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'Take Back Your Campfire’: A Study of Local Level Perceptions to Electric Fencing in the Framework of Binga’s Campfire Programme
(2014-10-03)Today it is generally accepted that wildlife can be fully conserved by involving local' people in its management (Bromley and Carnea, 1989: 10; Berkes and Farvar, 1989: 3). The argument is that benefits to the people who ... -
Taking Crime Victims Seriously
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1989) -
Teachers for the 21st Century in Zimbabwe - The Case For Professional Teacher Ethics in Colleges of Teacher Education.
(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 ... -
Teachers' Coping in Financial Difficulties: a Case Study of the 'Classroom Tuckshop' Phenomenon in Zimbabwean Urban Primary Schools in Norton
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)The study sought to investigate the prevalence of the ‘classroom tuck shop' phenomenon in Zimbabwean urban primary schools. The sample consisted of five school heads, fifty teachers, and one hundred pupils, all drawn from ... -
Teachers' Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Women Leadership In Mutare District Schools
(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 ... -
Teachers’ Attitudinal Variables In The Implementation Of The Further-Mathematics Curriculum As Correlates Of Students’ Learning Outcomes
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe., 1998-03)The study was designed to obtain empirical evidence on the teachers’ perception of the contents o f the Further-Mathematics curriculum and their attitudes toward instructional and assessment practices in its implementation. ... -
Teachers’ Perception of Giftedness and Talent Among Primary School Children
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2002-11)The study was undertaken to explore teachers' perceptions of giftedness among primary school children with a view to improve the identification and education of gifted and talented children: Using a sample of 74 primary ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Levels Of Difficulty Of Aspects Of English Language For O-level Students In Zimbabwe And Their Perceptions Of The Use Of Literature In English In Teaching English Language
(Human Resourse Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1992-11)This paper mainly describes and presents the results of a survey carried out in 1990to record teachers’perceptions of the most difficult aspects of English for High School students in Zimbabwe. The 59 questionnaires teachers ... -
Teaching Old Testament Studies In Zimbabwe’s Theological Institutions In The HIV/AIDS Era
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2002-11)There is no doubt that HIV/AIDS is humanity’s greatest enemy in this century. Millions of people have been affected and infected by this disease. In Zimbabwe statistics have it that about 2000 people die of HIV/AIDS related ... -
Teaching Science through the Science Technology and Society (STS) lens in Zimbabwean High Schools: Opportunities and Constraints
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2011-11)This paper is an extract from a bigger study that investigated use of Science Technology and Society (STS) approaches in teaching General Science in eight secondary schools in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data were collected from 28 ... -
Teaching Vocabulary Through a Semantic Mapping Technique.
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2009-03)This study compared teaching vocabulary through a definition and explanation technique with a semantic mapping technique, specifically to see which of the two techniques was more effective in achieving accurate and appropriate ... -
Technical Education In Post-Independent Zimbabwe: Conditions Of Service
(Human Resourse Research Centre, (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe., 1992-03)This article is based on a research survey carried out in 1987. This pilot study was done at Harare Polytechnic. Other technical colleges involved were: Bulawayo Technical College, KweKwe Technical College, Gweru Technical ... -
Technology Utilisation: A survey of Computer Literacy levels among Health Personnel at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital.
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2012-07)The study explored the levels of computer literacy among health personnel at Chinhoyi provincial hospital in Zimbabwe. This was necessitated by the observation that, computers are not being utilized. in nursing schools. A ... -
Termination of Pregnancy in Zimbabwe: a Medico Legal Problem
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe ( UZ.), 1985) -
Ternidens Deminutus
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1972-11)The position of hookworm infections in Rhodesia is not altogether clear, partly due to a lack of critical surveys and partly due to the fact that hookworm in Rhodesia co-exists with Ternidens deminutus — a fact which has ... -
Test offering, not additional information, may increase HIV testing uptake in a knowledgeable population
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2004-09)Objectives: To evaluate patient HIV knowledge and testing experience and assess the effect of an HIV informational handout on HIV testing propensity. Design: Cross sectional, descriptive techniques were employed to assess ... -
The "Spanish” Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 And Its Impact On The Southern Rhodesian Mining Industry
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia), 1973-07)The -influenza pandemic of 1918 caused the deaths of some 20 million people throughout the world and was probably the worst epidemic in human history with the exceptions of New Guinea, St. Helena and certain South Pacific ... -
The 'New' Geography: an Overview
(Department of Geography (University of Zimbabwe), 1977-08-30)The nature of academic Geography has changed so greatly during the last quarter century, that many consider that a revolution has occurred. This revolution comprises a complex of partially intertwined components so that ... -
The acceptability of insecticide treated mosquito nets among community members in Zimbabwe
(Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe, 2002-07)Objectives: To assess the acceptability of insecticide treated mosquito nets (ITNs) among community members in Zimbabwe for the implementation of effective malaria intervention using ITNs. Design: A cross sectional study ... -
The Acute Abdomen in Africans —The Approach of a Physician
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1959-10)