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4-Aminoquinoline Prophylaxis of Malaria amongst Semi-Immune African School Children
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-12)Drugs used for the prophylaxis of malaria are generally recommended in doses sufficient to suppress the disease in persons without immunity, these amounts being considerably in excess of those required for the protection ... -
A Comparison of Teachers’ and Students’ Rankings of Practical Work Objectives in ’A’ Level Chemistry.
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2001-07)The purpose of this investigation was to compare teachers ’ and students ’ rankings (in order of importance) of A Level Chemistry practical work objectives and also determine whether the perceptions were related to some ... -
A Preliminary Survey of Environmental Awareness in Some Secondary School Pupils in Zimbabwe
(Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) (UZ), 1997)For sustainable development to be effective there must be appropriate environmental education strategies which provide people with the necessary knowledge and attitudes and skills. This paper is based on exploratory research ... -
Acute Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction
(Faculty of Medicine; Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (formerly University College of Rhodesia.), 1958-12)The newborn infant ejected from his comfortable isothermic habitat into a hostile world has many physiological adjustments to make in the first four weeks of life. If, as a result of intestinal obstruction, the newborn ... -
Acute poisoning in a paediatric intensive care unit in Harare
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-11)Forty two cases of acute poisoning were studied retrospectively over a two year period (1990 to 1991, inclusive) in the paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. This formed 8,6 pc of the ... -
An Assessment of the Implementation of Guidance and Counselling Programmes at Ordinary Level in Gweru Urban Secondary Schools
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2009-03)This paper is based on a research study carried out by the author in 2003. The study assessed how Guidance and Counselling Programmes were being implemented in Gweru urban secondary schools at Ordinary level. The assessment ... -
An Evaluation Of The Mushrooming Of New 'Independent Colleges' in Zimbabwe With Special Emphasis On The Education Of The Urban Child, 2000-2009
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 2012-03)Using Harare city centre and its respective high density suburbs as case studies, this paper is an attempt to uncover the complexities of the provision of education that were brought about by the unstable political and ... -
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 ... -
An Investigation into Language Attitudes of Secondary-School Students in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1990)This article seeks to explore some of the contradictions in the language attitudes of school children in Zimbabwe that were discovered in the data collected for a study of language attitudes among secondary-school pupils.1 ... -
An Investigation into Sleeping Patterns of Blind Children
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2001-07)Ten congenitally blind primary school children aged between 7 and 12 years were investigated and observed for a reduction or absence of photic input to the hypothalamus, which is required to entrain circadian rhythms which ... -
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: ... -
Assessment For Early Intervention And Evaluation of Child Development and Learning: A Challenge To African Psychologists
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1997-09)Assessment is a process in which various strategies are used to evaluate child learning and development. It is generally felt that assessment should also include evaluation of the cultural, social and physical contexts ... -
Attitudes of Secondary School Pupils Towards the Inclusion of Educable Mentally-Challenged Pupils in Harare
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)., 2008-11)This study explored the attitudes of mainstream pupils towards the inclusion of educable mentally- challenged pupils in regular classes. Specifically, the study intended to determine and assess whether mainstream pupils ... -
Awareness of Secondary School Students on Various Gender Perspective Programmes Conducted by the University of Dar Es Salam, Tanzania
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2007-11)Gender imbalance is a common phenomenon in many educational institutions especially in developing countries. To overcome this imbalance, The University of Dar Es Salaam (UDSM) through its Gender Dimension Programme Committee ... -
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 ... -
Background to the study
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 2000)This is the Zimbabwe National Report of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Reading Literacy Research Study which was undertaken between 1989 and 1992. Zimbabwe tested the ... -
Bilharziasis in the African Infant and Child in the Mtoko District, Southern Rhodesia
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-07)This study was undertaken with several objects in view.. First of all we wanted to know how frequently bilharziasis is likely to infest infants up to the age of two years in an endemic area. On first thoughts it would seem ... -
Biochemical Analysis Of The Liver Functions Of Two Hundred Southern Rhodesian Children And Young Adults (Part I)
(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 ... -
Boys And Girls In Science: Does The Gender Composition Of The School Matter?
(Human Resources Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe, 1996-03)The study was designed to find out the influence of the gender composition of the schools students attend on their selection of the physical and applied sciences for their college majors. Consistent with several previous ... -
Bronchoscopic extraction of aspirated foreign bodies in children in Harare Central Hospital, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994-07)Fifty eight children underwent rigid brochoscopy under general anaesthesia for suspected aspirated foreign bodies. There were 36 boys and 22 girls with a mean age of 18 months. Physical examination showed decreased breath ...