Child Development in Africa: Views From Inside : New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 146

In this volume, African scholars engaged in research on thecontinent reflect on their recent and ongoing empirical studies.They discuss the strengths and limitations of research methods,theories, and interventions designed outside Africa to spurinnovative research on the continent. And they explore how insightsfrom African philosophical, theoretical, and empirical work can becombined with exogenous forms of knowledge to generateunderstanding of the processes of African children’sdevelopment in ways that are responsive to local contexts andmeaningful for indigenous stakeholders. A new field of African child development research is emerging inAfrican societies, focusing on children as valued and vulnerablemembers of society and potential civic leaders of the future.Systematic inquiries are now designed to enhance our understandingof how African children think, to discover effective ways ofcommunicating with them, and to inform successful strategies ofpromoting their health, education, and preparation for adultresponsibilities in society. This is the 146th volume in this Jossey-Bass series NewDirections for Child and Adolescent Development . Its mission isto provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edgeissues and concepts in this subject area. Each volume focuses on aspecific new direction or research topic and is edited by expertsfrom that field. The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. In this volume, African scholars engaged in research on the continent reflect on their recent and ongoing empirical studies. They discuss the strengths and limitations of research methods, theories, and interventions designed outside Africa to spur innovative research on the continent. And they explore how insights from African philosophical, theoretical, and empirical work can be combined with exogenous forms of knowledge to generate understanding of the processes of African children's development in ways that are responsive to local contexts and meaningful for indigenous stakeholders. A new field of African child development research is emerging in African societies, focusing on children as valued and vulnerable members of society and potential civic leaders of the future. Systematic inquiries are now designed to enhance our understanding of how African children think, to discover effective ways of communicating with them, and to inform successful strategies of promoting their health, education, and preparation for adult responsibilities in society. This is the 146th volume in this Jossey-Bass series New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. Its mission is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in this subject area. Each volume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic and is edited by experts from that field. In this volume, African scholars engaged in research on thecontinent reflect on their recent and ongoing empirical studies.They discuss the strengths and limitations of research methods,theories, and interventions designed outside Africa to spurinnovative research on the continent. And they explore how insightsfrom African philosophical, theoretical, and empirical work can becombined with exogenous forms of knowledge to generateunderstanding of the processes of African children’sdevelopment in ways that are responsive to local contexts andmeaningful for indigenous stakeholders. __The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.__