19 25 486 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3cfa8eb7ece2877bc2007d37e83a2b35.pdf 19e93f79413da438f41cca2554fd172c 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 GROWTH, CARCASS AND MEAT PERFORMANCE IN GOAT AND SHEEP BREEDS AND THEIR CROSSES Description An account of the resource he growth performance, carcass and meat properties are the driving factors for efficiency and overall viability of goat and sheep meat production systems. These performance factors are much dependent on genotype, although the overall productive capacity will be influenced by other factors such as nutrition, management, health and other animal related factors as age, slaughter weight and sex. Goats and sheep breeds are diverse and populated all around the worlds’ agro ecological regions culminating in distinctive performances. Some agro ecological regions usually use both pure breeds and assorted crossbred goats and sheep that include characteristics from more than one breed, which might be locally available or exotic breeds. Breed differences in performance characteristics proffer contingency to improved efficiency of goat and sheep meat production as a consequence of growth, carcass and meat performance. Different production systems have taken advantage of various goats and sheep breeds and their crosses for meat production and have designed their management specifically to maximize production on targeted breeds. Pure breeding and crossbreeding have been the most used mode of production to promote growth performance, carcass and meat parameters to serve specific commercial meat market expectations and consumer appeal. Straight breeding has its own share of benefits and shortcomings, on the other hand goat and sheep breed diversity and genetic distance have acted as valuable ingredient which has been exploited in crossbreeding systems in improving growth performance carcass and meat parameters. Different forms of systematic crossing strategy to improve growth performance, carcass and meat production have been designed based on specialized terminal sires breeds to complement performance characteristics of known maternal breeds lines. In this case, appropriate choice of breed to attain optimal growth, carcass and meat parameters as expected by specific markets and meat products acceptable to consumers becomes critical. Unlike pure breeding accomplishment of breeds and their crosses utilization is dependent on their genetic distance among them, as well as breed complementarity, individual, maternal and paternal heterosis that make the proper choice of breeds employed in a crossing system of great importance. Therefore, it is recommendable for goat and sheep producers to acquaint themselves with the production potential of available goat and sheep genetic resources in order to get maximum meat production utility. The present review gives an insight on the performance of goat and sheep breeds and their crosses in terms of growth, carcass and meat production. 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 2020 Breeds Carcass Goat Growth Meat Sheep https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/af8c3aa48ff56f4e5eaffe9984eda6b6.pdf 84aaf91a6d862b37360eb2192dc020bb 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 EFFECT OF MORINGA EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CALVER MVUMI FANUEL TAGWIRA ALBERT. Z CHITEKA Description An account of the resource ials were carried out to evaluate the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract as a growth hormone on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentumL var. Rodade). In the greenhouse, five treatments were used: the control, where only water was added (M0), second control where ethanol 80 % was added (ME), moringa extract applied once at 2 weeks from emergence (M1), moringa extract applied at 2 and 4 weeks from emergence (M2), and moringa extract applied every 2 weeks to maturity,starting from two weeks from germination (M3).The same treatments were adopted in the field except the ME which was considered unnecessary after observing the results of the greenhouse experiment. Results showed that moringa extract increased growth and yield of tomato in both greenhouse and field. Moringa extract significantly increased above ground dry matter yield (DM), root dry matter weight and plant height for the crop. Yields obtained at MI, M2 and M3 were increasing in extract at M3. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 growth hormone oringaoleifera leaf extract tomato https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/feaeb103278a38d0b316d65cb53af162.pdf 83cea4ce324f6128cfaa0854cf2c6076 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 EFFECT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA LEAF AQUEOUS EXTRACT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF RAPE AND CABBAGE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CALVER MVUMI Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 cabbage farming Moringa oleifera leaf https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d52ba5557cb254c94d62a84684cdec33.pdf 6122ae5fe7854d24bb880401a5117242 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 GOVERNMENTAL PLANNING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S.B.M MARUME Description An account of the resource According to social scientists, namely; public administration scientists, political scientists, economists, sociologists, students and readers, planning is now viewed and accepted as an indispensible activity in the public sector, as opposed to the ancient point of view that to foretell the future did not reside within the province of humankind’s capabilities. As a matter of fact, planning with reference to contemporary thinking is accorded a necessary element in governmental activities, as is evident from the uses of various terms and concepts such as policy planning, development planning, economic planning, social planning, rural planning, urban planning, and governmental planning to mention but a few; and the latter concept, that is, governmental planning, is the subject this article Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 and governmental planning development planning economic planning foretell the future indispensable activity planning policy planning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/6f0320ec842e5882e17407fca6591bb4.pdf 19a4161fcac459e6589113bb291de6d6 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 GOAT PRODUCTION AS A MITIGATION STRATEGY TO CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY IN SEMI ARID TROPICS. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN Description An account of the resource Due to climatic variability in semi arid tropics, livestock production faces many challenges that threaten its viability. This is a review that looks at the potential of goat production as one of the many mitigating strategies in confronting climate change in semi arid tropics. The discussion focuses on specific goat ethological, morphological and physiological characteristics that have environmental adaptation implications. Physiological, behavioral and morphological responses let goats effectively thrive in unfavorable climate change induced environmental conditions. These responses are important in matching goats to specific environmental conditions and ensuring a sustainable level of production. Severe feed shortages resulting from changes in rainfall pattern, and water scarcity are some of the major climate change induced environmental stressors, which have caused livestock capacity decline. Their negative influence on livestock production calls for use of adapted livestock species to cope with unavoidable climate change effects. Goats have shown to be a remarkable animal species that possess distinctive qualities enabling it to excel efficiently in harsh tropical environments. As climate change takes a center stage in defining livestock productivity in semi arid tropics, there is greater need to stress what type of livestock species to keep. Therefore, the selection of adapted livestock species will be critical in sustaining productivity under this increasingly challenging environment. Identification of livestock species adaptable to semi arid tropics, is recommended for achieving sustainable levels of production. This is on the understanding that selection of adapted livestock species counteracts the negative effects of climate change in such a way that productivity can be maintained and improved. While other species tend to be highly vulnerable, goats have evolved a unique and fascinating array of physiological, morphological and reproductive characteristics, which have contributed to their survival and proliferation in unique unfavorable tropical environmental niches. This points to the fact that promotion of goat production may be a viable mitigation strategy in the context of climate change. It is thus suggested that as climatic variability worsens, goats will assume a critical role in livestock production due to their adaptive features, such as feeding behavior, disease and heat tolerance. These behavioral, morphological and physiological characteristics enable goats to effectively cope with the stressful nature of the vast semi arid tropics. The discussion concludes with the understanding that promotion of goats becomes a key component of semi arid tropics livestock production systems. Due to goats’ numerical strength and greater adaptability to varying harsh tropical environmental conditions, they offer a compelling solution to livestock production capacity utilization to minimize destabilizing factors associated with the uncertainties of climate change. 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 Adaptation Climate change Goat production Keywords Mitigation Semi-arid tropics https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/0ac06dcea2ffda43ee39871c844311fd.pdf 78b6753ed5c8d62fe86699688e239446 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 GENOTYPE INFLUENCING YIELD AND MILK COMPOSITION IN DIFFERENT DAIRY PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN Description An account of the resource The milk yield and milk composition of dairy animals are influenced by a large number of factors. Generally, these factors are based on genetic and non-genetic differences between dairy animals. While the genetic potential of an animal is fixed at conception, non genetic factors such as nutrition, management, milking frequency, rearing methods, stage of lactation, etc. determine whether genetic potential is attained. Therefore, the maximum marketable milk yield with different fat and protein content is desirable to producers to increase farm profitability and can be affected by choice of appropriate genotype. The present discussion explores the consequences of choice of genotype in dairy production enterprises for the milk yield and composition. The discussion points to the fact that genotype affect either yield or milk composition during the entire lactation. However, across genotypes fat and protein yields are affected by both the quantity of milk produced and fat or protein percentages in the milk. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Biological Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 composition dairy production Genotype yield https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/89974db1d010c97aa94818a2c836573f.pdf 132b5502839e0f5aaad546b0c16bdfaf 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 PROVIDED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION USE. NOT FOR REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION OR COMMERCIAL USE. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN Description An account of the resource One principal source of unsubstantial meat production efficiency in commercial small ruminants is high kid/lamb mortality, where a larger proportion of kid/lamb crop fails to reach marketable age resulting in immense economic losses. There is apparent evidence accrued through extensive studies which point to the fact that heredity and some non-genetic factors drive kid/lamb mortality in goats and sheep production. In this respect, mortality of kids/lambs may vary with genotype, nutrition, litter size, dam age and parity order, nutrition, sex and age of kid/lamb and season and year of kidding/lambing. The present review will give an insight on the influence of genotype, birth weight and birth status as determinants of mortality in goat and sheep. The resultant effect of genotype on kid/lamb mortality is associated with traits imparted to both dams and/or kid/lamb such as birth weight size related to difficult birth, kid/lamb viability after kidding/lambing and maternal characteristics. Low birth weight kid/lamb may die due to failure to adapt to life after birth, incompetence to sustain body temperature as a result of low energy body reserves at birth result into death, low kid/lamb potency and poor maternal attachment exposes kid/lambs to less survival chances. On the other hand, multiple birth has an adverse effect on kid/lamb survival due to lower birth weight as litter size increases, which is a lead factor to more hazard to mortality. The major reason for high mortality in underweight kid/lamb at birth is probably due to lack of suckling and/or exposure to low body temperatures. Mature dams give birth to heavier kids and provide enough milk to nursed kids/lambs promoting faster growth rates subsequently enhancing survivability of kids/lambs. There is potentiality of manipulation of husbandry practices focusing on ensuring that all born kids/lambs are as close as possible to the acceptable birth weight average for that specific breed of choice. It should be noted that due to multifaceted nature of the determinants of mortality it is reasonable to assume that appreciation of specific cause and occurrence of kids’/lamb mortality could be advantageous to minimise mortality rates. A total eradication of kid/lamb mortality is probably unachievable as a result partly targeting the control of both environmental and animal-related factors is of paramount importance. High kid/lamb mortality necessitate for good management practices and improved dam nutrition to support nursing of multiple birth, in addition to the exploitation of crossbred’s livability and survivability. The present review gives an insight on the determinants of mortality and associated factors in goat and sheep meat production Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Agricultural Advances Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Birth status Birth weight Genotype Goat Mortality Sheep https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/9f7aaf9a0e7015ca4b06fce3a52574d7.pdf 1a307758280e1504b9dee5cf7811e094 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 GENERIC VIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S.B.M. MARUME Description An account of the resource Most social scientists now publicly consider the scholarly work of Professor J.J.N Cloete extremely rational and practical, and believe that it can be made operational in any institutionalized frame of reference. He outlines the six main administrative categories listed by him, namely, policy, organization, finance, personnel, procedures and control, which make up the subject of this article. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8552854f853d809135a8725d7cbff55f.pdf 80b334e3b06b7a6b263a68698e7708b9 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 AND SMALLHOLDER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION IN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N ASSAN Description An account of the resource Policy makers, developmental agents and researchers are now aware of the need to incorporate gender issues in smallholder livestock production planning and development in order to improve livestock productivity in Africa. This discussion attempt to explore the role of gender in smallholder livestock production,genetic improvement and conservation.Strategies to improve livestock production and conservation within the smallholder livestock sector will not be successful unless gender related issues are taken into account.Ownership of different livestock species by men and women in smallholder livestock production sector has been documented, often cattle and larger animals are owned by men, while goat keeping and backyard poultry production are largely women's domains. Therefore, it is assumed that taking cognizance of gender differentials in smallholder livestock production intervention programs will result in effectively implementation of livestockdevelopment programs ensuring more optimal outcomes. The rationale for gender integration in livestock improvement and conservation is driven by the fact that different household members typically hold different livestock responsibilities; they also may have different livestock priorities and livestock production constraints. Gender sensitive livestock policy initiatives such as training women in livestock improvement and conservation in smallholder livestock production sector should be adopted in order to address specific concerns and priorities of women as major stakeholders in livestock production.Gendered asymmetries in access to livestock and services not only do a great disservice to women and men livestock smallholder farmers, but they also stifle the potential for more sustainable and effective actions along a given livestock improvement program. In most cases , where livestock improvement and conservation programs are being carried out, the lack of gender consideration constrains the development of holistic approaches to achieve desirable goals. 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 2014 Africa Animal genetic Gender Genetic improvement Keywords Livestock production resource conservation Smallholder https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c47a7e2d73456024112c8108998e9734.pdf d489a431b5c63376476ce08aaa7e3b23 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 CLOSING GENDER ASSET GAP IN LAND ACCESS AND CONTROL IN A1 SCHEMES IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource TAVONGA NYAYA Description An account of the resource The study reflected on the impact of the fast track land reform programme, 2000-2002 on the distribution of land between men and women in A1 resettlement areas in Zimbabwe. Throughout the discourse on the land reform programme, the virtues of land transfer have been extensively extolled while ignoring its impact on gender relations and gender asset gap. The study used a national quantitative baseline survey and qualitative data collected in Goromonzi District. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews, direct observations and documentary analysis so as to triangulate the evidence. This dataset was used to complement findings from statistical analysis of the survey data. The chi-square tests on survey data and findings from the case study conducted in Goromonzi District did not show evidence of discrimination against women under the fast track land reform programme. Instead, women tended to obtain more rights to land through two avenues: obtaining land as individuals in their own right and through the joint registration of offer letters with their husbands. The results showed that women beneficiaries obtained the same land rights as men in terms of land use patterns. The study recommended that allocation of land under the land reform programme should focus on individuals within households. Government officials directly involved in the design, planning and implementation of the land reform programme should be trained in gender analysis and participatory gender planning. Methods should be devised to inform women about their land rights and the avenues through which these rights can be enforced 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 2014 A1 model; asset; chi-square; household; gender asset gap; statistical analysis; women https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/49e83676ed2a6788aa61688ee55f174b.pdf 5a6db51f157c32707fb9384151fd5912 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 DIMENSIONING ACADEMIC STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES WITH E-LEARNING TRENDS AND TECHNOLOGIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GABRIEL KABANDA Description An account of the resource The purpose of the research was to determine the strategies and priorities as an academic leader for creating a world-class academic university in terms of quality and impact of teaching and learning. The University of the Free State (UFS) is faced with the problem of relatively low scholarship throughput. The Xerox Excellence Model represents one of the early excellence pioneering models, and the EFQM European Excellence Model is a representative of international quality award model that informs customer service excellence. The status of the University of Free State (UFS) is analysed qualitatively using a research design based on Discourse Analysis, Laclau and Mouffe‟s discourse theory, supported by Document Analysis of the Strategic Plan 2012-2016 and the Integrated Report for 2013. UFS is benchmarked against other top world-class universities. The recommended strategies hinge on sustaining momentum on excellence, broadening access, investing in Leadership Success, enhancing research capacity and learner support, and focus on institutional service excellence. Strategies and priorities identified are to be supported by the evolving future e-learning trends (MOOCS, micro-learning, OERs, etc.) and technologies (cloud-based learning, gamification, notification systems in LMS, SaaS authoring tools, HTML5, Tin can API, etc.). The global university performance of world-class universities are assessed across all of their core missions – teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), knowledge transfer (citations), industry income (innovation) and international outlook (staff, students and research). Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Educational Research and Reviews Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 discourse e-learning excellence leadership. Learning Quality service strategies technologies https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c965fea1b51f39114bf349f09ab5a520.pdf ba1e458dc4a17fe4d6bb26d1f252b12b 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 IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE DYNAMISM OF CULTURE UNDER GLOBALIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource JR SAM TAKAVARASHA GILFORD HAPANYENGWI, DONALD CHIMANIKIRE Description An account of the resource 66 International Journal of Information Technology Project Management, 4(4), 66-81, October-December 2013 Copyright © 2013, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. ABSTRACT Culture has been analysed in information systems (IS) projects as one of the soft issues that cause project failure. Increased outsourcing and collaboration call for an understanding of the dynamism of cultures in the wake of global influences as a first step towards managing cross cultural Information Technology (IT) proj- ects. In this study, the authors propose a way of assessing cultural dynamics in the context of trans-national collaboration in IT projects. Using a mixed methods approach consisting of survey and semi-structured interviews for collecting evidence in Zimbabwe, a framework for assessing the current state of communalist culture is proposed. The study showed that in spite of the inroads of Westernization and Commercialization, a culture of sharing prevails although it is affected by sensitivity to cost burden and inroads of individualism Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Information Technology Project Management Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Collectivism Commercialization Cultural Impact Information Technology (IT) IT Project Management Westernization https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/6e72b1aba6e6f0d4f85c24a52a2365df.pdf 15c7a65eede03939e48d16ea960c5fa4 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 URBAN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY: A CASE STUDY OF OLD PUMULA SUBURB OF BULAWAYO IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DINGINDAWO NCUBE NOMAGUGU NCUBE Description An account of the resource This study is an investigation on how urban agriculture enhances food security in Old Pumula suburb of Bulawayo. The study sought to establish the nature and extent of urban agriculture in Old Pumula identify challenges faced by urban farmers and suggest recommendations for improved urban agriculture. A descriptive survey research design was used and the mixed method used for data collection and analysis. Data were collected through the questionnaire for Old Pumula residents (respondents) and through an interview with the Agricultural Research and Extension (AREX) officer. The results of the study confirm that urban agriculture contributes significantly to food security in Old Pumula. The research also revealed that urban farmers are faced with severe land shortage and are restricted by by-laws from free practise of urban agriculture. The study recommended that government could amend its by-laws and include urban agriculture in urban land use zones. It also recommended that government should avail more land for urban agriculture. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Journal of Advanced Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 food security Urban agriculture https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/71a87ba8aa2410f70fb0af90f905aa93.pdf 7794aab8a17e80b511ab7b51878b4f02 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 TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCES AND DIFFUSION FOR MOBILE CONNECTIVITY AND APPLICATIONS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PROF. GABRIEL KABANDA Description An account of the resource The technology acceptance model (TAM) proposes that perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness predict applications usage. Affordances are the interactions between users and tool, i.e. properties of the world that are compatible with and relevant for people’s interactions. Affordance offers a distinctive perspective on the use of ICT in education because of its focus on possibilities for action. The paper assesses the value-adding contribution of the concept of affordances, ascertains how its application provides new insights and enables innovation of mobile technology, and investigates how the notion of affordances can be used to assess the diffusion and explore possible applications of mobile technology into Zimbabwe. The main hypothesis being tested was: “Technology affordances are related to the diffusion of mobile technology in Zimbabwe”. Examples of mobile phone applications used include WhatsApp, games and Ecocash, and potential applications to mobile learning. The quantitative methodology was used as the research paradigm and a survey conducted on 15 selected Zimbabwean schools to evaluate the application of TAM to mobile technology and e-learning. Data on infodensity on 18 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa was analysed to assess the relative progress on mobile technology diffusion in Zimbabwe in comparison with other neighbouring countries for the period 2000 to 2012. The FRAME model for mobile learning is adopted as a framework for implementation to manage the process resulting from the convergence of mobile technologies, human learning capacities and social interaction. TAM was partially supported, and the results showed that perceived usefulness is more important in determining intention to use the technology than attitude toward using. However, the high cost of internet bandwidth is a major prohibitive factor to the diffusion of mobile technology and e- learning in Zimbabwe Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 connectivity CTs e-learning mobile learning MOOCS TAM Technology affordances https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/cbf4c36ab3642321c56442149021691f.pdf 2c1ce2645b315d2b38bb0cefc13a7f3f 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 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 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS DROPOUT RATES IN ZIMBABWE. A CASE STUDY OF BULILIMA DISTRICT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource SIKULILE MOYO DINGINDAWO NCUBE MUSA KHUPE Description An account of the resource The study sought to assess factors contributing to high secondary school pupils dropouts in Bulilima District in Zimbabwe. Bulilima District has for a long time been experiencing high dropout rates amongst secondary school pupils due to a number of factors which needed exploration in order solve the problem. The study used a case study design and a qualitative method with individual and group interviews (focus group discussions) as data collection techniques. The study participants included teachers, heads of schools and members of the community who included both adults and the youths, selected through the purposive convenience sampling technique. The study was anchored on the human capital theory which advocates for investing in human capital through education that in turn is expected to stimulate socio-economic development of a country. The findings are absentee parents, financial hardships, hunger and poverty, home school distance, teenage pregnancies and peer pressure .The study recommends that the government of Zimbabwe subsidises examination fees, implements ‘free primary education for all’ in line with the constitution of Zimbabwe. Furthermore the government of Zimbabwe in collaboration with key stakeholders builds more secondary schools in Bulilima district. Finally more research be done on the problem of secondary school pupils drop out in order to bring more insight on this problem bedeviling Bulilima district. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Journal of Advanced Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/87a8bc4198fabb14a1488b6fcf748ef6.pdf 66aa3099c478509d92ae2a7e7384b67b 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 ACHIEVING SOCIO –ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION FOR WOMEN THROUGH ODL IN ZIMBABWE .A CASE OF GWANDA DISTRICT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Z MZACA DINGINDAWO NCUBE Description An account of the resource Globally there is concern for women empowerment and access to education. In developing countries such as Zimbabwe, of the 17% who are illiterate, 2/3 of them are women who are marginalized, hence most have little or no access to education especially tertiary education. Open and Distance learning has been seen as the panacea to address this imbalance since social realities limit the opportunities for women to take up full time study programmes. In Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), with its spread to all regional compasses has been viewed as a realistic opportunity to enable the women to access university education. ZOU offers degree programmes in the fields of Science and Technology, Business Management and Law, Humanities and Social Sciences and Health Sciences. Based on the assumption that women have embraced the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode which suits students who fulfill other commitments such as work and family, this study sought to assess the socio- economic transformation that ODL, through ZOU has had on women in Zimbabwe in general and Gwanda district in particular. The study was carried out in Gwanda District of Matabeleland South region in 2016, and used the qualitative approach. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants. Data were collected through interviews. The study found that women have benefited from ODL programmes since they now occupy influential positions at work and earn enhanced salaries. Their employment prospects have been enhanced by ODL qualifications. Women have gained confidence to participate in workshops, meetings &conferences. The study recommends that the government of Zimbabwe subsidises ODL programmes to increase the number of women in such programmes and more Campaigns be undertaken on the benefits of ODL to women Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Journal of Advanced Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Open Distance Learning (ODL) Socio- economic transformation Women https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/ee78a50f130fe168c75fa8e5b0608398.pdf ee38c9becf84f62c968ab442e1bc2000 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 STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TO OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OERS) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CONSTANCE KADADA THEMBINKOSI TSHABALALA Description An account of the resource This paper was on students’ attitudes towards Open Educational Resources (OERs) on selected universities and colleges. The methodology used was a desktop review. The findings on OER textbooks were their high quality, having more information than traditional textbooks and being cheaper. Students obtained diverse scholarly articles from OERs that added value to the content they had, while to others, OERs were not useful. Those who did not like OER textbooks said they could not write notes on them and there was too much information on the Internet. Some students were not computer literate and unaware of OERs. Mobile phones were found to be one way of accessing OERs though the logistics were cumbersome. There was no evidence of creation of OERs by the students. The research would help ODL institutions and traditional universities to obtain updated and quality OER content for students including those in remote areas even through mobile phones Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Attitude Cost Infrastructural Support OERS Pedagogy Quality https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c69217c5522061c11bfc5f39cb272712.pdf 3f2ec4bff2e749a7f9e6c2247f1df36f https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/e36870d06da3a5ed656f9258df23606a.pdf 3f2ec4bff2e749a7f9e6c2247f1df36f 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 PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. S. B. M. MARUME PROF.D. NDUDZO DR. A. S. CHIKASHA Subject The topic of the resource In the broader field of Public administration, one of the integral elements of public accountability and control is the concept of people`s participation. According to available literature, the concept of people`s participation means participation of people in the process government and administration. It implies citizens’ control over administration or public influence on public administration. It is essential for the smooth and effective performance of the administrative machinery of the country. What this means is that people`s participation makes the public administration responsive to the needs and wants of the people. It secures public support to the government policies and programmes and makes them a success. The concept of people`s participation which constitutes an important means of enforcing administrative accountability is the subject of this article Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Business and Management Invention Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 accountability and control administrative process people`s participation responsive to people`s needs and wants and public influence. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/1bd9339933ae95e60892451f2066dbc6.pdf b612a287d74558d30390300b89c9bf15 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/46e14a6efbfb246508460a50cf4c02d4.pdf b612a287d74558d30390300b89c9bf15 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 ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTIONS ON COMPLIANCE DISCLOSURES WITH IFRS/IAS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource KATAZO CECIL MBETU SAMSON MARUME DR. K SRINIVASAN Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Research In Social Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 compliance disclosure IFRS/IAS https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/cc8572fa272a248fd60a6d6581061c09.pdf e168cb31fe861093693fe287b4766aa6 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 SERVICE DELIVERY IN OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL): QUALITY OF SERVICE OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY REGIONAL CENTRES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ZIKHALI JOYCE MUKEREDZI TABITHA GRACE WEDA ZENZELE LUNGILE NYAMAYARO BETTY Description An account of the resource This descriptive survey was conducted to establish the quality of service offered by the ZOU staff at the regional centres. A total of 325 respondents drawn from the ten regional centres of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), responded to questionnaires, which had both closed and open-ended items. The study established that staff at the regional centres was generally providing appropriate quality service to the students even though they were working under difficult conditions most of the time. Front desk staff was seen as marketing ZOU very well through quality service, whilst the academic staff was considered humble, accommodating and diligent. However, poor service was noted in registration, assignment marking and communicating with students. The attitude of some ancillary and library staff was also identified as an area of improvement. This service audit was seen as a way of contributing towards the improvement of service in the ZOU and in other ODL institutions. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPEN & DISTANCE LEARNING Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Open and Distance Learning Quality of Service Service Delivery https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/fbf46fc4f9b2d141368844ae8778557c.pdf d20c3154dae92caa20dd9b55ea24cc58 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 ZIMBABWE’S FAST TRACK LAND REFORM PROGRAMME (FTLRP): A TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL POLICY APPROACH TO MUPFURUDZI RESETTLEMENT (SHAMVA DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource TOM TOM PHILLIPA MUTSWANGA Description An account of the resource The paper analyses Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) as a social policy instrument. Mupfurudzi Farm in Shamva district was used as a case study. Five tasks of the Transformative Social Policy Framework (TSPF) were analysed in a single study. These are production, protection, social reproduction, redistribution and social cohesion/nation building. Analysing and improving the transformative role of the land and agrarian reforms in Zimbabwe is the aim of the study. The study shows that prime land is a key social, economic and political resource whose ownership and use improves the wellbeing of the beneficiaries. However, the study also points to various hurdles to greater transformation. These could be managed through stakeholder networking and collaboration on capacity building and farm management skills, input schemes and loans, infrastructural development, security of tenure and state-facilitated markets. Key words and phrases: transformation, development, social policy, land reform and agrarian reform. 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 2015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Land Reform Programme https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/fc1e13f70f1406ee4b267fd1ddb9b102.pdf 457147c485257cd969d643140e8d8adc 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 ZIMBABWE’S E-GOVERNMENT READINESS AND ADOPTION OF CLOUD-BASED RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GODFREY TSVUURA SHEPARD MUTSAU KUDZAI DORCAS MBAWUYA Description An account of the resource Zimbabwe is one of the developing countries striving to reach a middle economy status by year 2030. In its bid to achieve this vision, it has adopted an electronic government strategy (e-government strategy) where government business is done electronically. An e-government strategy is a plan for e-government systems and their supporting infrastructure, which maximises the ability of government to achieve its objective of Vision 2030. An e-government strategy must give direction where the government is going, its goals, vision, mission, and some implementation guidelines. In order to reach this objective, the government has to become more accountable and transparent on its journey to Vision 2030, and one of its key drivers is proper records and archives management. Properly managed electronic government records bring about accountability, transparency, and good governance. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI GLOBAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Cloud Based Records E-Government Records Management https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/7913ce78725e1defef4e0774f5cf24e0.pdf 01d7207f00988b792a862bdd700eefcb 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 Theses, Dissertations & Projects 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 LEADERSHIP THEORIES: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP THEORIES AMONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ZIMBABWE STOCK EXCHANGE LISTED COMPANIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DOUGLAS ZIMBANGO Description An account of the resource Leadership in Africa is under-researched while academic investigation into leadership has been much more rigorous, in terms of trends, in America and Europe. In Africa, there is sparse empirical research on leadership in business organizations. This study contributes towards closing the gap through investigating the application of leadership theories by Chief Executive Officers of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed companies. While the theoretical propositions and frameworks have been largely influenced by empirical studies within the Western World, emerging studies on African leadership and management culture show a gap that needs to be filled for Africa to move forward. This research, therefore, investigates the efficacy and relevance of some of the theories on leadership by focusing on Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) drawn from organizations listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange during the period 2005 to 2010. The research will also aim to analyse the leadership characteristics that help to transform a corporation into a social system. In essence, the study sought to ascertain the role of the various factors proposed in the literature as affecting leadership and how leaders act to get the best out of their subordinates through inducing an appropriate action for a particular need. The theoretical proposition posed is that leaders, through influencing an entire group, can improve the fortunes of a company. The research problem for this study is premised on the resource endowment and educational levels in Zimbabwe which do not reconcile with the level of development in the country especially when compared with Asian countries that were at the same levels of development just a few decades ago. The research methodology applied to investigate the application of theory, in this study, involved a combined approach i.e. quantitative and qualitative analysis (triangulation). Instruments used to investigate the underlying practices and characteristics of leaders in a developing country context were questionnaires, observations, case studies and oral interviews. The archival method of directing questions at a population concerning key issues was aimed at understanding the present and predicting the future. The qualitative approach informed by phenomenology was used to come up with a holistic view where emphasis was on meaning rather than frequency while the quantitative approach was used to determine frequency. This process introduced flexibility as it allowed for greater spontaneity and adaptation through the more elaborate responses by respondents and follow up questions. The study looked at the evolving theories of leadership from the Great Man and Trait theories, Behavioural Theories, Theory X and Y, the Contingency/Situational Theories and Transformational theories and investigated their application by Chief Executive Officers of Zimbabwe Stock Exchange listed companies between the period 2005 to 2010. The findings from this research support calls against the blanket implementation of universal models of leadership and leadership development, as well as approaches that break culture down into a series of discrete dimensions. They call for the facilitation of a more constructionist approach to the surfacing of Afro-centric knowledge about leadership and management. The study concluded that while some Western World principles, with regards to work and leadership, do not work in an African set up, it is agreed that the underlying theories on leadership are applicable universally but their universal and uncritical acceptance without regard to culture and the peculiarities of the operating environment does not work. The study calls for a pragmatic adaptation of the theories for application in Zimbabwe. Finally, the study recommends further and deeper studies with specific interest on African and Zimbabwean cultural and environmental idiosyncrasies. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZOU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Chief Executive Officers Leadership Theories Zimbabwe Stock Exchange https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3f4afd2c7dc40fba4bc2d2d3e5440de5.pdf 6f5f58bf9e7c114e898018ad5d8e06a3 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 RELOOK AT THE USEFULNESS OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (IKS) IN COUNSELLING: A FOCUS ON VIEWS OF ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COUNSELLING STUDENTS. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PHILLIPA MUTSWANGA TOM TOM GODFREY TSVUURA Description An account of the resource Using the qualitative approach, the study determined views of Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) Master of Science in Counselling (MScC) students on the usefulness of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in counselling. Data was collected from purposively selected participants as follows: ZOU MScC students in training (N=10); ZOU MScC awaiting graduands (N=10) and Counselling lecturers from ZOU regional centres (N-10) and two focused groups of MScC students [each with 10 participants]. Findings from the focused group discussions and document analysis were used to augment the unstructured interview findings. Issues of the paradigm shift towards IKS in development, controversies on intellectual property of IKS and contributions of IKS to knowledge development were the main thrust behind this study. Data was descriptively analysed and coded according to emerging themes and patterns. Narrative accounts of analysed documents supported the findings and where possible critical analyses on raised issues were made. Results revealed that, ZOU’s Open Distance Learning (ODL) delivery mode was the best tool to disseminate IKS. The study participants found their learning material better IKS biased than at undergraduate programme. That meant that, there was need to relook at the undergraduate programme to make it IKS conversant. The study recommended that, IKS be ingrained into all study matters for sustainable developments in Zimbabweans’ livelihoods and it further suggested that, through IK one tended to understand the self better as an African. That was further proposed to be supported by marked IKS days where people from diversified institutions showcased how their systems embraced IKS. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES INVENTION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Counselling Indigenous Knowledge Systems Usefulness ZOU Masters https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/7aeda1e0e60cfcba01f800b937f76ff1.pdf 69c42d52a33dd66a2c8e04ed12fed1c3 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 QUALITATIVE STUDY ON BEST PRACTICES IN TECHNOLOGY AFFORDANCES, ICT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN MANAGING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PROFESSOR GABRIEL KABANDA Description An account of the resource The emergence and growth of unethical leadership in the corporate world in Zimbabwe militate against competitiveness of the nation. Governance issues of higher education institutions in Zimbabwe have affected their strategic response to new technological innovations and programmes associated with open educational resources (OERs), massive open online courses (MOOCS), e-learning and mobile learning in an increasingly networked environment. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the corporate governance issues that affect technology affordances and IT governance in an increasingly networked environment and the impact on strategic response to the new technologies in teaching and learning. The research methodology used was qualitative where focus group discussions were held with various groups involved in the management of higher education institutions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on selected levels of university management on technology affordances, IT governance and business-IT alignment. Stratified sampling technique was used as the target population was stratified according to levels of management in higher education institutions, starting from the level of University Council going down to IT Managers and key users. The results show that there are corporate governance problems between the Vice Chancellor and Chairperson of the University Council, and the critical success factors were determined. However, all the higher education institutions involved in the study indicated the common problem of poor alignment between the business strategy and IT. Corporate governance and IT governance facilitate a conductive environment for technological progress and responsiveness to technological innovations such as e-learning. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available GLOBAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Business-IT alignment Corporate governance IT governance Technology affordances