18 25 486 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8a067481f312db1410efc1f7764c0eaa.pdf 0c386f996772e1b340b17c1730fc1113 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 INTEGRATING ON-LINE LEARNING INTO TRADITIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) PROGRAMMES: CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN SUB SAHARAN UNIVERSITIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RITTAH KASOWE STEPHEN MWENJE Description An account of the resource Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development has helped Open and Distance Learning (ODL) universities world wide reach out to many global students through on line programmes. Many ODL institutions in developed countries have registered success in their on-line programmes. In Africa integrating on line learning into existing traditional programmes has legged behind. It is therefore critical to find out how best on- line programmes can be effectively integrated into existing traditional programmes. It is also critical to identify ways not to affect the integrity of successful programmes currently being offered through traditional modes. This paper seeks to investigate the views of stratified randomly selected students; tutors’ and former students on how best to implement on-line learning into traditional ODL programmes at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) Data will be gathered through interviews and questionnaires. The findings of this study shall provide answers to the challenges emanating from staffs and students’ ICT skills Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Review Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 e-learning online learning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/53f4454ffbc0bbc8b0331d852f88f8e3.pdf 42a7b2d97f0fb9505b201d801616d78e 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 ZIMBABWEAN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (ZIK) - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CURRICULUM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RITTAH KASOWE ANYWAY KATANHA Description An account of the resource First part of the paper, examined conceptual issues associated with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK), including the nature of the intersection between Science and IK. We reflected on methodological pluralism, and knowledge production. Intellectual property rights and empowerment are examined. We then explored the multiple linkages between IK and the curriculum, in terms of needs, goals, teaching strategies and instructional resources. We reflect on anticipated outcomes and methods of evaluation. We also discussed the role of the library media center, and the library consultant, in curriculum planning with respect to IK. Our emphasis was on those components of IK which describe, explain, predict and try to negotiate nature. Firstly we explore some curriculum models and approaches relevant to our discourse, and various dimensions of teaching, learning and researching Zimbabwe Indigenous Knowledge (ZIK), through the use of 'oral traditions' and other methodologies. Secondly we provided specific instructional guidelines on African Traditional Medicine, Mathematics and Food Processing, Selected readings and multimedia resources are identified along with current instructional and research challenges. We specified whether ZIK, has specific implications for democratization, community empowerment, nation building, sustainable development, capacity building and intellectual development in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole, in the 21st century. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Prime Research on Education (PRE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Indigenous Knowledge science system Zimbabwe Prisons https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/4b2f0a450bf556664fdcf10b7b6b07d3.pdf 5fb2c48cf97f1f7133429c513ba11309 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 DISTANCE EDUCATION AN EMPOWERING DISCIPLINE OR JUST A PASSING RAGE: A CASE OF ODL INSTITUTIONS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource THOMAS M. KAPUTA JUDITH TAFANGOMBE Description An account of the resource This study is on graduates’ perceived feelings on how Distance Education (DE) offering institutions in Zimbabwe have empowered them. We asked the question: Is DE an empowering discipline or a passing rage which is being used by most institutions as a raison d’être. The development of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions in the world has largely been done by conventional Universities. Distance educators agree that distance education includes both distance learning and teaching. With the advent of changes in industry’s demand for more qualified personnel that may need to be trained whilst on the job, conventional universities and colleges have failed to cope. The economies of scale of this approach saw many people getting qualifications whilst they were on the job. Governments who are the recipients of most of the graduates get concerned when most of their people are not educated. This has resulted in the development of the single and dual mode institutions of distance education to a large extent with the latter preceding. In this study which was carried out in the beginning of 2013. A qualitative research paradigm was used focusing on the graduates of DE from both conventional and ODL institutions. This was a phenomenological design because it dwelt on a careful description and analysis of the participants’ life world and the meaning extracted thereof. Participants who included graduates, employers and lecturers were conveniently selected from the different institutions in Zimbabwe. The sample consisted of ten graduates from eight institutions. We used an on line open ended interview schedule, personal accounts and document analysis to collect data. This provided us with an opportunity to look at different worldviews of the empowerment phenomenon. The findings show mixed reactions from graduates on their empowerment status. Fierce competition is rife between institutions raising ethical, business and quality issues. We recommend that policy be put in place to fine tune this DE to empower all graduates regardless of their institution Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Greener Journal of Educational Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 discipline Distance Education empowering qualitative research single and dual modes https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3f742d796bf5fdc70e417f93e6498466.pdf 25c4545783c6129d7631284de1a5fcd2 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 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES REGARDING HIV AND AIDS AMONG UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource KUDAKWASHE SITHOLE SEKAI NOREEN GORE KUDZANAYI GONDO Description An account of the resource 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 and AIDS among higher education institutions on knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the epidemic. An HIV and AIDS Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices analysis was conducted among university employees. Data was collected using 100 questionnaires and 12 in-depth interviews from both academic and non academic staff and descriptive statistics were used to analyse data from questionnaires and thematic content analysis was carried out to analyse interviews. The results show that there are high knowledge levels above 80% of HIV and AIDS, STIs among both academic and non-academic staff of all age groups and there is no significant difference between age groups and job categories. Reported attitudes show low risk attitudes. This however does not require that universities should not implement comprehensive HIV and AIDS programmes because the impact of the epidemic can not be ignored. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 AIDS attitudes HIV knowledge practices university employees. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a6dec2e4b6f49c261bd3db46cb78fa94.pdf 7b385fca929a378d5d8ded453a7f485c 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 AFRICAN CONTEXT FOR TECHNOLOGICAL FUTURES FOR DIGITAL LEARNING AND THE ENDOGENOUS GROWTH OF A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GABRIEL KABANDA Description An account of the resource The Southern African countries, embodied as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, face sustainable development problems and low global competitiveness. Innovation in the education sector presents a promissory note that can stimulate an endogenous growth of the knowledge economy and reduction of poverty. Technological futures in digital learning are largely influenced by complexity, simulation and modeling, and decision-making capabilities. The paper is purposed to develop an endogenous growth model for a knowledge economy for SADC countries where digital learning is the engine for sustainable growth with its associated technological futures and complexity. The learners in ubiquitous learning environments are able to access the various contents on the Web, search the electronic databases, interactively communicate with instructors and other learners and obtain knowledge anytime and anywhere through wireless technologies. The diffusion discourse and the social embedded innovation can achieve a desirable impact in development, mainly through ICTs for development (ICT4D). Social media is one area that has introduced complexity in the digital learning environment. Chaos Theory is used to seek understanding of the aperiodic behaviour in deterministic, non-linear dynamical systems in a digital learning environment and the design thereof. The Lorenz attractor for such a learning environment is innovation that brings solutions and relevancy to the developmental agenda, with Lyapunov exponents expressed by divergent trajectories of ICT4D. The Jacobian matrix grows exponentially with each technology that goes through diffusion and adoption. The Neo-classic theory of growth is about technical progress premised on exogenous factors and driven by labour, capital and technology. Technology diffusion in SADC is not exogenous. The endogenous growth theory is a model of long-run economic growth that emphasizes that technological change is influenced by economic incentives and a great diversity of resources in an African environment, which largely supports innovation, an embodiment of knowledge in capital and learning by doing. The mixed method methodology is used in this research, which is a research study of the SADC region countries. Mixed methods often combine nomothetic and idiographic approaches in an attempt to serve the dual purposes of generalisation and in-depth understanding—to gain an overview of social regularities from a larger sample while understanding the other through detailed study of a smaller sample. The methodology used was largely qualitative on human capital development and technology diffusion, and quantitative on GDP and Infodensity covering 18 countries in East and Southern Africa. The 18 countries covered by the qualitative study are South Africa, Angola, Bostwana, Burundi, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. An endogenous model for sustainable economic growth is developed through panel data analysis. Panel Data is a data set that contains repeated observations over time, i.e., observations on multiple phenomena observed over multiple time periods for the same firms, individuals, households, enterprises, countries, or any set of entities that remain stable through time. An endogenous model for a knowledge economy for SADC countries is proposed. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Basic Research Journal of Engineering Innovation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Chaos Theory digital learning environment endogenous growth model ICT4D Knowledge economy sustainable development technological future https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/473f062bf0e6506b7ef55d49ee25d1fb.pdf 2db4c0e59c2a0a90333e39ef2f5dcbf6 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 PEDAGOGIC POSSIBILITIES OF ICTS AND TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCES IN AN INCREASINGLY NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GABRIEL KABANDA Description An account of the resource The research project seeks new opportunities/ directions of learning and teaching in an increasingly networked world, and how they can benefit people in developing countries in support of sustainable development. The research agenda is aimed at studying how interconnected information and communication technologies (ICTs) can expand the reach of educational opportunities and improve learning outcomes as technology affordances. The main research question is - What are the pedagogic possibilities of ICTs and technology affordances in an increasingly networked environment that can impact/ benefit participative collaborative inclusive communities of learning in support of sustainable development? Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of African Studies and Development Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 ICT pedagogic possibilities. sustainable development Technology affordances https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/da6d010861491a694957a5642ab48d67.pdf 370186ec87decd080458b866a8efd326 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 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR S.B.M. MARUME R.R. JUBENKANDA C.W. NAMUSI N. C. MADZIYIRE Description An account of the resource 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. Political Science is an unknown field to the first-year student who has had nothing to do with it at high school, and the first thing we have to do is to define and explain what the term ‘government’ covers. At first glance, the question seems a simple one, and one likely to give little trouble to anyone acquainted with the subject. Yet, the fact is that despite centuries of scientific investigation and inquiry into the nature of government, no satisfactory definition has yet been suggested. This journal article makes a contribution to define and explain the term ‘government’ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available OSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 authoritative rules comprehensive authority and involuntary membership Government parliamentary system https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a409dc3f12b13db1bcd54a268590fe74.pdf 3e31fb7d4e4268249da1b838a673d208 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 INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ANTHONY CHIKUTSA Description An account of the resource 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 of a journal focusing on analysis of DHS data. The idea for a special issue on the theme of DHS in Africa emerged during the 2013 DHS Fellows program. It was determined that the African Population Studies Journal, as the only peer-reviewed bilingual journal of population studies in Africa, would be the most appropriate host for a special issue. On behalf of the team from the Zimbabwe Open University, I approached the Editor-in-Chief of the African Population Studies Journal, Prof. Clifford Odimegwu, about hosting this special issue Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available African Population Studies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 DHS program https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/e54f04e1a864c2c894aaf65358d1012b.pdf 2c8a39e414164cbe9ee98b2a3c61dba2 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 KNOWLEDGE FRONTIERS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gabriel Kabanda 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 attainment of the millenium development goals knowledger management poverty reduction social problems https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/41c28698797b784ca9edcb46d7fa8e9f.pdf 884df7095ecb5b66d69f1b4b48b0abce 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 INSURING TOBACCO CROP BY MT DARWIN DISTRICT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS: A MYTH OR REALITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DELIWE TEMBACHAKO GILLIET CHIGUNWE Description An account of the resource In recent years, tobacco farming has taken an increase among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. High and immediate payments made by buyers of tobacco have caused this shift to tobacco farming especially in Mt Darwin district of Zimbabwe. Hence even after the Zimbabwe land acquisition and distribution around the year 2000, more small-holder farmers both in the newly resettled farmland and communal areas have taken up tobacco farming as a lucrative cash crop. Previously it was a preserve of commercial farmers. Of interest to note is that Commercial farmers insured the crop to guard against natural hazards and risks. In recent years, climatic risk has grown considerably in Zimbabwe especially in the Dande valley and Mt Darwin district has not been spared. Consequently, the insurance, reinsurance, and financial markets in Zimbabwe have been noted to contribute to hedging against more natural hazards. Whilst such insurance facilities are there, some farmers who have lost crops against natural hazards in Mt Darwin were noted not to have insured their crops. The study sought to answer the following questions; Are smallholder farmers in Mt Darwin aware of the importance of insuring tobacco? What views do these farmers have towards tobacco insurance? What factors hinder some farmers from adopting tobacco insurance? Descriptive survey design was used for this research. Convenient sampling was used to select 5 wards out of 34 wards and random sampling of 50 farmers was made. Raw data gathered from questionnaires was analysed by using descriptive techniques. Findings indicated that farmers are not quite aware of the risks in tobacco production and they view insuring the crop as not necessary. They are not conversant with the issue of crop insurance thus lack of much experience in tobacco production as well as minimized loss of the crop to natural hazards were significant factors thwarting farmers from insuring tobacco Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AARJMD VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 (JULY 2015) ISSN : 2319 - 2801 Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3ec238beaee62e476c772d21c2951f8b.pdf 7af1c116b6da238748aab3cd7b3cc7de 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 ACCESS AND INCLUSION OF INMATES TO EDUCATION THROUGH OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MODE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MRS GILLIET CHIGUNWE Access Education Inclusion Inmates Open and Distance Learning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/82014dc4c768178ba02b81c2f2963f7e.pdf 6e9e6ad8fa16156c5c8d93f90ebf88d5 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 INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING information for authors https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/fcdf258d0f9c569b3f278c06c7051efd.pdf 6645ec9051b1638ff8d8483559cb3b46 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 INFORMATION POLICY ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. CHIPO MUTONGI Description An account of the resource 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 see the value and reasons for the formulation and implementation of the information policies. Probably it is lack of awareness that is not bringing those policy changes. This article explores information policy advocacy and lobbying as well as distinguishing information policy advocacy from lobbying. Some reasons for information policy advocacy failure are given and some ways of making information policy advocacy a success are established Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 advocacy change. information management Information policy legislation lobbying policy analysis policy makers https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/b01fe5eb6f1806cb2e132e5e3175d132.pdf 24c744bdae76d472a87cdfa16fafcaa1 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 INFLUENCE OF NON-GENETIC FACTORS WEIGHT AND CARCASS TRAITS IN INDIGENOUS MATEBELE GOAT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ASSAN, N Description An account of the resource The objective of the present study was to establish the non-genetic factors which affect slaughter weight and carcass traits. A mixed classification model containing the effects of year of slaughter, age at slaughter, month of slaughter and sex was used for identification of non-genetic factors. The slaughter weight and carcass traits data were analyzed using the General Linear Models (GLM) procedure of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) (1996) to establish the significance of the non-genetic factors. The effects of year of slaughter had a significant influence on slaughter weight and all carcass traits analyzed in the present study. The year of slaughter also influenced the size of the prime cuts such as hind barrel and front barrel within the 1992 to 1999 period of study. The dressing percentage averaged 58.40 ± 2.76 kg which was slightly constant within different year of slaughter. Age at slaughter had a significant (p<0.01) difference on slaughter weight and most carcass traits with the exception of edible meat offals as a percentage of hot carcass mass. Sex significantly affects slaughter weight and most carcass traits except for edible meat offal as a percentage of hot carcass mass and empty gastro-intestinal tracts. There was variation in performance of slaughter weight and carcass traits due to year of slaughter, month of slaughter, age of slaughter and sex. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Researchers Journal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 carcass traits indigenous Matebele Goat Non-genetic factors slaughter weight https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a72f5cb7b7fc61ca4ac1b49dc5d48ab6.pdf dc978116637302a8ab12da783fef90bb 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 INDIGENOUS GOATS AND SHEEP BREEDS AND THEIR CROSSES IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS: GROWTH TRAITS, CARCASS PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY PROPERTIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ASSAN NEVER Description An account of the resource The tropics and subtropics is a habitat to diverse populations of indigenous goats and sheep breeds known for their adaptability to the existing harsh agro-ecological conditions and the majority are reared under traditional systems of management. Apart from their inherent ability to cope with a range of climatic conditions including disease challenges and inadequate feed resources whilst being exposed to mostly unsound management practices, indigenous goats and sheep are an integral part of the smallholder resource poor rural economies. Therefore, there is an obligation and considerable potential for increased meat production from the already existing diversity of indigenous goats and sheep animal genetic resources in the tropics and subtropics. However, indigenous goat and sheep performance in most cases is less than ideal due to a number of constraints namely inadequate nutrition and disease prevalence, poor support institutional involvement and lack of adequate government policies and funding to develop this industry. It has been noted that apart from their low genetic potential, indigenous goats and sheep’s exposure to suboptimal nutrition has been identified as the major factor that contribute to their low meat production. This is despite that the principal advantage of utilising indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics is rightfully based on their small size and ability to utilise less productive areas that exist in existing total farming areas. Their ability to adapt to suboptimal production conditions characterised by persistent substandard nutritional feed resources makes indigenous goats and sheep perfect candidates for meat production in the tropics and subtropics. The potentiality of indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics has been downgraded because they have not been selected for high meat performance. In this case efforts are at different stages of genetic characterisation of various indigenous goats and sheep breeds in order to ascertain their meat production potential. At the same time, crossing of genetically improved exotic goats and sheep breeds with indigenous flocks, has been noted as a feasible option to enhance meat productivity in the tropics and subtropics. Recent trends in indigenous goats and sheep utilization in order to match demand for meat and improve productivity in resource poor farming areas in the tropics and subtropics, local farmers have been incentivised to rear improved genotypes, which are predominantly crossbreds between superior meat exotic breeds and the indigenous goats and sheep breeds. Productivity with regards to indigenous goats and sheep can be specified as the magnitude of production or efficiency of production. This is based on the fact that in any indigenous goats and sheep production environment, productivity per se will exceptionally depend on an intricate correlations of biotic, abiotic and socio-economic variables. The factors are interdependent and therefore should be considered comprehensively to establish their ranking and how adjustments in constituents influence the whole indigenous goats and sheep production systems. A number of studies have been carried out to assess the growth potential, carcass and meat quality properties of several indigenous goats and sheep and their crosses in various agro-ecological regions within the tropics and subtropics. The results have been inconsistent due to various reasons which might probably include non- identical production conditions and the genetics of various small ruminants’ ecotype breeding groups. The present review gives an insight on some documented growth performance and carcass and meat quality properties of indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics. 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 2020 Carcass Goat Growth traits Indigenous Meat parameters Sheep Tropics. Subtropics https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d1755279be8d854900ca151a62258498.pdf 3e5a8873780c0c64df7790c999fe26e1 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 IN VITRO DEGRADABILITY OF FORAGE LEGUMES USING THE ANKOM RF GAS TECHNIQUE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S. KATSANDE J. J BALOYI F. V. NHERERA-CHOKUDA N. T. NGONGONI G. MATOPE Description An account of the resource The AnkomRF gas production technique was used to assess rumen degradability of Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean), Vigna unguiculata Walp (L) (cowpea) and Desmodium uncinatum (silverleaf desmodium) forage legumes. Forage samples of 1.0 g/DM were placed into 250ml glass jar and incubated at 390C over 72 hours. Rumen liquor that was taken from 2 fistulated Friesian cows on a dairy ration was mixed with saliva in the ratio of 4:1. Most but not all of the gas in the three legume forages was produced within the first 48 hours post-incubation. The volumes of gases produced ranged from 61.38 to 70.37 ml, with an average of 64.16ml, whilst the fractional rate of gas production varied between 4.6 and 5.6%/h with a mean of 5%/h. Cowpea produced the highest amount of gas followed by velvet bean. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION CENTRE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 AnkomRF gas production Desmodium uncinatum Mucuna pruriens Rumen degradability Vigna unguiculata Walp (L). https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/859e6ac6b6e035c3235e7c4ab5ca864c.pdf d4fac5259e21ce594ffb3b1189693e52 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 EFFECTS OF IN-ROW SPACING ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF IRISH POTATO (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) VARIETIES IN EASTERN HIGHLANDS OF ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CALVER MVUMI ALBERT MAWOKO ALMA MUROPA ALBERT TSINDI Description An account of the resource rish potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yields vary widely, usually showing a declining trend, due to differences in in-row spacing used,as well as poor varietal selection for specific locations. This study evaluated the growth and yield responses to different in-row spacings of different varieties of Irish potato grown in Eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. The treatments consisted of three varieties, namely BP1, Diamond and Garnet, and three in-row spacings, namely: 10 cm, 30 cm and 50 cm. Inter-row spacing was maintained at 90cm for all treatments. Treatments were arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD); 3 × 3 factorial arrangement, replicated 3 times. Measurements taken were on plant height, number of potato tubers plant-1, and weight of marketable potato tubers, and then averaged. All in-row spacing were significantly different at P <0.001 with 10 cm producing the highest mean height (92.29 cm). Of the three varieties (Garnet, Diamond and BP1), BP1 produced the greatest height (76.12 cm). There was significant interaction (P=0.001) between variety and in-row spacing on the mean number of tubers plant-1. BP1 produced superior (P < 0.001) mean weight of tubers (15.14 t/ha) and potato tubers/plant (21.47) in comparison to Garnet and Diamond at 10 cm in-row spacing. In conclusion, the study reported the optimum in-row spacing of 10 cm at which, BP1, among the other tested varieties, showed potential to attain the greatest growth and tuber yield when grown under ideal conditions Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Growth In-row spacing Irish potato varieties Tuber yield https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/84bd5f51b3813bb339728d6bdb4b4a62.pdf 38a5b5aa8d8767fa0f0508580a88a903 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 IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource THOMAS. P.Z. MPOFU Description An account of the resource Globalization is a phenomenon that has permeated and influenced the whole spectrum of human activities. One such activity is the tourism industry. This is due primarily to tourism’s geographical scale; its spatial linkages, as well as increased tourist flows to all corners of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. While the benefits that have accrued to several countries of the world are well known, the impact of globalization on tourism growth and development to Sub-Saharan Africa has not been thoroughly studied. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to assess the extent to which tourism globalization has benefited Sub- Saharan African countries. The study is based on secondary data sources. The paper submits that some Sub- Saharan African countries have, through globalization, increased their revenues and foreign currency earnings; created additional employment; introduced new technology in transport, communications and e- commerce; and improved their tourism facilities and services to meet international standards. On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people’s knowledge; created respect for indigenous cultures; contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. Some Sub-Saharan countries have attracted multinational corporations through vertical and horizontal mergers, takeovers and integrations. However, the paper also notes that tourism globalization has not been a panacea. It has also brought negative impacts such as price increases in land values and basic commodities; financial leakages and repatriation of foreign currency. Also, an influx of international tourists has led to a change in some African cultural values, resulting in local communities losing their cohesion and commitment to family life, religion and traditional customs. On the basis of the above findings, the paper recommends that Sub-Saharan African governments should closely monitor the negative impacts of the globalization process while continuing to reap the many benefits that accrue from this phenomenon. globalization multinational corporations spatial linkages vertical and horizontal mergers. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/911319bcb949e0c64c1ddf09698564ad.pdf 2ef5ba3676a04ab2713662dec6a1a07b 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 IMPLEMENTATION OF E-LEARNING IN THE NORTHERN CENTRAL DISTRICT OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE.(2015-2017) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource BARBRA NGWENYA DR FARAI CHOGA Description An account of the resource The study sought to investigate the implementation of e-learning in schools and was a case study of Harare Northern Central District from 2015 to 2017. The research objectives were to determine the benefits of e-learning, identify the challenges hindering the implementation of e-learning in the schools, determine strategies which can be used to implement e-learning and identify any recommendations which can be used in the implementation of e-learning. The researchers used qualitative research methodology and used interviews and questionnaires as data collection methods. The study revealed that e-leaning was being used mostly in schools and government was working hard to support the school’s initiatives towards the implementation. It was recommended that colleges and universities should train more teachers in ICTs for the school system. Schools should source funds so that they engage ICT software programmers for e-learning. Parents should also support their children so that they understand the importance of e- learning. The Government should engage the private sector and mobilize funds to modernize education in Zimbabwe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available An International Peer Review E-3 Journal of Sciences and Technology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 e-learning Respondents Socio-Economic software programmers https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/717f58f5f11faa23dbc25198fc45b2ef.pdf 5cfde1304e3365467a21661c14f9adef 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 IMPACT OF MASTER FARMER TRAINING ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ RAPOKO ELEUSINE CORACANA (L.) PRODUCTIVITY IN BUHERA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource OSCAR NDORO CALVER MVUMI PETRONELLA MATIZANADZO SEKAI. A MANYIWO Description An account of the resource Sustainability revolves around many factors which include technological training, number of farmers trained and high yields. The study investigates impact of Master Farmer Training (MFT) on rapoko Eleusine coracana (L.) cultivation, considering in situ variables in Buhera District. A cross-sectional survey design was used among trained and non-trained farmers. Data analysis was carried out in R version 3.2.3. Chi-squared test for independence was used to confirm association between MFT and rapoko cultivation, and between household gender and rapoko cultivation. MFT had a positive influence on number of farmers (100% were master farmers (MFs), while 23% were non-master farmers (NMFs) who grew rapoko). Yields for MFs were higher than for NMFs. The values for first and second year of t were 3.37 at P < 0.01 and 10.75 at P< 0.01 respectively. MFT influenced formation of farmer groups which allowed them to get training on rapoko cultivation. More male-headed households (70%) cultivated rapoko than female-headed households (40%) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Gender institutional and income factors MFT influence rapoko productivity https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3002d56b7c216cfd1c35116cc25e4314.pdf 5cfde1304e3365467a21661c14f9adef 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 IMPACT OF TRAINING COUPLES ON DECISION MAKING AND PLANNING ON FOOD AND INCOME SECURITY: A CASE OF COWPEAS FARMERS IN GURUVE DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DELIWE TEMBACHAKO FUTURE FORTUNE T CHISANGO PEPUKAI MUZONDIWA SVINURAI Description An account of the resource The study’s main aim was to evaluate the impact of gender household targeted training (added to technical skills acquired) on decision making and planning on food and income security. Determining the level of women participation in household decision making and planning on income level and assets accrued from sales of cowpeas produce and appraising training impact were the guiding objectives. The T-Test analysis results showed a significance difference of 1between trained and untrained women’s level of participation in household decision making and planning with (0.015 p value), income realised from cowpea produce (0.041 p value), ownership of productive assets (0.017 p value and food security (0.039 p value). The significant differences in favour of the treatment (trained) group signified the positive impact of targeted couple trainings. Thus, training proved to have promoted women participation in economic household decision making processes with their improved self-confidence, signifying significances of targeted training. Trainings also improved coordination between spouses in areas of input acquisition, planning, decision making as well as marketing and accountability over use of proceeds. The implication of these results was that development partners and extension agents should add couple/ household targeted gender and agricultural trainings to tackle gender challenges that retard commercialization of cowpeas production and other potential crops labeled ‘women’s crops’. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Innovative Research & Development Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 food security Gender training poverty smallholder farmer https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8f471504f1549deab06f24a12c6ade44.pdf f3b4648a459c84ac00bac240d23e46e6 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 IMPACT OF PLURALISTIC AND DEMAND DRIVEN EXTENSION ON CROP PRODUCTION. A CASE STUDY OF GOKWE SOUTH WARD 23, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ALEC MUZENDA FLORENCE CHIMBWANDA ANDREW. TAPIWA KUGEDERA Description An account of the resource Download full-text PDF Read full-text Download citation References (13) Figures (2) Abstract and Figures Agriculture forms the backbone of economies of most developing countries and Zimbabwe is not an exception. Majority of Zimbabwe's population like in most African countries dwells in the rural area and have farming as their major source of livelihood. Successful farming in such areas is only possible if there are supporting infrastructure and services in place, for example access to extension, credit and good roads. This study is more concerned about the agricultural extensions services that are being offered in the rural areas of Zimbabwe. The government together with other private institutions recently introduced demand driven and pluralistic extension in some rural areas and this study seeks to determine its impact on crop production. It made a back and forth pluralistic extension implementation comparison of yields, area planted and crop income in ward 23 of Gokwe south. The data used was secondary data obtained from the AREX data base. Data was analysed in SPSS and Excel. The main crops grown in Gokwe south are mug beans, sesame, maize and groundnuts. The output, area planted, and income increased since the introduction of pluralistic extension. The results show that there is a significant difference in quantity and income of mug beans (P<0.05). Sesame output and income difference was also significant (P<0.05). The difference in output, income and cropped area was also significant for maize and groundnuts(P<0.05). It was recommended that the government should encourage pluralistic extension in communal areas in other parts of the country in order to improve agricultural production. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Amity Journal of Agribusiness Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Agricultural Extension Communal Farmers Crop Production Demand Driven Extension Pluralistic Extension https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c05a8612f6b1237d48cc6b45a65f2ba6.pdf 49feb03b6429b0357fa871e771672139 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 IMPACT OF ACADEMIC REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY (2011-2017) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource TAFADZWA ARTHUR MANGWERE DR FARAI CHOGA Description An account of the resource This study is to evaluate the impact of academic registry information system on open distance learning with the Zimbabwe Open University as the case study. The research assessed the service, information and system qualities as well as the benefits and challenges faced by the system users in executing their duties using the system. The system users include lecturers, administrative staff and information records clerks in various departments of the university. The researchers used the mixed methodology where the quantitative approach was the primary method while the qualitative, through the interview guide complemented as a secondary method. Closed-ended questionnaires and interview guides were used as research instruments. A population sample of 54 participants was used. A total of 35 out of 54 managed to respond to the questionnaire. It was concluded that the system brought effectiveness and individual satisfaction as benefits although it was found to have some errors as well as providing inconclusive reports. The study found that the registry system brought high levels of satisfaction. However there was need for more training and support from the system to overcome challenges. It was also recommended that the system should be user friendly and exhibit ease of use functions. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Environmental Science, Computer Science and Engineering & Technology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 ARIS e-learning system examination processes https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/37267283de1c57627ad8db1743efd588.pdf 62e04661f2fef5f69c0cc1df92a45175 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 EFFECTS OF PLANTING METHODS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF GROUNDNUT ( ARACHIS HYPOGAEA) CULTIVAR NATAL COMMON IN AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C MVUMI S WASHAYA C RUSWA Description An account of the resource The most appropriate planting method to use for optimum growth and yield of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea) in Africa South of the Sahara (ASS) among those currently used is not known, as the methods are highly influenced by environmental conditions in specific regions. Investigations of the effects of planting methods on growth and yield of a groundnut cultivar (cv.) (NTC), under rainfed conditions were carried out. Treatments used were planting on flat ground (FG), earthing up after planting on flat ground (EFG) and planting on ridges (R). Flat ground was considered as the standard (control). The parameters measured for growth were plant height, stem width and number of leaves, while those for yield were grain yield, pod yield and number of pods plant-1. Results showed that the planting methods used significantly (P<0.001) increased number of leaves plant-1of NTC. All treatment means were significantly (P<0.05) different, and R had the greatest mean number of leaves. Treatments did not significantly (P= 0.533) increase grain yield; only the R mean grain yield was significantly (P<0.05) greater, compared to the other two methods. Panting on ridges (R), followed by EFG, had higher number of leaves, number of pods plant-1 and increased grain yield, which, thus outweighing FT. Increase in the number of leaves, which are important for growth, and pod yield plant-1, are thought to be responsible for the ultimate increase grain yield. It is recommended that groundnuts should be planted on R in SSA in order to cherish the highest production benefits of NTC groundnut Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Environmental differences Groundnut cultivar natal common Growth Planting methods Yield. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/ae5b865c22c2626104df5faacbac91e0.pdf 39b51c4db028c1cbd1085f4b4293f6f0 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 ROLE OF HOME BACKGROUND ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT GRADE SEVEN LEVEL IN MOUNT DARWIN SCHOOLS IN MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE OF ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RITA KASOWE Description An account of the resource The aim of this present study was to examine the relationship between home background and academic achievement of Grade seven pupils in Mount Darwin District in northern Zimbabwe. The quantitative methodology was used and a population of all the Grade seven teachers in the district. A sample of 100 teachers randomly selected was used. Data were collected through the use of a questionnaire. The study revealed that the majority of the children came from economically sound home backgrounds with parents who had high levels of literacy. The parents were also able to provide educational and material support to their children and thus the children performed very well. The study recommends that parents should be more involved in the education of their children Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 academic achievement grade seven Home background province relationship. urban schools