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SANITARY PROVISIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN
THE 21ST CENTURY AND BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCHES
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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…
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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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SELECTED SOCIAL POLICY ISSUES: ACCESS TO AND USE OF POTABLE WATER BY
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN NYAKATONDO AND FOYA VILLAGES (MOUNT
DARWIN DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE)
The purpose of the study was to analyse access to potable water by people with disabilities in
Nyakatondo and Foya villages in Mount Darwin district. This district is located in Mashonaland
Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study was influenced by…
Nyakatondo and Foya villages in Mount Darwin district. This district is located in Mashonaland
Central Province in Zimbabwe. The study was influenced by…
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS IN ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The study sought to make a systematic and critical comparative analysis of the distribution of land
between men and women in the three regions of Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in order
to establish if there was any discrimination…
between men and women in the three regions of Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in order
to establish if there was any discrimination…
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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.…
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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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN A STUDY OF AFRICA IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
An analysis of methodological approaches in a study of Africa in international politics reveals a variety of approaches
including positivism and neo-positivism; approaches in Politicology involving approaches based on academic…
including positivism and neo-positivism; approaches in Politicology involving approaches based on academic…
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AN EXPLORATION OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF DEAF PEOPLE IN ACCESSING,
PARTICIPATING AND COMPLETING HIGHER EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE
The study qualitatively employed the phenomenology design to explore the
experiences of the 32 participants selected through snowballing and purposive
sampling to establish the extent to which Zimbabwean Universities enabled deaf
people to access,…
experiences of the 32 participants selected through snowballing and purposive
sampling to establish the extent to which Zimbabwean Universities enabled deaf
people to access,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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HE LOW LIBRARY USAGE BY UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS: A CASE ON ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY
MIDLANDS REGIONAL LIBRARY, GWERU, ZIMBABWE
The Zimbabwe Open University Midlands regional library acts as a back bone for the Zimbabwe
Open University Midlands Region, as it has in place resources and services meant to cater for
the diverse library needs of its stakeholders, at the same…
Open University Midlands Region, as it has in place resources and services meant to cater for
the diverse library needs of its stakeholders, at the same…
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PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS:
A CASE OF GWERU PUBLIC LIBRARIES ON THE ZIMBABWE
AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
TRANSFORMATION (ZIMASSET)
Access to information is an indispensable pillar underpinning
national development goals and sustainable development within communities.
Public libraries in Zimbabwe are expected to have mechanisms to support and
implement national strategies and…
national development goals and sustainable development within communities.
Public libraries in Zimbabwe are expected to have mechanisms to support and
implement national strategies and…
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PATRON BEHAVIOURAL CHALLENGES: A FOCUS ON VIOLENCE IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES WITHIN GWERU, ZIMBABWE
In Zimbabwe, the constitution indicates the freedom of expression, at the same time noting the
need for individuals to respective individual rights, including non-violent behaviours towards
others in the process of one’s expression. In addition,…
need for individuals to respective individual rights, including non-violent behaviours towards
others in the process of one’s expression. In addition,…
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UNPACKING EDUTAINMENT FOR CHILDREN
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN COMMUNITY RESOURCE
CENTRES IN GWERU, ZIMBABWE
n the past decades, children used to acquire valuable insights and knowledge through storytelling and
folklore sessions from adults within the community, schools and libraries. Such sessions, termed educational
entertainment (edutainment), used to…
folklore sessions from adults within the community, schools and libraries. Such sessions, termed educational
entertainment (edutainment), used to…
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THE USAGE OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES AT ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY
MIDLANDS LIBRARY, GWERU, ZIMBABWE
he advent of electronic resources in academic
circles towards the end of the 20th
I. INTRODUCTION
century presaged a fresh
landmark for research and scholarship as the innovation
offered academics and scholars in universities with…
circles towards the end of the 20th
I. INTRODUCTION
century presaged a fresh
landmark for research and scholarship as the innovation
offered academics and scholars in universities with…
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THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTRE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
WITHIN SELECTED SCHOOLS IN MIDLANDS AND MASHONALAND CENTRAL,
ZIMBABWE
The role played by school libraries in ensuring academic excellence has been vividly overlooked
in most literature, and within Zimbabwe in particular. Therefore, this article looked at the
contribution of the school library media centre towards the…
in most literature, and within Zimbabwe in particular. Therefore, this article looked at the
contribution of the school library media centre towards the…
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ACCESS AND INCLUSION OF INMATES TO EDUCATION THROUGH OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MODE
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PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: A
STUDY OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF CONFLICT
TRANSFORMATION IN ZIMBABWE
Beginning from the early 2000s, communities in Zimbabwe witnessed the worst forms of
politically motivated violence by state agents as well as civilian on civilian clashes at grassroots
levels. Efforts to resolve contemporary Zimbabwean politically…
politically motivated violence by state agents as well as civilian on civilian clashes at grassroots
levels. Efforts to resolve contemporary Zimbabwean politically…
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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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INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS
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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…
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