison.- 16.&nbsp;Quality of Life through Capacity Development in Junior Primary Teacher Education; Charmaine Villet and Jan Weiss.- 17. Developing Capacity for Teacher Inservice Education in Rural Tanzania: Embracing Emergent Phenomena;&nbsp;Elaine Simmt, Andrew Binde, Florence Glanfield and Joyce Mgombelo.- 18.&nbsp;Improving Quality of Life through Teaching and Learning Innovations in Multilingual Contexts: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa;&nbsp;Funke Omidire.- 19. The Quality of Life of Teachers in Sudan;&nbsp;Amani Ibrahim Abedelgafar.- Part V. Family.- 20. Traditional Views of Black South Africans on Quality and Successful Family Life;&nbsp;Ruth Mampane, Selogadi Ngwanagwato Mampane and Sylvia Ocansey.- 21.&nbsp;“Whatever Small Thing I have, I Should Be Grateful For”: Gratitude as Understood and Experienced by Black South African Adolescents;&nbsp;Tharina Guse and Tshiamo T. Matabane.- 22.&nbsp;Researching Children’s Subjective Well-Being in South Africa: Considerations for Method, Theory and Social Policy;&nbsp;Shazly Savahl, Sabirah Adams, Elizabeth Benninger, Maria Florence, Kyle Jackson, Donnay Manual, Mulalo Mpilo and Umesh Bawa.- 23.&nbsp;An Outsider in South Africa: Critical Reflections on Ubuntu; Sheila Trahar.- 24. Narratives of Quality of Life in Africa: A Kaleidoscope of Hope; Irma Eloff.&nbsp;<div><div><br></div></div>