12 25 486 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a978eca1f98cd7beb91f1321d7b7bd15.pdf 14e630a0d6965aaa2cffc2a97dd484ab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GENDER DIFFERENTIATED CLIMATE CHANGE DISCOURSE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. ASSAN Description An account of the resource he discourse on climate change should provide adequate attention to gender differentiated roles and vunerability, either at the local community level and international climate change negotiations because the impact of climate change affects women and men differently. There is a missing link to scientific assessment of climate change and responses to climate through a gender dimension and the policies enacted to mitigate and adapt to its impacts. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge regarding gender differentiated impacts of climate change worldover. However, there has been a consensus that in trying to understand climate change in general, we need to appreciate gender and gender relations. The discussion explores the gender dimension of climate change and the policies enacted to mitigate and adapt to its impacts with the aim of developing gender sensitive approaches with regards to mitigation measures and adaptation strategies in rural communities in developing countrie. Women and men in most developing countries are especially vulnerable to climate when they are highly dependent on local natural resources for their livelihood. It is important to remember, however, that both men and women are not only vulnerable to climate change but they are also effective actors or agents of change in relation to both mitigation and adaptation. The relationship between women and the environment revolves around their concerns for providing family food security, fuel, water, and health care. As climate change research knowledge is accumulating at a remarkable pace, it is intersecting with disasters regarding developing nations in fascinating ways Yet, there remains a significant gap in integrated quantitative and qualitative methods for studying climate change perception and policy support in rural communities. Men and women extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of the environment and resource conservation should be given due consideration. Their potential contribution to climate mitigation by being part of the intervention strategy should be sufficiently exploited Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied ScienceS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Climate change Developing countries Gender Rural communities https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/f7b80809023bade625a605499b2a6b16.pdf 6d683aba61831b95452cf6b6a584170f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. ASSAN Description An account of the resource Livestock is a dominant agricultural activity in Sub Saharan Africa, which is generally considered a key asset for most rural population and contribute to the livelihoods and nutrition of purely subsistence households. This discussion is a synthesis of possible strategies to consider for sustaianble livestock production, focusing on issues of climate change, gender, smallholder livestock support and use of indigenous knowledge systems, and how these may influence livestock production. There are many measures which need to be explored with the aim of making the livestock systems become driving forces of sustainable agricultural development. One of the major factors responsible for the declining livestock productivity in the region is the relegation to the background of the contributions of women in the issues of livestock production. On the other hand, climate change and variability is now widely regarded as the most serious challenge facing Sub Saharan Africa, with consequences that go far beyond the effects on the environment, hence affecting most communities indiscriminately. Despite the negative impact of climate change on livestock production and biodiversity conservation, poor resources peasant famers are incentivized to engage in these activities because of the wide spectrum of benefits accrued, such as cash income, food, manure, draft power and hauling services, savings and insurance, and social status and social capital. Since time immemmorial, indigenous livestock knowledge systems have been used in smallholder livestock farming sector, while strengthening livestock productivity. These are some of the key aspects in promoting livestock development, through economically and socially empowering local communities, and consequently providing a way to enable rural communities to break the cycle of poverty. In this discussion, some of the strategic steps that can be adopted for future sustainable livestock production, include and not limited to the following: promotion of gender equality and equity in livestock production systems in terms of equal access to livestock productive resources, boosting climate change mitigation startegies, and empowering women in livestock production decision making. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Animal Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Climate change Gender Livestock production Smallholder https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/58d80088c77a3cae58efaf2de22494cf.pdf a97d98152abe69668ec9e30a84fa3129 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DETERMINANTS OF AFFECTIVE ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLTEACHERS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RITTAH KASOWE Description An account of the resource Performance of secondary school students has been declining since 1984 to date. Although much has been done to improve conditions of teachers the Ordinary level ZIMSEC examinations appear to be declining. Factors contributing to the teachers‟effectiveness have not been well researched. Whereas teachers could be motivated by employers, what contributes to their affective commitment to the organisations in which they work is not known. The primary aim of the study was to make a critical analysis of variables contributing to affective organisational commitment of teachers. Stufflebeam‟s (1971) Context Input Process and Product Model informed the study. A mixed methods methodology approach was used. The study used statistical tests such as multiple regression alysis and step wise regression analysis on quantitative survey data. The quantitative data were gathered using two seven point Likert scales from 230 teachers, proportionately, stratified and systematic randomly sampled from 2340 teachers. SPSS was used to analyse the relationship between school performance and teachers‟ organisational commitment. Linear multiple step wise regression analyses were performed in order to find out the significance of the variables. The qualitative data were collected from purposively sampled 12 teachers, 2 heads of departments, 2 deputy heads, 4 school heads, 5 education inspectors and 1 Deputy Provincial Education Director. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussion were used in order to to generate data which were analysed using NVivo. The study established factors such as biographical, organisational the community policies and teacher efficacy as strong determinants of affective organisational commitment. One of the significant outcomes of the study was an informed conceptualised BLOTPAS affective organisational commitment model that illustrates the relationship between the factors and teachers, as well as students and schools‟ performance. The study recommended to revamp education system operations Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Organisational commitment Teaching https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3b6bf345e54b62a31458f1fc92d7ae7d.pdf 2f62cf517689f4f6b65f4489ba90bc4f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREED PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHERS IN MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP. THE CASE OF CHIPINGE DISTRICT, MANICALAND PROVINCE. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GUTUZA CONSTANCE Description An account of the resource This study is an evaluation of the degreed primary school head teachers in Chipinge District of Manicaland Province. The study used a qualitative case study research design, with philosophical underpinnings of constructivism and phenomenology. A sample of 163 participants was used. Purposive sampling technique was used to select participants until saturation point. The researcher, interview guide, questionnaire with open ended questions and an observation checklist were used to generate data. Data were presented, analysed and interpreted using the Grounded Theory Approach. The major findings of the study were that, ODL degreed head teachers were more effective leaders and managers of primary schools than those who had no degrees. There has been marked development in infrastructure and notable improvement has also been noted in supervisory and management styles pass rate and positive head teachers-teacher relations. There are good working relationships between Head Teachers and School Development Committees. The study concluded that ODL has been successful in capacitating educational personnel to be effective leaders and managers of primary schools in Chipinge District. The controversy surrounding the credibility of ODL educational management degrees is no longer a cause for concern in the district judging by the accolades showered on the graduates and the programme. The study recommends that policy makers re-think corporal punishment and school fees polices. Another recommendation was for trainers to adopt a more practical approach in ICT and financial management courses. Finally it was recommended that ODL district offices be set up Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Distance Education educational leadership https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/cbb7c03033081f98905889af9bb67aeb.pdf 67fd188601539d0af02821b791248094 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A STUDY OF THE FACTORS IMPACTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESULTS BASED MANAGEMENT (RBM) IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RUDO GRACE GWATA Description An account of the resource This study determined that the availability of capacity to implement Results Based Management (RBM) is a major determinant of the success or failure of the strategy. The purpose of the study was to investigate the main factors that impacted on the implementation of the RBM strategy in the Zimbabwe Public Service. Over the past three decades, the principle of RBM has been adopted by many Governments and public organizations worldwide to improve the implementation of national programmes. In Zimbabwe, the strategy was introduced in 2005 with the expectation that there would be improvement in the Public Service delivery and subsequently the lives of all stakeholders within the delivery system. However, the results, like in many other countries, had not been realized as expected. The study sought to understand the factors that affected the implementation of the strategy from the perspective of individual managers in the Zimbabwe Public Service, to determine whether or not the implementation process could help to explain the limited impact of the strategy. Limited research had been done to explore the experiences of individuals in the implementation of Public sector reforms. Understanding the experiences of Civil Servants regarding RBM could help to identify strategies to improve implementation and hence increased impact of the management strategy. Such understanding can also provide insight into the formulation of future initiatives for the implementation of other national programmes. It is expected that this study will contribute towards providing the Zimbabwe Public Service, and possibly other organizations, with suggestions on how they can improve their service to stakeholders. The study used both secondary and primary data. The secondary data was obtained through extensive study of relevant literature while the primary data was obtained from an exploratory study that comprised purposive and snowball sampling of middle and top managers from Head Offices of government institutions. Semi-structured open ended questions were asked to 32 managers to explore their experiences and challenges in the implementation of RBM. Content analysis of the original transcripts was employed to identify emergent themes. A number of key findings emerged from this study including the inadequacy of skills, information, attitude as well as financial resources to effectively implement RBM. In the case of financial resources, the inadequacy was reportedly in terms of both timing and quantity. Also, there was inadequate performance by managers in both the planning and performance measurement functions which are the core components of RBM. The main conclusion drawn from this research is that managers, particularly those within the line Ministries, were implementing the strategy without the requisite capacity to allow for the realization of the benefits of RBM. This study argues for a results based capacity building model to effectively equip managers with the required capacity. That is, a model that focuses on results emphasizes full participation of stakeholders in the identification of knowledge needs, formulation of strategies, monitoring and evaluation of these strategies. Such monitoring and evaluation includes the review and adjustment of the related systems as well as the incorporation of learning and information sharing throughout the process. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 public administration public service https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/eaf842029ecc2648e3e52a13afcb6f97.doc 3719f16eb6f6d42a86f2e9627e3f3fc9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource HIGHER EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PROFESSOR EMERITUS ANUWAR ALI Description An account of the resource In the light of globalisation and the world’s ever-changing social and economic landscape, higher education is now universally considered a critical force in contributing towards sustainable development. To enhance and improve higher education systems will be an imperative for every country to ensure that its people have the opportunity to gain knowledge for capacity building purposes as well as to create a knowledge-based society. This is all the more important for the developing regions, such as Asia and Africa. With a revived interest in higher education, many countries find it difficult to cope with the increasing demand for university places. Additionally, various global forces are influencing the way people perceive teaching and learning, as well as changing the way academic programmes are being delivered. Universities, courses and even learners are no longer restricted by regular notions of time and space. Higher education institutions need to be mindful of these forces if they are to remain relevant in such a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This paper will evaluate some salient features of the current higher education scenario and address the role of higher education in sustainable development, seen from the specific perspective of open and distance learning (ODL). Here, ODL will be given the spotlight, and its value to a country’s higher education system will be discussed. This paper will also share the experiences of Malaysia’s premier ODL institution, Open University Malaysia (OUM) in contributing towards human capital development in the country. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 higher education Open and Distance Learning sustainable development https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8e6c57c8b4e89238849cfb4c3025824b.pdf d5751b6a0c5ab19a4f265bf01f61c14e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FACTORS HINDERING A- LEVEL STUDENTS WITH HIGH PASSES TO ACCESS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource KUTIWA KUZIWA LAWRENCE Description An account of the resource The study sought to investigate factors hindering increased access to higher education in Zimbabwe. The study was prompted by the increased number of A-level graduates who are failing to get the opportunity to university education yet higher education is the driver to knowledge creation, knowledge generation and innovation. The study employed the qualitative methodology informed by the interpretive philosophy. The case study design was employed in this study. Purposive sampling was employed to select information rich cases who in this case are A-level students who were pursuing teacher training in colleges and dean of students of colleges and universities. Open-ended questionnaires, semi-structured interviews focus groups and document analysis were the data generation tools. For data presentation and analysis, the constant comparative method was employed and themes were generated. The major findings of the study were that high achieving students are training as teachers yet they have points that qualify them to go to university. Policy issues, economic challenges, culture, gender and discrimination emerged as issues hindering potential students’ access to university education. The study concluded that there are barriers hindering Advanced-Level high achieving students’ access to university. In view of the conclusions above, the study recommends that educational policy on access to universities, be interpreted and implemented holistically. It is further recommended that the government avail funds and resource materials towards access to university and more information on access be disseminated to schools through, radios, newspapers and workshops. From the findings an emergent model has been crafted to illuminate haze ideas on how to increase access to university education in Zimbabwe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 student admission university education https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/4ad34e4ca45abcdb1b424d11bce369b1.pdf 0bfc31c75d4adce70237390f65bd35f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AINVESTIGATING THE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING ROLE OF FEMALE SPIRIT MEDIUMS IN THE FIRST AND SECOND CHIMURENGA WARS IN ZIMBABWE, 1896-1980 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LILIAN CHAMINUKA Description An account of the resource This study sought to appreciate the guidance and counselling roles played by the agency of female spirit mediumship during Zimbabwe’s liberation wars, 1896-1980, in order to describe African worldview’s link to contemporary guidance and counselling theory and practice. In so doing, the study offers gendered perspective research to the study of spirit mediumship in Zimbabwe. The study’s objectives included exploring the guidance and counselling offered by spirit mediums during the liberation wars in Zimbabwe contextualizing it to mainstream guidance and counselling theory and practice; examining the connection of this guidance and counselling to African cosmology; explicating factors causing the marginalisation of female spirit mediums in the Chimurenga meta-narrative and lastly to contribute a home grown theory of guidance and counselling. The role of guidance and counseling by female spirit mediums is seldom mentioned in the works of other scholars. Existential phenomenology was employed as a research design to investigate the phenomena of spirit mediumship. Purposive sampling and snowballing were utilized to select the research participants and was determined by data saturation. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews guided by interview guides and observation schedules. Research findings revealed that female spirit mediums’ guidance and counselling role has not been contextualized within the mainstream Western oriented guidance and counselling theory and practice. The study concluded that the important female spirit mediumship guidance and counselling paradigm has remained outside the purview of mainstream guidance and counselling theory in Zimbabwe. It is recommended that the guidance and counselling services provided by the female spirit mediums should be recognized within conventional guidance and counselling practice. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/5c23edf3861a3e1e929f1f45ef3439af.pdf 49a2b9d33ac6ef6be2cec28bc6d94072 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CRITICAL EVALUATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION QUALITY AND THE IMPLICATIONS ON TEACHER QUALITY IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CUTHBERT MAJONI Description An account of the resource The study sought to evaluate teacher education quality and its implication on teacher quality in Zimbabwe. The researcher was spurred into investigating this area because of the misgivings of various stakeholders on the quality of today’s teacher in Zimbabwe. These teachers are said to be lacking the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes required to effectively execute their duties. Teacher colleges are autonomous institutions and design their own curriculum, implement and assess their own students. Current teachers in Zimbabwe are blamed for low quality in the education system. This study was a qualitative study and the paradigm was interpretive. The multiple case study design was used to carry out this study. The participants in this study included student teachers, lecturers and graduates from the teachers colleges and mentors from schools. To select the sample the purposive sampling technique was used. To collect data interviews, focus group discussions, document analysis and open-ended questionnaires were used. Data were analysed using the grounded theory. The major findings of this research were that there were variations in quality in teacher education institutions. The study found out that the ZINTEC model was used as a model for training primary school teachers in Zimbabwe. The teacher education curriculum was found to be overloaded and was impacting negatively on quality and quantity of delivery. The study found subjective assessment of teaching practice and poor mentoring as factors negatively impacting on the quality of teacher training. Prevalence of negative lecturer- student relationships was compromising the credibility of the teacher training programme and its assessment processes. The study find out that graduates were not well prepared to teach effectively in the primary school because they lack adequate content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. The study recommends the review of the whole teacher training system. There is need to standardise the teacher education curriculum and relook at the primary school curriculum to improve the quality of training. The teacher education conceptual framework should be re-defined and model of teacher training reviewed in the light of the findings of this study. Teacher education should be guided by a well-defined conceptual framework base of constructivist theory of learning. This study recommends the adoption of values, attitudes, skills and knowledge (VASK) model to improve quality of teacher preparation Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 educational assessment Educational management https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/47b41ed319baea42ea103e341a13f182.pdf 67e378bea669586887a12f40e5e561af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF ZIMBABWE’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES’ STAFF RETENTION STRATEGIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource TICHAONA MAPOLISA Description An account of the resource This study sought to find out staff retention strategies in selected Zimbabwe’s two public and two private universities. Three Human Resources personnel who were selected using stakeholder sampling and four Retained and seven Returnee lecturers who were selected using criterion sampling participated in the thesis’ multiple case study. The research instruments were the ‘self’, open-ended interviews, observation and documentary analysis. The interview data were analysed using NVivo data analysis software, while the observation and documentary data were analysed using the traditional thematic content analysis. With regards to staff retention’s strategies obtaining in Zimbabwe’s public and private universities, both sets of universities were found to have some conditions of service which served as part of the staff retention strategies. Chief among such conditions of service were provision of opportunities for research, staff development leave, contact, sabbatical and study leave. Regarding differences in staff retention strategies, public and private universities had different sources of income. The effectiveness of staff retention strategies in both kinds of universities was undermined by lack of funds, which was the greatest staff retention challenge in the studied universities. The effectiveness of particular staff retention strategies such as salaries, allowances, tuition waiver, staff development, as well as research and career opportunities was of varying degrees in the studied public and private universities. The study revealed that various mechanisms such as staff appraisal, departmental discussions and monitoring candidates undertaking their Doctor of Philosophy Degree studies among other mechanisms have been used by public and private universities to monitor staff retention strategies. Public and private university lecturers were not involved in the formulation and monitoring of staff retention strategies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 higher education public and private universities staff retention https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/ef314ee16dc6f3005a246b3c5162924b.pdf 9d15122de11804dbff3894bbc1847047 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource HE KEY CAUSESOF FLUE-CURED TOBACCO SIDE-MARKETING WITHIN THE SMALLHOLDER CONTRACT FARMING SCHEME IN ZIMBABWE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource JABULANI VANCE MARUMAHOKO Description An account of the resource This study aimed to uncover the reasons for tobacco side-marketing within the smallholder tobacco<br />contract scheme in Zimbabwe. The study noted that in the year 2000 Zimbabwe introduced a<br />unique land reform programme, which was rather violent in some instances. Unfortunately the<br />majority of the new farmers had no experience in farming especially tobacco which required a lot<br />of skills and also lagged behind in technological advancement which was critical in producing<br />high yields and superior quality crop. Smallholder farmers who were once marginalised became<br />owners of large commercial farms. It has been noted that tobacco is a major contributor to the<br />Gross Domestic Product and Zimbabwe does not support the banning of tobacco by other global<br />players. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Open University Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 marketing small holder farmers tobacco farming https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3eeff8e50f33a9bd768f66367de69d1e.pdf ef4134d8b73f8f6a0510b499d3d683ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TAX EVASION IN THE ZIMBABWE INFORMAL SECTOR: A SURVEY OF MBARE MAGABA INFORMAL TRADERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CUTHBERT MASARIRAMBI Description An account of the resource African nations are taking the route of small to medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the contribution of micro enterprises to national development can no longer be ignored or taken for granted. The contribution of SMEs to national budgets has been curtailed by the phenomenon of tax evasion, yet little is known about factors associated with this phenomenon. This study was an investigation into factors associated with tax evasion in the Zimbabwe informal sector and it was a survey of Mbare Magaba Informal Traders. The study was carried out from November 2011 to October 2013 and a systematic sample of 150 informal traders working in makeshift shelters at Mbare Magaba was selected. Questionnaires were used to collect data and the methodology of the study was quantitative as it employed the survey research design Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Business management small to medium scale enterprises https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/6c2ff916eedf910c3e7d127473b2ee4f.pdf 7b49373c7ebac8e0d41ef80499fae425 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource KEY LEADERSHIP FACTORS CRITICAL TO SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS VIABILITY IN VOLATILE OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS: A CASE STUDY OF ECONET WIRELESS ZIMBABWE LIMITED (1998-2017) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DOUGLAS MBOWEN Description An account of the resource This study was conducted to appreciate, fully, what leadership factors drive business viability in volatile, unpredictable, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments with the broader focus being on establishing the key leadership themes and factors influencing business viability in an identified VUCA environment, namely Zimbabwe from 1998-2017. The study made use of interpretive phenomenology as its paradigm, and was premised on qualitative, single explorative and interpretive case study design and methodology. Data were generated by the researcher through interviews, focus group discussions, with participants having been purposively sampled. The analysis of the data made use of the modified Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen method as described by Moustakas (1994), which resulted in the emergence of seven central themes considered as essential ingredients for fostering resilience and viability for businesses operating in VUCA environments. Based on the findings and discussions thereof, the researcher then amended the “Attributional resilience model” by Gibson and Tarrant (2010) and proposed what he has termed the Leadership-Driven Resilience Model (LDRM), which theoretically proffers possibilities for business leaders to develop coping strategies in response to difficult business operating environments. Recommendations for future research enquiry, include the need to look at multiple case studies and be able to undertake comparisons on viability dynamics across different organisations in VUCA environments. Further recommendations are also directed towards governments to more effectively respond through policy so as to ease off pressures as well as threats that VUCA environments thrust upon businesses and for businesses operating in VUCA environments to consider viability factors established in the study and then incorporate them into their strategy and operational planning so as to guarantee survival as they navigate the difficult operating environments. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 business environment Business management business viability https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/b60f5813d18b8ec1d26ff959832e9234.pdf f830b635a5b5fc9eb0dddc05f54dd5d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: A STUDY OF TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MBWIRIRE JOHN Description An account of the resource 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 motivated conflicts are proving difficult if not impossible. This is caused by the efforts which are mainly top-down and conventional in nature. The application of local traditional awareness and procedures in conflict resolution and conflict transformation has been very negligible as many prefer the contemporary law court system. The study assessed the effectiveness of traditional institutions in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in Mashonaland Central Province at grassroots levels. The study adopted a mixed methods approach in obtaining data from the field. A targeted population of 518 634 people above the age of 18 which included traditional leaders’ council and community members was used. A sample comprising five traditional chiefs who were key informants participated through in-depth interviews, 65 members of the chiefs’ council members participated through focus group discussions and 250 community members were respondents to questionnaires. The study found that traditional institutions were not effective when dealing with politically motivated conflicts. Traditional institutions were effective in dealing with other forms of conflicts emanating from land disputes and social disputes. Considerably, traditional practices of peacebuilding and conflict transformation are cultural and community specific. Despite facing economic, social, political and land challenges as well as having operational weaknesses, traditional institutions have practical mechanisms of promoting peaceful co-existence at grassroots levels. The study recommended that traditional institutions should be mainstreamed in all processes of conflict management, peacebuilding and conflict transformation. This should be done in accordance with the value system of the specific community or people in question Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 conflict resolution peacebuilding https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/58a112f8fd3500979c83e0cfeff3b586.pdf 8dbff6a30de277f6a98e69476174e82d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource N ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWING BIRTH TRAUMA AND ITS DIDACTIC IMPLICATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BULAWAYO AND MATABELELAND REGIONS. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NTOMBIYENDABA MUCHUCHUTI Description An account of the resource This qualitative case study involved an assessment of neuropsychological development following birth trauma and its didactic implications. The aim was to evaluate how brain injuries occurring before, during and after birth affect the children’s mental ability. In the study, 20 purposively selected children born at Mpilo Central Hospital, United Bulawayo Hospitals, Gwanda Provincial and Tsholotsho District Hospital Maternity centres were used as the research participants. Their parents, the school heads, class teachers, the school psychologists, the nurses and doctors were used as information sources for the required data. Document analysis of medical and school records and Standardised non-verbal tests triangulated the data sources. Major findings were that: Children with Traumatic Birth Injuries (TBI) were among learners in mainstream schools and some of them were not benefiting from the teaching methodologies and curricula in schools. The children had challenges in cognitive and behavioural domains which manifested in memory, mastery, poor performance in Mathematics and English and they had behavioural problems. Most of them set in the bottom 10 of the class. Most teachers had problems with teaching children with TBI. The study made the following recommendations: revision of policies and statutory instruments governing medical practise; resuscitation of maternal health systems in the country; mainstreaming inclusion in teacher-education; improvement of teaching and learning conditions; and observing reasonable teacher-pupil ratio. Collaboration of multi-sectoral alliances in the education of children with TBI is encouraged if the traumatised children are to benefit from time in school. Further research should focus on collaborative research in mental health and effective schooling of children with TB Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 birth trauma neuropsychological development primary schoo l children https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/16abb1959809d5a93b17d0c1e2477fa2.pdf 455fb07f30ee9194fad7c915f46ef7c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ENHANCEMENT OF ACCESS AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EMMANUEL T. MUNEMO Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 access and inclusion electoral process visually impaired https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/af36cd769b807c77f474467dd6507873.pdf e628fe92a87144043ec17dde9ead74ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HIV AND AIDS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MUPA PAUL Description An account of the resource This study investigated how quality assurance ensures quality teaching and learning of HIV and AIDS in schools in Zimbabwe. The study was prompted by the continuous increase in the spread of the HIV and AIDS pandemic which, in most cases, is under reported. Primary school pupils are the window of hope and need proper teaching so that from the early ages, they learn behaviour patterns which fight against the spread of the epidemic. Using analytical framework drawn from Peter Senge (1990)’s systems theory in quality assurance, the study examined the extent to which quality assurance practices can improve the teaching and learning of HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwean primary schools. From global perspectives on the HIV and AIDS phenomenon, it has been argued that quality assurance practices should be instituted to capacitate accountability approaches towards self-regulation and continuous improvement in schools HIV and AIDS Quality assurance teaching and learning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/0bfbd42f9cdc94f18e32d0a49f9622a7.pdf c3a0fec9dfcf62ca720b8f733cc8d711 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Counselling Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OFFENDER REHABILITATION POLICIES IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GRANISIA MASONA MUSANGO Description An account of the resource The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of offender rehabilitation policies in Zimbabwe prisons in light of the efforts by stakeholders to reform offenders. The primary objective of the study was to establish the extent to which the correctional services are curbing ex-convicts from committing crimes. The study was also aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitation policies implemented in Zimbabwe towards addressing the problem of re-offending. Furthermore, the study sought to identify the reasons why released offenders continue to commit crimes despite their participation in various rehabilitation programmes during their period of incarceration. The methodology of the study was centred on the interpretivist philosophy as practised in qualitative research methods. The study participants included prisoners who were first time offenders, prisoners who were re- arrested, prison officers who supervise the rehabilitation programmes and NGOs responsible for various rehabilitation programme concerning prisoners. Data was primarily generated through face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation which were inevitable in this study by nature of being a qualitative research where the researcher is the prime instrument of data generation. Secondary data was sought from documents analysed from Harare Central, Chikurubi Farm and Chikurubi Female Prisons records and statistics offices and other stakeholders. The findings of the study revealed a host of challenges that stall effective policy implementation chief among them being the deplorable living conditions in the prisons. The negative attitude perspectives and stigma , among other things, were seen to be the reasons for offenders getting into a vicious circle of re- offending. The study recommended stakeholder cooperation in policy implementation, monitoring and evaluation among other things Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Offender rehabilitation policy https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/dcfbc6a790f3cb32a01657b779977b62.pdf c133ab1e6c6c8e575399f736df0c825e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWTH, POVERTY AND INCOME INEQUALITY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRO-POOR GROWTH OF SOFALA PROVINCE DURING THE PERIOD OF 1996-97 AND 2002-2003 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource IBRAIMO HASSANE MUSSAGY Description An account of the resource Mozambique like many other developing countries has faced lack of information and sometimes there is no detailed information about the poverty and inequality at district levels. This research investigates the quality of growth in Sofala province, a province which is located in the central region of Mozambique. Since the quality of growth comes from the analysis of poverty and inequality indicators, the research specifically investigates the relationship between growth, poverty and inequality thorough an assessment of the pro-poor growth of Sofala province during the period of 1996 to 1997 and 2002 to 2003 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Growth income inquality poverty https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/66d6718893b2009734f50489cd5ccda3.pdf 589abd4d5d494008e4bae16668514885 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS TOWARDS THE QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING: A CASE OF THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DANIEL NDUDZO Description An account of the resource The study sought to analyse the expectations and perceptions of students towards the quality of service delivered through Open and Distance Learning (ODL). The study focused on learners at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). The Zimbabwe Open University has, since 2008, been facing several challenges which, if not properly addressed, threatened the acceptability of qualifications acquired through Open and Distance Learning and consequently the survival of the University. This study sought to assess the expectations and perceptions of the students towards the quality of service delivered through Open and Distance Learning. This study employed the case study research design which falls within the qualitative research methodology. The sample of 330 students was selected through cluster sampling of the ten Regional Centres of the Zimbabwe Open University. The respondents were selected through convenience sampling. Data generation was done through a questionnaire survey, focus group discussions and observation Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 higher education Open and Distance Learning Quality assurance https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/51db372e6b6f4177ca748e46a5681512.pdf a79b453b412fa0991c2d87b9b3454733 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INNOVATIVE MEASURES EMPLOYED BY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZE HOTELS IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEHEMIYA NDHLOVU Description An account of the resource The study sought to explore innovative measures employed by small to medium size independent hotels. The study employed the interpretivist paradigm and used the qualitative approach with a multiple case-study design. The population of the study comprised all the managers and junior staff in five small to medium size independent hotels in Harare. The sample of the study comprised fourteen managers and thirty junior staff purposively selected from the hotels. Qualitative data were generated through focus group discussions and qualitative interviews and were analysed for content using thematic analysis. Issues of data trustworthiness were addressed. Credibility was achieved by adopting appropriate and well recognised research methods while transferability was achieved through the provision of background data to establish context of the study and to allow comparisons to be made. Dependability was achieved through the use of “overlapping methods” and confirmability was achieved through triangulation and provision of in-depth methodological description. The study found that small to medium size independent hotels in Harare did not effectively implement the innovative measures in the management of business. The study further revealed that there were quite a number of major challenges faced by small to medium size hotels in embracing innovation. The study recommends that SMEs must strategically plan for innovation and effectively implement innovative measures. The study also recommends that small to medium size independent hotels should address innovation in a more integrated and systematic way and should use strategic measures to improve their operations. Further studies need to be conducted across a number of industries and the results should be compared across different industries and in the same industry over time. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY innovation small to medium scale enterprises https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/505538eb4663f7c1d01eb3d3cb22bef9.pdf 1c76a9845401cad3ee37be239bfca3de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A PROPOSED ECONOMIC HOUSEHOLD MODEL ON LAND ACQUISITION AND UTILISATION BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES IN A1 RESETTLEMENT SCHEMES IN ZIMBABWE, 2000-2002 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource TAVONGA NJAYA economic household model land acquisition resettlement scheme https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/908082f68bf80e6d0031c0f61d72db64.pdf 9418aac35631aa3169e3665d2b2ece3c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A RESOLUTION FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROBLEM OF DROUGHT IN BULILIMA DISTRICT IN MATABELELAND SOUTH PROVINCE OF ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PIOS NCUBE Description An account of the resource Faced with recurrent droughts and other extreme weather events, subsistence farming communities found in arid and semi-arid regions of the world have continuously utilized inherent experiences and alternative livelihood sources to cope with adverse effects of an ever changing climate. Clearly, there are two extreme ends in this narrative, with one extreme end being climate change that has amplified the impact of extreme weather events such as drought and the other extreme being the resilience of communities that are impacted by such weather phenomena. Over the years, subsistence farmers have utilized their life experiences and learning to cope with adverse effects of weather related extremes, yet such capabilities have been overlooked in scientific research, policy and practice. There is a tendency to treat subsistence farmers, who mostly are found in arid and semi-arid regions of the world; as helpless victims of drought and other weather extremes, as passive recipients of knowledge. Such farmers have over the years contributed to world knowledge through their experiential learning by doing and they have perfected collaborative ways of building resilience to shocks. More than 80% of their knowledge comes from daily experiences, insights and intuitions that are then condensed into a complete world view capacities based resilience. These communities have existed in such locations and regions without getting extinct. Subsistence farmers in rural Zimbabwe in Bulilima district of Matabeleland South are constantly at risk of drought and have lived with the recurrent phenomenon for many decades; suffered food insecurity, livelihoods destruction, disrupted well-being because they are dependent on rain-fed agriculture, yet they continue to live and exist in the same locations. This study employed a Case Study method embedded in interpretivist paradigm and utilized open ended household questionnaires and interview guide to generate data. Data generation was guided by the principle of data saturation and data was analysed using emerging themes on excel, human stories and through the use of NVivo. The study revealed that participants were not passive victims of drought, as demonstrated by various alternative livelihoods that they adopted in coping with the phenomenon. Some of the adaptive coping strategies adopted by participants were; reduced meals per day, reliance on casual labour, dependence on remittances, and to some extent participants utilized their own production. Markets and wild fruits (wild foods gathering) also played a major role. Participants were enterprising and innovative, and employed their indigenous knowledge systems to predict weather patterns in the absence of conventional modern weather predictions. The local communities adopted alternative livelihoods and income sources in order to cope with drought Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Adaptation Agriculture Capacity Climate change coping mechanisms Disaster Risk Food insecurity Hazard management Resilience Shocks Vulnerability https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/0de0d55b5f44a06d6c1337a177ab4b12.pdf 29faf7c8998d89bc0f2235c73f3e46fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AIRPORT SERVICE QUALITY ON THE GROWTH OF TOURISM IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SHAMISO PRECIOUS NYAJEKA Description An account of the resource Zimbabwe is adorned with tourism growth antecedents such as ample flora and fauna, spectacular scenery and cultural heritage sites yet the country continues to have an underutilized tourism sector. Following years of steady growth, the sector embarked on a downward trend in 1999. The global economic crisis, as well as the negative publicity and political unrest following the Land Reform Programme, have been cited as major causes of Zimbabwe‟s tourism slump. The signing of the Global Political Agreement in 2009 restored the country‟s economic and political sanity, setting the tourism sector on a recovery path. Zimbabwe‟s tourism however, continues to perform below its potential, necessitating the consideration of other factors that could possibly influence the sector‟s performance. This study therefore, sought to establish the quality of services at Harare International Airport and ascertain its role in tourists‟ decisions to travel to Harare. Basing on the SERVQUAL model, questionnaires were developed and fully completed by 410 passengers and 75 representatives of the various customer service departments at the Airport. To this end, the expectations and perceptions of respondents regarding the SERVQUAL dimensions of reliability, assurance, tangibility, empathy and responsiveness were sought. The study revealed that for all five dimensions, actual services delivered were below the expectations of passengers. Although services were not of a poor standard, there was room for improvement. Airport service quality was however, of significance to those travelling for reasons other than visiting friends and relatives. The Gap analysis suggests that managers were misguided on the service priorities of passengers. It can therefore, be concluded that Zimbabwe is capable of receiving more tourists by improving airport service quality. For that reason, Government investment in airports should be directed toward areas with the potential of raising service quality levels, thereby encouraging the influx of visitors who are sensitive to airport service quality. Investment in the human element of service delivery is also recommended to facilitate excellent customer service at airports Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 airport service Quality assurance tourism https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/70f8d729fcad98aecae916d83d72d116.pdf 8042253176de5cc3b78e7760d2e7a22d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE ON THE HEALTH OF WOMEN IN GWERU URBAN Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PANGANAI TSITSI Description An account of the resource Sexual violence could be a menace to the health of women, so this study sought to investigate the effects of sexual violence on the health of women. The research hypothesis was that there is no relationship between sexual violence and the reproductive, psychological and physical health problems. The objectives were to expose the types of sexual violence and how women react to it in addition to establishing the prevalence of the psychological, physical and reproductive health (including STI and HIV/AIDS) problems resulting from sexual violence. A mixed methodology with a pragmatic approach was used to carry out the research. The research design was the casual comparative method where two groups that is the sample and control groups were selected to allow comparing of the results. The purposive sampling method was used at Msasa Project and Gweru hospital to obtain the sample group of 30 women who were sexually violated. The control group of 30 women who were not sexually violated was obtained by convenient sampling at Gweru Hospital MCH department. The data was obtained by triangulating interviews, focus groups and documentary analysis and analysed by descriptive statistics as well as using the SPSS for ANOVA, t-test and chi square. The research revealed that sexual violence does affect the health of women reproductively, psychologically and physically. The prevalence of STI and HIV related to sexual violence was 0.33 and 0.37 respectively. However the women were reluctant to report sexual violence because of their culture which makes it difficult to define sexual violence. The researcher suggests that men be educated on the rights of women and the effects of sexual violence and the 3 organisations dealing with women health issues should involve men. The women who report sexual violence should also be assessed for psychological problems as it was found to be the most common health problem associated with sexual violence. Abortion should be made accessible to the victims of sexual violence so that they are not burdened by an unwanted child Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 sexual violence women health