'Youthscapes' and escapes in rural Africa: Education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1090-1101

  Porter, Gina ^a   Hampshire, Kate ^a   Mashiri, Mac ^b   Dube, Sipho ^b   Maponya, Goodhope ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education; Gender; Livelihoods; Mobility; South Africa; ter generational friction; Workloads

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GENDER ROLE; MOBILITY; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78649516701     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1748     Document Type: Article

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