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Pupils’ Drawings Of What Is Inside Themselves: A Case Study In Zimbabwe
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 2003-03)
This preliminary study looks at the understandings, as revealed by their drawings, of some seven-year-olds and 15-year-olds in Zimbabwe of their internal anatomy. A total of 23 seven year-olds and 21 fifteen year-olds ...
Jaw fractures in Nigerian children: an analysis of 102 cases
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09)
Objectives: To present the prevalence and pattern of jaw fractures in children aged 15 years and below attending two hospitals serving as referral centres for facial injuries in North Eastern Nigeria.
Design: Retrospective ...
An investigation of symptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anaemia in nursery and primary school children in Buea District Cameroon.
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-01)
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia and anemia in nursery and primary school children and correlate parasite density with haemoglobin levels.
Design: Cross sectional study.
Setting: ...
Students' Perceptions of Factors and Gender Differences that Influence their Achievement in 'O’ Level Mathematics in Mashonaland Central Region
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-07)
This paper reports on the factors and gender differences that affect performance in “0” Level (.Forms IH and IV) mathematics in Mashonaland Central Province. Fifteen point three percent (15.3%) of the students doing “O” ...
The influence of socio-economic factors on Helicobacter pylori infection rates of students in rural Zambia
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe., 2003-03)
Objectives: Although prevalence of disease in sub-Saharan Africa is often quite high and attracts much research, relatively little is known about less critical maladies. We examined Helicobacter pylori infected students ...
Examination Malpractices In Schools: Views From Secondary School Students In The Harare Region: Zimbabwe
(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 ...
Awareness of the risks of HIV infection by Zimbabwean urban and rural high school attendees
(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 ...
Early Childhood Education And Development In Malawi: Major Challenges And Prospects
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2008-03)
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is an integral part of basic education and represents the first essential step in achieving the goals of education for all. The child’s future personality is determined to a large ...
An Exploration of the Relationships Between Gender and the Development of Graphic Representation in Children Between the Ages of Five and Thirteen Years.
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2007-09)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether there was a relationship between gender and the development of graphic representation in children between the ages of five and thirteen years. A total of 180 children ...
‘Catch Them Young' Cadet Schools as Modern Initiation Lodges: A Case Study of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1900-1968.
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2007-07)
This article examines the cadet system paying special attention to its curriculum, aims and objectives in the context of the discourse of masculinity and martial orientation of young lads as it afforded the young boys with ...