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    • Teachers for the 21st Century in Zimbabwe - The Case For Professional Teacher Ethics in Colleges of Teacher Education. 

      Makuvaza, N. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe., 1999-11)
      This paper examines ways of enhancing the quality of teachers as Zimbabwe gears itself for the new millenium. Teachers, in this paper, shall include college lecturers and principals and education officers in the ministries ...

    • "Exhausted Messages": Training And Groups : A Comparative Evaluation Of Zimbabwe's Training And Visit System 

      Drinkwater, M.J. (Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1987-06)
      This paper sets out to look at some of the contradictions inherent in the Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Service's (Agritex) approach to agricultural extension in Zimbabwe. Through a comparative ...

    • Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Detached Retina 

      Hoffman, Bernard; Sparrow, Charles (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1971-09)
      Laser is still a new weapon in the service of medicine and its main clinical value is in the treatment of detached retinae. The object of this paper is to report on the successful outcome in a particularly difficult type ...

    • Vegetation in Zimbabwe. 

      Whitlow, R. (Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ)., 1987)

    • Introducing Factor Analysis In Geography: The Geography Of Zimbabwe's Elections 

      Mbiba, B. (Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1986-03)
      Three experiences as a geography student prompted the writing of this paper. The first was exposure to the general debate on the use and misuses of quantitative techniques within the discipline. The second was observing ...

    • Biochemical Analysis Of The Liver Functions Of Two Hundred Southern Rhodesian Children And Young Adults (Part I) 

      Sommer, William George (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1968-03)
      That liver disease in Africa is a major health problem is well known; less well known and understood is the inter-relation of the various possible etiological factors. Higginson, et al., in a study done on liver biopsies ...

    • The Weights of Young African Children in a Township in Rhodesia 

      Whittle, H.; Whittle, A.; Wicks, A. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1970-01)
      No standards of normal weight for young children exist for the African population in Rhodesia. Ford (1964) suggested that the Havard Standards (Stuart and Stevenson, 1959) could be used as a guide in assessing malnutrition ...

    • Adverse Effects Associated With The Use Of South African Traditional Folk Remedies 

      Luyckx, V.A.; Steenkamp, V.; Rubel, J.R.; Stewart, M.J. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-05)
      At least 80% of people in the South African black community use folk remedies obtained from traditional healers.1'2 The reasons for use of these remedies include community pressure, spiritual needs and lack of access to ...

    • Acute Bacterial Meningitis In Childhood 

      Kendall, A.C. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-05)

    • In-Service Education Needs For Science Laboratory Assistants Operating In Zimbabwean Secondary Schools 

      Gwara, Kenneth; Mtetwa, David K.J. (Human Resourse Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe, 2003-07)
      The study sought to identify the kinds of knowledge and skills possessed by or lacking in persons serving as laboratory assistants in Zimbabwean schools in relation to their effective functioning. Data was obtained through ...

    • Trainee Teachers’ Views About The Role Of Mentors In Their Professional Development 

      Mudavanhu, Young; Majoni, Cuthbert (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 

      Gelfand, Michael (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-04)

    • Polymorphonuclear Leucocytic Activity In Malnourished Children 

      Kendall, A.C.; Nolan, R. (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 

      Rittey, D.A.W.; Castle, W.M. (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 

      Adesoji, Oni A. (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 

      Child, G. (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 

      Singleton, A.C.B. (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 

      Chimhowu, A.O.; Tevera, D.S. (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 

      Buchanan, W.M. (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 

      Chireshe, Regis; Mapfumo, John. (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 ...