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Trainee Teachers’ Views About The Role Of Mentors In Their Professional Development
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2003-11)The study investigated the views of trainee teachers about the role of mentors in their academic and professional development. The other purposes were to find out whether trainee teachers valued mentors’ assessment of ... -
The Patterns Of Disease in Africa
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Polymorphonuclear Leucocytic Activity In Malnourished Children
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-04)Investigations of the immune response have, until recently, thrown little light on the reasons for the increased severity of infections in malnourished children. It has been established that in these children levels of ... -
Suicides In Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-05)Suicide rates are often used as one index of community mental health and may be of use in planning mental health services. -
Globalisation: A Menace To African Values And Education
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)Globalization has become a conspicuous phenomenon of our time and has attracted the attention of many. This paper examines the place of Africa in the global village by showing what the African continent stands to gain in ... -
Zimbabwe’s Approach To Protected Area Management
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-12)Zimbabwe views wildlife and protected areas as renewable natural resources which can and should be used sympathetically in the long term service of man, a philosophy that is embodied in the Parks and Wild'Life Act, 1975. ... -
Science Assisted Medicine And The Future Of General Practice And Public Health
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1970-02)Our profession has been slow to recognize disease in society as a whole in contrast to its skill in caring for individual sickness. The cost of medical I and surgical treatment has risen from year to year and there is an ... -
Intra-Provincial Inequalities In The Provision Of Health Care In The Midlands Province Of Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1991-12)The objective of this paper is to assess the magnitude of spatial inequalities in opportunity levels for access to western type health care facilities and personnel in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. There are three ... -
Cirrhosis And Bilharzial Fibrosis Of The Liver In Rhodesia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-07)Bilharziasis is a very common disease in Southern Africa. In Rhodesia infections with both S. haematobium and S. mansorti are common (Blair, 1965; Clarke, 1966). Amongst the organs in which bilharzial ova are frequently ... -
Sources And Levels Of Stress Among Teachers In Zimbabwe
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2003-11)The study sought to establish levels of stress among teachers, what stresses Zimbabwean teachers and how these teachers cope with the stress. Subjects (N-165) were teachers drawn from Masvingo and Manicaland Educational ... -
Changes In African Disease Patterns With Western Acculturation
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-03)Perhaps every physician in Rhodesia today has an impression in the back of his mind that as the cultural patterns of the Africans change, so also do their diseases. The situation under which this study was undertaken seemed ... -
Markets For Three Bark Products In Zimbabwe: A Case Study Of Markets For Bark Of Adansonia Digitata, Berchemia Discolor And Warburgia Salutaris
(Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) ; University of Zimbabwe, 2001)Markets for craft and medicinal products derived from the bark of three tree species were assessed in rural and urban areas of Zimbabwe. Bark crafts from Adansonia digitata (baobab) are widely sold in these regions. The ... -
Medical Education In South Africa
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-10)The object of medical education is to provide men and women trained to a standard adequate to meet the needs of a medical service to the community which it serves. In a young country like South Africa it is relatively easy ... -
Silicosis In The Gold Mining Industry In Rhodesia
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Arguments For And Against University Expansion In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1998-03)In recent years, expansion of university education has been widespread throughout Africa despite the significant economic demands and constraints such expansion places upon government budgets. Both cases for and against ... -
Pupils’ Drawings Of What Is Inside Themselves: A Case Study In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 2003-03)This preliminary study looks at the understandings, as revealed by their drawings, of some seven-year-olds and 15-year-olds in Zimbabwe of their internal anatomy. A total of 23 seven year-olds and 21 fifteen year-olds ... -
Continuity And Progression In Science Curricula From The Primary School To The Secondary School In Masvingo District In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2006-12)This study sought to find out if there was a meaningful relationship between the primary school science curriculum and the secondary school science curriculum in Masvingo District in Zimbabwe. The research design was a ... -
The Utility Of A Combined Periodlc Service And Regulated Market System In The Development Of Peasant Farming Areas In Zimbabwe
(Department of Land Management (DLM) ; University of Zimbavbwe (UZ), 1981-04)This chapter reviews a recent proposal along the lines of central place theory to build Rural Service Centres (RSC.) in Zimbabwe’ s Tribal Trust Lands. It concludes that a less concrete, more organic approach would ... -
Smallpox In Rhodesia And The Use Of The Electron Microscope In The Diagnosis Of This And Other Diseases
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-04)This paper reports the laboratory findings in these cases of smallpox to indicate (1) the availability of such a medical service in Rhodesia to counter smallpox; (2) that rapid reporting can be achieved after receipt in ... -
Teaching Old Testament Studies In Zimbabwe’s Theological Institutions In The HIV/AIDS Era
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2002-11)There is no doubt that HIV/AIDS is humanity’s greatest enemy in this century. Millions of people have been affected and infected by this disease. In Zimbabwe statistics have it that about 2000 people die of HIV/AIDS related ...