University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions

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    • Defining Professional Studies And Its Place In The Teacher Education Curriculum 

      Mukorera, M. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1999-08)
      This paper attempts to contextualise the development of Professional Studies through highlighting conceptual and contextual problems that have bedevilled the evolution of the course. Value issues that have dominated the ...

    • Agricultural Marketing And Price Policy In Malawi 

      Muir, K. (Department of Land Management (DLM) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1982)
      Malawi has one of the highest population densities 'in Africa - 67 persons per sq-. km or only 0.9 ha. per capita of arable land, (l980) including national, parks and forest reserves. Malawi has no mineral resources and ...

    • Africanising The School Curriculum: A Case for Zimbabwe 

      Mavhunga, P.J. (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2006-12)
      This paper argues that the school curricula in post-colonial African states have remained largely irrelevant to the needs of indigenous people. In spite of the tinkering with die curricula after the attainment of political ...

    • Measles Vaccine Gamma Globulin 

      Glyn-Jones, R. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-01)

    • Rural Household Studies In Zimbabwe: A Review 

      Kinsey, B.H.; Mcquie, H.; Rukuni, M. (Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe, 1995-03)
      Many perhaps most households in rural Africa have grown poorer over the last decade. The World Bank, for example, estimates that by the end of the century the number of people in poverty in Sub- Saharan Africa will have ...

    • A Simple Computerised Tuberculosis Register With Data Collection In The Field (Suitable For A Developing Country) 

      Doy, R.W. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1973-06)
      An earlier communication described the organisation of the tuberculosis service in Matabeleland, and how the simple card index register enables us to keep track of patients and control their treatment. This paper discusses ...

    • Teachers' Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Women Leadership In Mutare District Schools 

      Oyedele, Viola; Mamvuto, Attwell.; Nhiwatiwa, L. (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2010-07)
      This study was designed to investigate teachers’ perceptions on the effectiveness of women leadership in Mutare District schools, the research design was both quantitative and qualitative where the descriptive method was ...

    • Coma The Common Causes In An African Medical Ward 

      Gelfand, Michael (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1973-07)
      Coma is a common reason for a patient to be admitted to hospital. It has many causes and the physician attending a comatose patient must determine its etiology at an early stage so that the appropriate therapy can be ...

    • Contribution Of Small Holder Agriculture To Marketed Output In Zimbabwe 1970- 1985 : Recent Experiences And Some Future Research Issues 

      Stanning, J. L. (Department of Land Management (DLM) ; University of Zimbavbwe (UZ), 1985-11)

    • Role Of Gender In The Teaching And Learning Of Home Economics: A Case In Masvingo Peri-Urban 

      Manwa, L.; Motsi, E. (Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2010-07)
      This study sought to find out the role of gender in the teaching and learning of Home Economics in Primary Schools with special reference to one selected primary school in Masvingo Peri-urban - Zimbabwe. A case study was ...

    • Awareness of the risks of HIV infection by Zimbabwean urban and rural high school attendees 

      Sibanda, E.N. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09)
      Objectives: The purpose of this report was to investigate the awareness by high school attendees of risky behavior likely to lead to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS and to assess their preparedness ...

    • Post natal care in Bubi district deserves more attention 

      Sibanda, J.Q.; Saungweme, I.; Nleya, C.; Mutyambizi, M.P.; Rutgers, R.A.K. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2001-04)
      Objectives: To establish whether, where and when women in Bubi District attend Post Natal Care (PNC), the factors that influence attendance, the quality of services and traditional or cultural practices felated to PNC. ...

    • The Management of Patients Previously Delivered by Caesarian Section 

      Armon, P.J. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1971-08)
      Among 3,500 patients delivered at Lilongwe General Hospital between 1st January, 1968, and 30th September, 1969, there have been 117 patients who had had previous caesarian section. It is our policy to attempt vaginal ...

    • Examination Malpractices In Schools: Views From Secondary School Students In The Harare Region: Zimbabwe 

      Sigauke, Aaron T. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-07)
      Cheating in examinations in Zimbabwe’s education system has lately been widely reported in the media. This is a problem that is a disgrace not only for the culprit but also a reflection of similar levels of immorality in ...

    • Experiences with Lymphangiography in Rhodesia 

      Gordon, J.A.; Dent, R. I. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1972-04)
      Lymphangiography has really only been attempted in Rhodesia since 1967, but our experience is rapidly growing. For a great many years improvised types of apparatus were used in an attempt to cannulate the vessels. With the ...

    • International Technology Transfer And The African Farmer: Theory And Practice 

      Eicher, Carl K (Department of Land Management (DLM) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1984-05)
      Africa is now at the center of the world food and hunger discussions because there is growing support for the view that the basic problem - the food production gap - has been building up for .several decades and it will ...

    • North American Blastomycosis in Rhodesia 

      Davidson, Lindsay; Gelfand, Michael (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1972-07)
      The clinical and pathological features of North American Blastomycosis in the United States of America have been well documented by Abernathy (1959) and by Witorsch & Utz (1968) who showed that blastomycosis is a chronic ...

    • Financial Small Holder Production: A Comparison Of Individual And Group Credit Schemes In Zimbabwe 

      Bratton, Michael (Department of Land Management (DLM) ; University of Zimbavbwe (UZ), 1985-02)
      The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of farmer organization in the mobilization and administration of agricultural finance. We show that in the communal lands of Zimbabwe, farmer -groups facilitate savings ...

    • Lung Abscess in Africans Admitted to the Medical Unit, Harare Hospital 

      Atherstone, Noel; Gelfand, Michael (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1972-03)

    • Broadening The Horizon: A Glimpse Of General Practice In Rhodesia 

      Fraser, Ross. W. (Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.)., 1972-01)
      The term general practice is familiar to everyone 'in the medical profession who has been brought ' up in the British tradition of medicine. Nevertheless, there are a number of other terms which have been used to cover ...