University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions

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    • Some Reflections on Psychological Assessment for Early Intervention in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Zambia 

      Peresuh, Munhuweyi (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      Clinicians and educators must assess functioning levels of children with various special educational needs for diagnostic, placement and remedial purposes. There is no doubt that subsequent programming efforts and perceptions ...

    • Major Institutional Requirements for Successful Economic Development 

      Pejovich, Svetozar (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)
      Let me begin this paper with a quote from an article published in the Rhodesian Journal of Economics: “If one assumes an incremental capital- output ratio for Rhodesia of the order of 3 :1 and a desired rate of economic ...

    • Industrial Classifications in National Accounting 

      Osborn, E. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)
      In the Western world, the classification of industries in the national accounts is universally based on the United Nations International System of Industrial Classification—the I.S.I.C. This system, while ensuring international ...

    • Option Pricing Model with Time-Varying Volatility 

      Ncube, Mthuli (Department of Economics. University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1991-10)
      The paper extends the option pricing model of Merlon (1973) with lime-varying volatility of the underlying security. We develop the theoretical option model. Time-varying volatility is constructed by fitting a lime-polynomial ...

    • Professional Studies: Evolution or Stagnation? The Zimbabwean Experience 

      Mukorera, Mark (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      Since 1980 numerous changes have occurred in the content and structure of teacher education programmes in Zimbabwe. The driving force behind the changes has been the desire to strengthen, in qualitative terms, the teacher ...

    • The Curriculum Change Process - The Case of 'O' Level Geography in Zimbabwe 

      Munowenyu, Ernest M. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-07)
      This paper explores the processes which were followed to review and revise a syllabus designed before the attainment of Independence to come up with a post - independence one. The former was referenced as syllabus 2222 and ...

    • Alcohol and Driving 

      Gadd, K.G. (Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ), 1966-10)
      Alcohol is absorbed into the blood at a rate that varies according to several factors, but disappears at a rate that is constant for any individual, varying between 5 c.c. and 20 c.c. per hour. The relationship between the ...

    • Economic Development for an Exploding Population 

      Roukens de Lange, A. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      I could use this occasion to come up with lots of facts and figures on population explosion and economic development. Alternatively, I could expand on the nature and use of mathematical computer models of population or ...

    • Sentencing FIrst Offenders in Botswana 

      Solo, Kholisani (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1995)
      It is intended by this paper to explore among other things, the objectives of sentencing, the types of sentences, the determination of these types of sentences and what factors to consider in sentencing a first offender. ...

    • Who Are Our Most Dangerous Criminals? 

      Nairn, R.G. (Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ.), 1976-10)

    • Developing The Tribal Trust Lands 

      Wrathall, J.J. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)
      My subject is “The Tribal Trust Lands: Their Need for Development”. Many people may wonder why the need for developing the Tribal Trust Lands is receiving such emphasis today; and they may well conclude that this much ...

    • The Teacher, the School and Education Effectiveness in Zimbabwe: a Pilot Study 

      Chivore, Boniface Runesu Samuel (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      Education is about teaching and learning. This is the case at school level. At the center of learning are pupils. The effectiveness of education is measured in terms of the amount of learning acquired by the pupils. In any ...

    • A Curriculum for the Millennium in Zimbabwe: Lessons from the Past and Possibilities for the Future 

      Maravanyika, Obert Edward. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      According to Bruner (1960:1) ‘Each generation gives newform to the aspirations that shape education in its time. What may beemerging as a mark of our own generation is a widespread renewal of concern for the quality and ...

    • The African Retail Market 

      Msipa, G.C. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)
      In the context of this paper, the African Retail Market refers to the demand for consumer goods by Africans in both the rural and urban areas of Rhodesia. It is also accepted that DEMAND is a function of population growth, ...

    • Majority Rule and Economic Development Strategy 

      Maasdorp, Gavin (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      Rhodesia will take the step to majority rule, as Zimbabwe, just over 30 years after the post-World War II rush to independence started, and just over 20 years after that phenomenon hit sub-Saharan Africa. The attainment ...

    • Externally Sourced Finance and its Impact on the Doctrine of Sovereignty and Equality of State 

      Manase, Arthur Johnson (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)
      The Third World financial and economic crisis sprang from a number of factors. This paper will not seek to exhaustively examine the genesis of the crisis bedeviling the majority of the developing countries. Instead the ...

    • African Participation in the Wage-Economy and the Task of Responsible Companies 

      Knight, J.B. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)
      I must explain at the start that my knowledge of the Rhodesian economy is very limited: I do not propose to examine the Rhodesian case directly. I have some knowledge of labour markets in certain African countries north ...

    • The Right to Strike in Zimbabwe 

      Madhuku, Lovemore (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1995)
      The right of workers to strike is probably the most controversial component of labour law. It raises complex questions. For instance, is the right to strike a human right? Does an individual worker have a right to strike? ...

    • Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation Limited: Planning and Development in the Victoria Province 

      Hanratty, B.F. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)

    • A Population Policy for Zimbabwe Rhodesia 

      Hanks., John (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      Few national leaders have systematically attempted to determine how many people their countries can carry at a specified level of food and energy consumption. We all know that we live in a world of finite energy supplies ...