Ninos del Milenio will launch the latest report from Young Lives Peru: Le va bien en la vida: Percepciones de bienestar de un grupo de adolescentes del Perú (Doing well in life: Peruvian teenagers' perceptions of well-being).
The paper, set to be launched at an event in Lima on 5 September, addresses 'subjective well-being' based on the perspective of teenagers monitored in the Young Lives study.
The concept of well-being for young people varies according to the environments and phases they go through. Therefore, the authors contextualise the perceptions and their changes and continuities according to the particular phase the participants were in during each of round, such as starting secondary school.
In general, the teenagers stated that their well-being depends on multiple factors, many related to education, and where family and peers play an important role. Two highlighted indicators of well-being were to maintain a harmonious relationship with their parents and to have good friends. In both rounds, respondents agreed that losing the support of their parents - by death or disability - was the main threat to their well-being. Yet, in all, they expected to have the opportunity to continue their educaiton beyond high school and to get better-paid jobs than their parents, thus improving not only their own well-being but that of their families as well.
Presenting their research will be the authors Vanessa Rojas and Alexandra Cussianovich. Patricia Andrade, Director of Regular Education at the Ministry of Education, will be commenting on the findings.
A number of key stakeholders, mainly involved in youth issues, are expected to attend the launch. Among them will be government officials from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Woman and Vulnerable Populations, Ministry of Inclusion and Social Development; officers from the international cooperation and NGO community; researchers and university professors; and church representatives.
For more information, please contact Virginia Rey Sanchez, GRADE.
Ninos del Milenio will launch the latest report from Young Lives Peru: Le va bien en la vida: Percepciones de bienestar de un grupo de adolescentes del Perú (Doing well in life: Peruvian teenagers' perceptions of well-being).
The paper, set to be launched at an event in Lima on 5 September, addresses 'subjective well-being' based on the perspective of teenagers monitored in the Young Lives study.
The concept of well-being for young people varies according to the environments and phases they go through. Therefore, the authors contextualise the perceptions and their changes and continuities according to the particular phase the participants were in during each of round, such as starting secondary school.
In general, the teenagers stated that their well-being depends on multiple factors, many related to education, and where family and peers play an important role. Two highlighted indicators of well-being were to maintain a harmonious relationship with their parents and to have good friends. In both rounds, respondents agreed that losing the support of their parents - by death or disability - was the main threat to their well-being. Yet, in all, they expected to have the opportunity to continue their educaiton beyond high school and to get better-paid jobs than their parents, thus improving not only their own well-being but that of their families as well.
Presenting their research will be the authors Vanessa Rojas and Alexandra Cussianovich. Patricia Andrade, Director of Regular Education at the Ministry of Education, will be commenting on the findings.
A number of key stakeholders, mainly involved in youth issues, are expected to attend the launch. Among them will be government officials from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Woman and Vulnerable Populations, Ministry of Inclusion and Social Development; officers from the international cooperation and NGO community; researchers and university professors; and church representatives.
For more information, please contact Virginia Rey Sanchez, GRADE.