University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Role Of The Students Teachers’ Observations In The Development Of Their Teaching Skills During Teaching Practice
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1997-09)This paper attempts to analyze the role of observation ih the development of student teachers’ teaching skills during the teaching practice. While it is acknowledged in this paper that student teachers may also develop ... -
The Role Of Forestry In Food Security
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-03)Land use practices that lead to environmental degradation are widely recognized as a principal cause of the food emergencies that occur with such tragic frequency in developing countries. It is also well known that they ... -
A Discriminant Analysis Of Factors Affecting Productivity And Profitability Of Smallholder Households
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 2000-03)In neoclassical economics institutions are considered to be givens or mere constants in agricultural production and development. There is now a new field of economics that argues that institutions are not givens in ... -
Assessing Gender Differences In A-Level Biology Students’ Perceptions Of Laboratory Environments In Zimbabwean Schools
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-07)This study assessed gender differences of Zimbabwean A-level students’ perceptions about their actual and preferred biology laboratory environments in relation to cohesiveness, openness, integration between theory and ... -
Rural Financial Development In Zimbabwe: Past, Present And Future Options
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1995-01)Until Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, financial development was geared towards the more commercially oriented sectors. Smallholder producers requiring financial inter mediation had to travel to urban centres and carry out ... -
Age And Sex Characteristics Of The Population Of Zimbabwe: An Analysis Based On The 1982 Census
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1991-12)The paper aims to examine the age and sex structure of the population of Zimbabwe, based on an analysis of the 1982 census data. A study of the population based on the 1982 census was carried out by Zinyama and Whitlow ... -
Factors Influencing Participation In Adult Education At Three Colleges In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2005-03)The sudden upsurge in student numbers seeking skilled related further education courses at Zimbabwe polytechnics and technical colleges prompted this study to search for the factors driving adults from all walks of life ... -
School Counsellors’ Perceptions Of Headmasters’ Attitudes Towards Guidance And Counselling In Zimbabwe Secondary Schools
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2005-03)The study sought to find out school counsellors’ perceptions of headmasters’ attitudes towards the guidance and counselling programme in Zimbabwe Secondary schools. Two hundred and six (N=206) school counsellors participated ... -
Policy Options For Common Property Resource Management: An Evaluation Of The Potential Grazing Management Strategies In The Zimbabwe's Communal Areas
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1995-04)In this paper we are concerned only with the communal tenure system with particular reference to overgrazing in the communal areas. Evidence from many sources indicate that the communal area rangelands are overgrazed and ... -
A Comparison In Performance Between Mature Entry Students And Traditional (A-Level) Entry Students At The University Of Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)The degree results of Business Studies and Law students who had entered the University of Zimbabwe through ‘mature entry' between 1990 and 1999 were compared with those of students who had entered university through the ... -
A Preliminary Survey Of Marital Adjustment Among Zimbabwe Open University Students
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-11)This study sought to establish the level of marital adjustment among 198 students (135 male and 63 female) of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) at the Manicaland and the Masvingo regional campuses. These students were ... -
Controversies, Dilemmas And Openings In The Study Of African Development
(Institute of Development Studies (Zimbabwe) (ZIDS), 1989-01)Like every other scientific theory, socialist development has its own rationale which determines its priorities independent of the subjective wish of its planners. Hence the dialectical fact that the whole process of ... -
Developing Critical And Reflective Thinking In Art Studio Practice Through Formative Portfolio Management: An Analysis Of Pre-Service Art And Design Secondary School Teachers
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2004-03)This study sought to investigate the possibility of developing critical and reflective thinking in art and design through formative portfolio management. The study was carried out at Hillside Teachers’ College with a group ... -
Models Of Teaching Practice Since Zimbabwean Independence: A Critical Review
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1999-11)This paper attempts a critical review of the models of teaching practice adopted since Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. It is argued in this paper that those who were empowered to decide by models of teaching practice ... -
Intestinal Obstruction Associated With Amoebic Colitis In Infancy
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-09)Several non-surgical conditions are known with manifest intestinal obstruction as a complication in infancy. Amongst these, generalised sepsis, enteritis, adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, lactose intolerance, ... -
An Analysis Of Crop Diversification, Food Security And Adoption Of Sustainable Soil And Moisture Conservation Tillage Practices By Smallholder Farmers In Zimbabwe: A Case Study Of Kandeya Communal Land
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1998-07)This paper is based on an empirical case study quantifying the relationship between soil and moisture conservation practices, food and cash crop production and farm household welfare-food security and household income. The ... -
Cultism And Violent Behaviours In Tertiary Institutions In Nigeria
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2005-03)Youth violence on campuses of tertiary institutions has increasingly become a worrisome scenario for University administrators, governments and members of the civil society. Our tertiary institutions are subsets of the ... -
The Railways And The Zimbabwe Coal Crisis Of The Late 1980s
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1991-12)Zimbabwe experienced several shortages in the late 1980s when the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) failed to transport coal from the single colliery (Wankie) then in operation in the country to the consumption centers. ... -
Researching Collaboratively Within In-Service Contexts: Some Reflections On The Experiences Of The Seitt At The University Of Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-07)The first phase of the Science Education In-service Teacher Training (SEITT) from 1995 to 1998 was largely a construction phase, that is, putting into place appropriate physical, management, and operational structures for ... -
University Business Education In Southern Africa: A Zambian Focus
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)There is widespread concern with the quality of university business education in Southern Africa. Universities are confronted with lowering academic standards, staff attrition, and dwindling financial resources. In this ...