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Effects Of Project-Based Learning On Student Performance Of Higher Cognitive Skills In Secondary School Agriculture
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2005-03)This study used a quasi-experimented design to investigate the effect of project- based learning on student performance of higher cognitive skills in secondary school agriculture. A total of 354 Form Three students drawn ... -
Promoting The Use And Teaching Of African Languages In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2005-03)This paper, is a discussion of the work that has been done by the Zimbabwe Government and The African Languages Research Institute in trying to promote the use and teaching of African languages in the country. It briefly ... -
Does School Writing , ‘O’ Level In Particular, Reflect Priorities Of The Work Place?
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1999-11)This article publishes the results of a study conducted in Gweru Urban in 1988-1989 on the apparent mismatch between school and workplace writing. The objective of the study was to establish whether in fact there is a ... -
Profile Of The Nigerian Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients Above 30 Years Of Age
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-04)Haemoglobin S occurs with greatest prevalence in tropical Africa and clinicians have generally associated sickle cell disease with high morbidity and mortality.1-3 The heterozygous frequency in Nigeria is usually about ... -
The Location Of Manufacturing Industry In Rhodesia Up To 1953
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ) ( formerly Geographical Association of Rhodesia (GAR), 1977-12)The decision to locate an industry at a particular place depends on the consideration of a wide variety of economic and none economic factors. These include the availability and costs of transport facilities, access to ... -
Maize Marketing In East And Southern Africa: Increasing The Efficiency Of Parastatal Systems
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1988)Sub-Saharan . Africa is characterized by widespread poverty and rapid population growth. Millions of Africans today are malnourished, and many more, perhaps 100 million or more, would eat better if they could (.Rotberg, ... -
Curriculum Implementation In Primary Schools Without Curriculum Leadership: The Folly Of A System
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1994-03)The paper is based on a self evaluation of perceived supervisory capabilities of 21 primary school heads attending a UNICEF workshop on the supervision of teachers in training. In their self evaluation, the heads of schools ... -
Tourism To Parks In Zimbabwe: 1969-1988
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1989-12)International and domestic tourism creates considerable economic activity in Zimbabwe and is an important source of foreign currency. The Zimbabwean tourist industry is largely based upon marketing a ‘wilderness experience’ ... -
Cryptosporidiosis In Harare, Zimbabwe
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-05)Objective: To determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidiumparvum in diarrhoeal patients. Design: This was a laboratory-based cross sectional study on cryptosporidiosis in diarrhoeal patients. Setting: Department of Medical ... -
''English Lessons As A Baseline For Aids Education
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1996-10)It goes without saying that the AIDS EDUCATION Programme has been formalised as part of the curricula for primary schools, secondary schools and Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe despite some isolated echoes of disquiet from ... -
Mafikeng To Mmabatho: Village To Capital City
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-12)This article examines the growth and development of Mafikeng from the precolonial village settlement (from which the name is obtained) to the present day. During this period, the town and the inhabitants have faced a number ... -
Intra-Provincial Inequalities In The Provision Of Health Care In The Midlands Province Of Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 2003-03)Teaching large classes at any given level is indeed a challenge but one that is certainly not beyond the skillful, creative, and imaginative practitioner. This paper sets to suggest ways in which teaching and learning an ... -
Advanced Level Students' Perceptions Of The Causes And Effects Of HIV/AIDS:A Case Study Of Masvingo Urban High Schools, Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2003-03)The present study sought to establish A-level students’ perceptions of the causes and effects of HIV/AIDS. The rational for the study was to establish the extent to which A level students understand issues related to ... -
Another Look At Neurosis: A Review Article
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-09)Neurosis is a disturbance of the mind in which the patient retains contact with reality (Sims, 1968), that is to say, he can still appreciate that his fears or worries are unfounded although, nevertheless, disturbing. Once ... -
Socio-Economic Development And The Role Of The State In Zimbabwe: Controversies, Dilemmas And Openings
(Institute of Development Studies (Zimbabwe) (ZIDS), 1990-03)Planned management of the economy was the catch-word at independence. It was felt that socioeconomic development should be consciously organized, planned, directed and controlled by means of National Plans. From the above ... -
The Role Of The Road Motor Services In The Rural Road Transport Sector In Zimbabwe
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1991-12)Zimbabwe and its fellow members of SADCC have still to resolve many problems within the transport sector of their economies, and plans to meet these deficiencies have been prepared at national, regional and local levels. ... -
Incorporating Co-Operative Principles, Methods And Procedures Into The Structural Organisation Of Public Enterprises In Zimbabwe For State Subsidisation Of Socl4list Accumulation
(Institute of Development Studies (Zimbabwe) (ZIDS), 1986)Before independence, emphasis in the sphere of cooperative development was on input supply and marketing cooperatives and every attempt was made to discourage and proscribe any nascent collective cooperative largely on ... -
Making Research Ethics Review Work In Zimbabwe —- The Case For Investment In Local Capacity
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-11)Much has been written in recent years about the need to improve research ethics review in developing countries. Because of the involvement of researchers and sponsors from North America and Europe, including pharmaceutical ... -
The Mandibular Angles Of Dry Adult Human Mandibles From North Eastern Arid Zone Of Nigeria
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-01)Objectives: To study and document the mandibular angle of Nigerians from the north eastern arid zone, and investigate its role as an anthropological parameter for racial and or population groups differential diagnosis, its ... -
Serum IgG Subclasses Levels In Paediatric Patients With Pneumonia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-06)Bacterial pneumonia is the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in Zimbabwe.1 The children most at risk are those infected with HIV 2-4 We reported, in a recent study 2 that the great majority of children admitted ...