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Some effects of ability grouping in Harare secondary schools: a case study
(South African Journal of Education, 2003)This article describes the experiences of the first author in the research he c onducted in two Harare secondary schools. The objective of the research was to assess the influence of ability grouping on learners. In ... -
Women Empowerment and Gender Related Programmes Implementation in Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe
(nternational Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, 2015-02-12)In this study, the researchers carried out an analysis on women empowerment and implementation of gender related programs in Hurungwe District, a rural community located in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe. A sample ... -
Barriers to and Consequences of Reporting Rape in a Rural Community of Zimbabwe
(Developing Country Studies, 2015-05-14)The purpose of this study was to investigate the barriers to and consequences of reporting rape in Hurungwe District, a rural community located in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe. The researchers used the qualitative ... -
Factors Contributing to Teenage Pregnancies in a Rural Community of Zimbabwe
(Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2015-05-14)The prevalence rate of teenage pregnancies seem to be on the increase especially in rural communities of Zimbabwe. Using Hurungwe District, a rural community in Zimbabwe as a case study, this study sought to find out the ... -
Preventive Strategies on Teenage Pregnancy in the Rural Communities of Zimbabwe: A Case of Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2015-08-25)The purpose of this study was to come up with preventive strategies on teenage pregnancy in rural communities of Zimbabwe, using Hurungwe District, a rural community located in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe as a ... -
Knowledge and Practices Related to Condom Utilisation among the People of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2015-08-30)The study is coming against a problem of an increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases in spite of a good condom distribution programme in place in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe. The researchers therefore ... -
An Analysis on the Effectiveness of an HIV and AIDS Workplace Programme at David Whitehead Textiles, Chegutu Depot in Zimbabwe
(International Open and Distance Learning Journal, 2016-03-12)The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of the HIV and AIDS workplace programme at David Whitehead Textiles. The effectiveness was measured against the following indicators (i) awareness of the workers ... -
Social Networks and the Social Interaction in Family Relationships among Zimbabweans: A Survey on the Perceptions of Residents in Harare and Mashonaland West Provinces of Zimbabwe
(International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies, 2016-05-15)Electronic communication is clearly becoming a reliable and chosen form of communication in the 21st century. The goal of this study was to determine how Zimbabweans perceive how the use of electronic communication, specifically ... -
Invisible existence’: Perspectives of forced migrants’ living within Zimbabwe
(Oxford University Press, 2019-05-13)Involuntary human mobility within and outside national borders continue to raise connotations of these migrants being dispossessed of more than their physical shelter. In 2005, the Zimbabwean government demolished hundreds ... -
Challenges Faced by Teachers in the Implementation of the New Curriculum in Selected Rural Primary Schools in Zimbabwe: A Quest for Quality in Education
(East African Scholars Publisher, 2019-06)This study focused on interrogating challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of the Zimbabwe Schools New Curriculum in selected rural primary schools in Hwange District of Matabeleland North Province; in quest for ... -
Delineating caveats for (quality) education during displacement: Critiquing the impact of forced migration on access to education
(Oxford University Press, 2019-06-03)This qualitative article aims at unraveling the impact of displacement on the access to (quality) education. The article is premised on the inherent role played by education to equip displaced children with functional ... -
Big Five Personality Traits and Job Burnout: Testing a Collectivistic Teachers‟ College Lecturer Sample
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2019-10-10)This study sought to determine the relationship between Big Five personality traits and job burnout dimensions.211 lecturers from three Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges were surveyed using a convenience sampling strategy. A ... -
Zimbabwe Market Study: Manicaland Province Report
(Research Technical Assistance Center, 2020-01)This report presents the findings of a market study conducted in July 2019 in Manicaland Province using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Study findings will be used to inform the strategic direction of the ... -
Mainstreaming gender into National Adaptation Planning and implementation in Sub Saharan Africa
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, 2020-01)Climate change adaptation is dependent on access to a number of resources, including information, land, financing, and mobility. Successful climate change adaptation, therefore, will need to integrate an understanding ... -
Zimbabwe Market Study: Masvingo Province Report
(Research Technical Assistance Center RTAC, 2020-01)This report presents findings of a market study conducted in Masvingo Province in July 2019 using both qualitative and quantitative methods to inform the strategic direction of the USAIP's office of Food for Peace (FFP) ... -
Zimbabwe Food Security Desk Research: Manicaland Province
(R E S E A R C H T E C H N I C A L A S S I S T A N C E C E N T E R, 2020-02)This report presents the findings of a desk research of the food security situation in Manicaland Province. The desk research was complemented by primary data collected for a market study in the same province. The desk ... -
Zimbabwe Food Security Desk Research: Matabeleland North Province
(R E S E A R C H T E C H N I C A L A S S I S T A N C E C E N T E R, 2020-02)This report presents the findings of a desk research of the food security situation in Matabeleland North Province. The desk research was complemented by primary data collected for a market study in the same province. ... -
The Role of Rural Educational Leadership in Influencing Societal Behaviour: A Case Study of Goromonzi District: Educational Leaders’ Perceptive
(International Journal of Linguistic, Literature and Translation, 2020-05)This study establishes the role of rural educational leadership in influencing societal behaviour, focusing Goromonzi District. It was positioned alongside the behavioural theories and the African unhu/ubuntu philosophy, ... -
General side effects and challenges associated with anti-epilepsy medication: A review of related literature
(African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020-06-30)Background: This study is coming against the background of people with epilepsy who are abandoning anti-epilepsy medication in developing countries, such as Zimbabwe. Aim: The aim of this article was therefore to review ... -
An Analysis of Challenges Faced by Part-time Postgraduate Block Release Students at Institutions of Higher Learning
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020-07-07)The purpose of this study was to analyse the challenges faced by postgraduate block release students at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe. The challenges were measured against the following indicators (i) ...