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The Mechanics Of Land Alienation, 1800 - c.1904
(2014-10-13)This paper is devoted to an examination, by no means exhaustive, of the actual processes and procedures involved in the alienation of land - the translation into reality of abstract rights. Such an investigation into the ... -
Young People’s Attitudes Towards Household Work: an Analysis By Age And Its Implications On Home Economics Curriculum At Secondary Level
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1992-03)This paper presents evidence obtained from a survey of 182 high school students. The evidence shows that, younger students in age range of 14 -16 years are more positive than the other year cohorts towards household work ... -
Participatory Rural Appraisal for Agroforestry: A Primer.
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Meeting The Challenge: Geography And Geographers In National And Regional Development
(Geographical Association of Zimbabwe (GAZ), 1998-03)This article is written to caution that while we pat each other on our backs and bask pleasantly with these favorable developments, experience from elsewhere indicates, nevertheless, that we have to guard our achievements ... -
Tracer Study Of The Zimbabwe Science Teacher Training Project
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 1992-07)Evidence from a tracer study of Bachelor of Education graduates from the Department of Science and Mathematics Education over the period from 1986 through 1990 is presented in this paper. The main findings were: 1. The ... -
Student Teachers’ Perceptions of And Attitudes Towards Teaching Practice Deployment in Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 1993-03)This paper presents results on the perceptions and attitudes of student teachers following the non-graduate Diploma in Education programme in 14 Primary and Secondary Teachers’ Colleges in Zimbabwe, towards Teaching Practice ... -
Fishing in a bathtub: a comprehension of the conflicts in the Lake Kariba inshore fishery (Zimbabwe)
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences, University of Zimbabwe., 2002-04)Some of the. management problems in the Lake Kariba fishery are related to conflicts between different categories of actors. Principally, there is marked antagonism between gill-net fishing and the tourism industry. Artisanal ... -
Patterns Of Livestock Ownership And Distribution In Zimbabwe's Communal Areas
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (AEE); University of Zimbabwe., 1991-07)Communal farmers are the major owners of livestock in Zimbabwe. In 1988 they owned 68% of all cattle, 99% of all goats, 84% of all sheep, and 60% of all pigs. Moreover, this dominance of national livestock holdings is ... -
Quantitative Developments, Quality and Equity Concerns in Zimbabwean Primary and Secondary Education Sectors.
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1993-03)Whilst Zimbabwe has achieved significant quantitative developments in education, little has been achieved in providing equal access to quality education in the whole education sector. The poor communities continue to ... -
Home Economics Teacher Quality In Zimbabwean Secondary Schools
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1990-11)Good health is fundamental to proper, effective and efficient learning and, consequently, to the socio-economic development of any nation. A poorly nourished nation is lethargic, and economically unproductive. In recognition ... -
Design Education And The Teaching Of Woodwork At Secondary School Level In Zimbabwe
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1990-11)This study investigated the prevalence of problem solving and design approaches in the teaching of Woodwork at Secondary School level. A case study of one secondary school was conducted in 1988, involving over 200 pupils ... -
Does Specialising In Science Significantly Influence Proficiency In Process Skills Approach To Teaching Environmental Science By Trainee (Primary) Teachers?
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1994-11)The objective of this study was to find out if specializing in science significantly influenced proficiency in process skills approach to teaching of Environmental Science (ES) by trainee primary teachers. The sample ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Attitudes Towards and Perceptions of the Teaching Profession
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1990-07)Limitations notwithstanding, the main purpose of this article is to raise major issues related to people’s perception of and attitude towards teaching as a profession in developed and developing countries. These issues ... -
Experimental Substance Use Among Rural And Urban Teenagers In Zimbabwe
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe, 1992-03)A total of2000 randomly selected teenagers of both sexes from 40 urban and rural schools responded to questionnaire items which assessed attitudes, influence and experience with alcohol, mbanje (marijuana), inhalants and ... -
Evidence Of Acquisition Of The Reading Skill Related To Comprehension Of The Narrative Passages: Data From The International Literacy Study Pilot Testing In Zimbabwe
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1991-07)This article reports on the evidence gathered when a selected group of form two (junior secondary) students. in seven Harare and Mashonaland East schools took a reading literacy test in a pilot study that was carried out ... -
The Minerals Industry of Mozambique
(Institute of Mining Research (University of Zimbabwe), 1986-05)Mozambique’s mineral industry is one of the smallest in the SADCC, due more to neglect during the five decades of Portuguese colonialism than to a lack of resources. From independence in 1975 the new Frelimo government ... -
Provision Of Facilities To Primary Schools And Their Impact On Staffing And Drop-Out Rates
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Head Teachers’ Perceptions of Power Bases: An Empirical Study about Swaziland
(Human Resource Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1994-11)As chief executives of schools, head teachers are often called upon to make demands or issue orders to staff members. Sometimes they need to resort to power to back up their demands and orders. The degree to which teachers ...