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PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES AFFECTING PRIMARY
SCHOOL GOING ORPHANS IN WANGANUI COMMUNITY,
ZIMBABWE
This study sought to identify psychological challenges affecting primary school orphans in Wanganui Community in Zimbabwe. The study
employed a mixed method approach combining questionnaires with teachers and care givers, interview sessions with…
employed a mixed method approach combining questionnaires with teachers and care givers, interview sessions with…
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CONFLICT OVER COVERAGE OF SALARYGATE BY THE PRINT MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE HERALD (JANUARY 2014 TO APRIL 2014) IN ZIMBABWE.
This study seeks to analyse the controversial issues about coverage of salarygate by the print media in Zimbabwe by The Herald, and the roles
that the media play in curbing the problem. Both quantitative and qualitative data approaches were used to…
that the media play in curbing the problem. Both quantitative and qualitative data approaches were used to…
Position: 224 (314 views)
RELEVANCE AND SUITABILITY OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: A CASE STUDY OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE,
ZIMBABWE
This study explores the relevance and suitability of traditional institutions in peacebuilding and conflict
transformation during the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2013 in Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study
employed a mixed method…
transformation during the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2013 in Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study
employed a mixed method…
Position: 203 (322 views)
CO-OPTING TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN STATE POLITICS; A CASE STUDY OF MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE
This study was a comparative analysis on the effects of co-opting traditional institutions in state politics
focusing on the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2013 in Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study employed
a mixed method approach…
focusing on the periods 2002-2008 and 2009-2013 in Mashonaland Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study employed
a mixed method approach…
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES REGARDING
HIV AND AIDS AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES
HIV and AIDS have caused serious impacts on sustainable development in all sectors of the economy
including higher education. The need to assess risk in higher education in Africa is lacking. This piece of work
adds on to existing knowledge on HIV…
including higher education. The need to assess risk in higher education in Africa is lacking. This piece of work
adds on to existing knowledge on HIV…
Position: 215 (318 views)
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT
What is Government in Political Science? What precisely does it cover? These are some of the
questions that spring to the mind of thee student faced with a choice of study at the university or college in the
social and humanistic sciences.…
questions that spring to the mind of thee student faced with a choice of study at the university or college in the
social and humanistic sciences.…
Position: 166 (335 views)
INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA
The DHS program has conducted nationally-representative surveys worldwide, including Africa, since the mid-1980s.
The data are open access and provide a rich resource for policymakers and scholars alike; however there has never
been a special issue…
The data are open access and provide a rich resource for policymakers and scholars alike; however there has never
been a special issue…
Position: 176 (332 views)
ACCESS AND INCLUSION OF INMATES TO EDUCATION THROUGH OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MODE
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INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
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INFORMATION POLICY ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING
If some ideas, decisions and policies are not advocated and lobbed for, they would remain unknown
to implementers and to the general public. It is imperative to advocate and lobby for different information
policies in order for those in power to…
to implementers and to the general public. It is imperative to advocate and lobby for different information
policies in order for those in power to…
Position: 116 (361 views)
SERVICE DELIVERY IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL): QUALITY OF SERVICE OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CENTRES
This descriptive survey was conducted to establish the quality of service offered by the ZOU staff at the regional centres. A total of 325 respondents drawn from the ten regional centres of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), responded to…
Position: 72 (416 views)
ZIMBABWE’S FAST TRACK LAND REFORM PROGRAMME (FTLRP): A TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL POLICY APPROACH TO MUPFURUDZI RESETTLEMENT (SHAMVA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE)
The paper analyses Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) as a social policy instrument. Mupfurudzi Farm in Shamva district was used as a case study. Five tasks of the Transformative Social Policy Framework (TSPF) were analysed in a…
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ZIMBABWE’S E-GOVERNMENT READINESS AND ADOPTION OF CLOUD-BASED RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Zimbabwe is one of the developing countries striving to reach a middle economy status by year 2030. In its bid to achieve this vision, it has adopted an electronic government strategy (e-government strategy)
where government business is done…
where government business is done…
Position: 71 (419 views)
A RELOOK AT THE USEFULNESS OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (IKS) IN COUNSELLING: A FOCUS ON VIEWS OF ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELLING STUDENTS.
Using the qualitative approach, the study determined views of Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) Master of Science in Counselling (MScC) students on the usefulness of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in counselling. Data was collected from purposively…
Position: 171 (334 views)
SPEECHREADING EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE D/DEAF: A CASE OF HARARE URBAN, ZIMBABWE
The study explored the speechreading experiences of five people who are deaf and five, hard of hearing born to hearing parents. Speechreading is often used synonymously with the term lipreading though both have similarities and differences.…
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PERCEPTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF ON SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND COMMUNICATION BY HEARING PEOPLE: HARARE URBAN, ZIMBABWE
The qualitative approach and the phenomenology design were employed to collect data for the study. Using in-depth interviews, observations and document analysis, the study explored the perceptions of ten people with profound Deafness on the teaching…
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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENCES OF STREET VENDORS IN HARARE URBAN: A CASE OF FEMALES WHO ARE DEAF
The presence of both male and female street vendors with hearing impairment on the city of Harare streets particularly young mothers gave impetus to this study. The study focused on identification of causes, effects and remedies to the issue of…
Position: 239 (308 views)
A PARADOX: LIBRARY SCHOLARS NOT USING THE LIBRARY ELECTRONIC RESOURCE
The advent of electronic resources in university circles towards the end of the 20th century ushered a novel and fresh landmark for library patrons, as such resources offered timely and current sources of information. The Zimbabwe Open University…
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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF COUNSELLING PRINCIPLES THAT TEACHERS COULD USE AS TEACHING METHODS TO RESOLVE INTRA-PERSONAL CONFLICT OF LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES IN ZIMBABWE
Using authors’ experiences and related literature, this opinion-based paper analysed and justified how counselling principles could be used to resolve the intra-personal conflicts and issues of learners with disabilities both as agents of change and…
Position: 239 (308 views)
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES IN ZIMBABWE PRISONS
The study was set to establish the extent to which Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) provide rehabilitation and correctional services. World over, people are imprisoned after the courts have found them to be guilt of an offence.…
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THE ATTITUDES OF EMPLOYERS AND CO-WORKERS TOWARDS THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ZIMBABWE
This study was a systemic enquiry into attitudes of employers and co-workers towards employees with disabilities in the community of Chitungwiza in Zimbabwe. A qualitative case study method was used to carry out this study. The purposive sampling…
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