3 25 486 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/63849bfcfe59b7ff45fedfb453c5acdb.pdf 3a804ad98893b2ea5810ab587c1ea2c6 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 CYBER-SECURITY GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK AND ITS EFFECTS ON ZIMBABWE LOCAL AUTHORITIES: A REVIEW PAPER 1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource BRIAN CHUNDU PROF OBERT SIFILE DR TAVENGWA MASAMHA Description An account of the resource The purpose of this review paper was to analyse literature related to cyber-security governance frameworks effects in Zimbabwe local authorities. Cyber-security governance is a developing subject with an expanding literature. It is founded in information technology governance but is also increasing its recognition in business management. However, there is dearth of literature on the effectiveness of cyber-security governance framework in Zimbabwe local authorities. The authors reviewed journal papers, conference papers, theses and books from various databases namely Google Scholar and ProQuest. The study showed that cyber-security governance enables the formulation of a cyber-security governance framework which has a great impact on the performance of local authorities in Zimbabwe. In addition, a cyber-security governance framework improves organisation’s decision making, risk governance and compliance. Conversely, a cyber-security governance framework is inflexible and overly systematic. The paper also contributed to the body of knowledge in the fields of cyber-security governance as well as other related studies thereby supporting literature brought forward by other researchers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZJBEM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 Cyber-security Cyber-security governance Cyber-security governance framework Local authorities https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/4fd9b8a1bdadf488d77e4ef1fb066312.pdf b42e2220a092a89ab1b134a01d620f16 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 ZIMSEC’S ONLINE RESULTS CHECKING SYSTEM: A PARENT-GUARDIAN PERCEPTION SURVEY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource BRIGHTON TARUBEREKERA Description An account of the resource This study investigates the effectiveness of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) online results system through a parent-guardian perception survey. With the introduction of a digital platform in 2019, ZIMSEC enabled candidates to access, view and download examination results directly from its official website. This study aims to evaluate how this online system is received by parents and guardians, focusing on their perspectives on its benefits, challenges, and potential areas for improvement. The research explores the perceived advantages of accessing results online, such as convenience and accessibility, while also highlighting concerns related to security, reliability and ease of use. The study employs a qualitative methodology, to provide a comprehensive understanding of how the online results system impacts Zimbabwean families and offers recommendations for enhancing functionality and user experience. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Education Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 Education examination results Online results system technology Zimbabwe education system ZIMSEC 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/aeea78ef6f9ad82e180a11823949feb4.pdf e4105380e5edadb9b63168daf821d08d 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 WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN RESOLVING CHURCH CONFLICTS. A CASE OF THE SALVATION ARMY, BINDURA CITADEL, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C MASUNUNGURE J MBWIRIRE Description An account of the resource This study investigates women’s participation in resolving church conflicts. The study used a mixed method approach combining focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and congregants survey. The findings of the study were that women in the Salvation Army Church, Bindura Citadel were actively participating in resolving church conflicts through counseling, mediation, negotiation, and facilitation and by being members of the powerful Pastoral Care Council whose main role was to hear matters referred from the lower echelons of the church. It was established that the church was organized and administered in military style with all congregants referred to as “soldiers” and leadership titles bearing military ranks. The church faced the challenge of male domination due to the patriarchal nature of African and church communities, lack of self confidence and esteem as well as the lack of support from fellow women. The study recommended that women be trained and encouraged to participate and support one another in resolving church conflicts. Furthermore, church policy reforms were recommended to foster women participation Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Greener Journal of Social Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 conflict conflict resolution religious conflict Women participation https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8716695efe2e9d28c05a8890f601e821.pdf 009d876e3cbc97e6b8d7064d2f84f2a9 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 VINE HARVESTING FREQUENCY IMPACT ON TUBER YIELD ATTRIBUTES OF COMMONEST SWEET POTATO CULTIVAR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C. MVUMI B. ZENDERA B. MASHAYAMOMBE Description An account of the resource Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) root tubers and vines are important for human and animal nutritional requirements, respectively; the vines being additionally used for propagation, but root tuber yield is greatly affected by vine harvesting frequency. This study aimed at assessing the potential effect of vine harvesting frequency of sweet potato German 11 cultivar on attributes of root tuber yield under sprinkler irrigation after 140 days from planting. Treatments used consisted of vine harvesting once (VHO) at 8 weeks after planting, 2 times (VH2T) at 8 and 10 weeks after planting; 3 times (VH3T) at 8, 10 and 12 weeks after planting; and 4 times (VH4T) at 8 weeks, 10 weeks, 12 weeks and at 14 weeks after planting. No vine harvesting was the control. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. Results revealed that vine harvesting frequency had a relative effect on all root tuber yield attributes of sweet potato. The lower the vine harvesting frequency the higher the yield obtained. Vines harvested once (VHO) at 8 weeks significantly (P<0.001) increased root tuber dry matter (DM) (29.3%) and total root tuber yield (14.5 t ha-1) as compared to VH4T, and also gave optimum results in all the root tuber yield parameters measured. Based on the results, optimum German 11 cultivar production capacity is achieved when vine harvesting for livestock feeding and propagation is done only once at 8 weeks 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 German 11 Nutritional requirements Propagation Root tuber yield 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/55555dc7a467b21c262b426e068b2344.pdf f656f0ba6c653c6f9b2504e10521130b 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 ALIGNING TEACHER EDUCATION WITH EDUCATION 5.0 POLICY IN ZIMBABWE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CASSIAN MAKOTA A. T. MUNZARA TICHAONA MAPOLISA Description An account of the resource This paper seeks to explore and explain the challenges and opportunities faced by implementers in aligning teacher education with Higher and Tertiary Education 5.0 policy in Zimbabwe. While this study appreciated the efforts that were being made to align the TE practice with the intended curriculum, it was concerned that possible opportunities were probably not being exploited in the face of emerging curriculum transformation challenges. There was the much publicised misalignment of teacher education with Higher and Tertiary Education 5.0 policy in Zimbabwe. This misalignment scenario culminated in initiatives like the University of Zimbabwe Vice Chancellor’s Teacher Education Curriculum Transformation Programme, meant to address the gaps. However, there seemed to be some emerging challenges that could derail such processes. This study sought to add to literature on teacher education curriculum transformation and also promote the development of entrepreneurial and innovative teacher graduates for industrialisation and sustainable development. This study was guided by the constructivist philosophy and the interpretivist paradigm. The study adopted the qualitative research approach and the multiple case study method because of the flexibility and diversity in data generation that they allow. The purposive, non-random probability sampling procedure, featuring judgemental and convenience sampling was employed in the study. Data generation process involved key and other informant interviews, focus group discussion, observations and qualitative document analysis. Data was presented and analysed using the thematic and N-vivo approaches respectively. The study found that there were emerging challenges and unexploited opportunities in aligning the intended Heritage based, HTE 5.0 informed curriculum with TE practice in Zimbabwe. This study, therefore, suggested and recommended the Programmatic Teacher Education Curriculum Implementation Framework (PTECIF) for the Zimbabwean context. The study contributes to curriculum transformation and policy-practice alignment discourse by making multiple theoretical insights. The study, therefore, complements the extant perspectives on curriculum review and transformation in teacher education for industrialisation and sustainable economic growth Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Scientific Journals Curriculum transformation Entrepreneurship Heritage Based Education 5.0 Industrialisation innovation Sustainable Development. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/b2069986f3df8135a3a0868003057dc3.pdf a01699b0aef6dbec4dba7e1cc0963ac4 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 RELEVANCE AND ORIENTATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE: ALIGNING WITH EDUCATION 5.0 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CASSIAN MAKOTA A. T. MUNZARA TICHAONA MAPOLISA Description An account of the resource This paper seeks to understand and explain the relevance and orientation of teacher education (TE) in Zimbabwe and is based on the multiple case study carried out by the author. Preliminary study identified a gap in form of a misalignment of teacher education with Higher and Tertiary Education 5.0 policy in so far as entrepreneurship, innovation and industrialisation were lacking in TE curriculum and practice. The new government policy of Education 5.0 was perceived to have revealed a misalignment between the practiced Education 3.0 and the intended Heritage Based Education 5.0 Curriculum, because of the absence of entrepreneurship and innovation for industrialisation and sustainable development in the former. The study sought to add to literature on entrepreneurship and innovation in teacher education and also promote the development of entrepreneurial and innovative teacher graduates for industrialisation through heritage-based education 5.0 pre and in-service teacher education system in the context of sustainable development. This study was guided by the constructivist philosophy and the interpretivist paradigm. The study adopted the qualitative research approach and the embedded multiple case study method because of the flexibility and diversity in data generation that they allow. The study utilised the three case sites (teachers colleges) within the broader teacher education case in Zimbabwe and that explains the embeddedness. The purposive, non-random probability sampling procedure, featuring judgemental and convenience sampling was employed in the study. Data generation process involved key and other informant interviews, focus group discussion, observations and qualitative document analysis. Data was presented and analysed using the thematic and N-vivo approaches respectively. The study found that there was misalignment between the practiced Education 3.0 teacher education curriculum and the intended Heritage based, HTE 5.0 informed curriculum and this was causing policy- practice dissonance that could be inhibiting the realisation of SDGs, and thus called for curriculum alignment and harmonisation through transformation. This study, therefore, suggested and recommended the Programmatic Framework for Entrepreneurial Teacher Education for the Zimbabwean context. The study contributes to policy alignment discourse by making multiple theoretical insights. The study, therefore, complements the extant perspectives on curriculum policy alignment and teacher education for industrialisation and sustainable economic growth Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Scientific Journal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 Design Thinking Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Education Heritage Based Education 5.0 innovation sustainable development Teacherpreneur. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/90a79261bf25aa711afa0d65ca001916.pdf d0a675f3a72f22b0465357cb4715451d 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 EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN ZIMBABWE: A CASE STUDY OF HOTEL CHAINS IN HARARE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CATHRINE PAADA KWINJE LLOYD CHINGWARO TAFADZWA MOYO PATIENCE MUTIZIRA Description An account of the resource Despite the growing importance of sustainable practices in the tourism and hospitality sector, the adoption of internationally recognized Environmental Management Systems (EMS) remains notably low among hotels in the region. The purpose of this study was to investigate the economic constraints affecting the implementation of EMS within hotel chains in Harare, Zimbabwe. Through the use of a mixed-methods approach, qualitative content analysis was performed on the websites of four predominant hotel chains, while quantitative data were collected via a stratified random sampling technique involving 185 hotel employees using a structured questionnaire. Findings indicated that none of the surveyed hotels hold international EMS certificates, although local initiatives are implemented. Key economic challenges identified included the high costs associated with eco-friendly technologies, economic instability, and regulatory hurdles, which collectively impede the adoption of comprehensive EMS practices. The analysis revealed a significant negative relationship between economic constraints and EMS implementation, highlighting that operational challenges and economic uncertainty are paramount barriers. Consequently, it was recommended that hotel operators engaged in collaboration with policymakers and seek financial incentives to facilitate EMS adoption. Further training programmes focused on enhancing sustainability knowledge are essential to overcoming these constraints. This research contributes valuable insights to the discourse on sustainable practices in Zimbabwe's hospitality industry, emphasizing the need for strategic interventions to align economic viability with environmental stewardship Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIBEM Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 Economic constraints Environmental Management Systems Hotel Chains https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/7b9a9be9adb1ee686077378e3bdd9e00.pdf 0ca54eed29950f0dc4349661b20d9f37 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 QUALITY THROUGH BENCHMARKING IN ODL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF ODL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SADC REGION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CAXTON SHONHIWA Description An account of the resource There was a lot of interaction about benchmarking in institutions of higher learning, but there seemed to be no clarity on whether these institutions shared an understanding of the benchmarking concept. There also did not seem to be a clear comprehension of what criteria the institutions employed to measure benchmarking as a determinant of quality in higher education. This lack of clarity motivated the study, and the motivation was irrevocably strengthened by the encouragement some governments and international organisations made to their national institutions of higher learning to adopt benchmarking as a quality enhancement mechanism. The qualitative paradigm was adopted as it enabled the researcher to carry out an in-depth interrogation of benchmarking practices in the study. The case study method facilitated the researcher’s interaction with the benchmarking phenomenon within the context of the institution. The population of the study was composed of all the ODL institutions in the SADC region, from which a sample of three institutions, from three countries, was chosen. An average of five participants was purposively selected from each institution because they possessed the required data and these came from the ranks of Senior Management, Middle Management and Lower Management. The researcher used in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, document analysis and observation to generate the requisite data. The generated data were coded, analysed and interpreted to arrive at findings and conclusions. The three institutions consciously practised benchmarking. However, the institutions practised a different type of benchmarking from the approaches contained in the review of related literature. The employees of one institution visited other institutions on staff exchange programmes, as assessors and markers and to attend academic gatherings at which information, experiences and new insights were shared. The institutions belonged to professional associations for collaborative benchmarking purposes and shared a common understanding of benchmarking. It was concluded that the three institutions of higher learning consciously practised benchmarking but the practice was not formalised and not documented, leading to the absence of a feedback loop. As a way forward, the three institutions, and others, needed to formalise and institutionalise their benchmarking practices, and create a feedback loop 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 2014 Benchmarking Open and Distance Quality assurance https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/58dd9d9d5203b6a9285c31d0f6e3864e.pdf f499c44b5415593987257390f9f87c96 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 ATTAINING ORGANISATIONAL SUCCESS IN ZIMBABWE’S STATE UNIVERSITIES: PERCEPTIONS OF THE OPERATIONAL STAFF Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CAXTON SHONHIWA Description An account of the resource The researcher sought to establish the perceptions of operational staff on their understanding of organisational success. The perception of organisational success is usually a reflection of where the owner of the perception stands in the organisation. A constructivist philosophy was adopted to engage a group of purposefully selected operational staff members in in-depth interviews through a face-to-face mode and then by WhatsApp. The purposefully selected members of the operational staff were asked three questions, and they discussed these questions over a period of two months. At the end of the period, transcripts of the discussions were given to relevant members for their authenticity check and validation. Further to that process, the responses were coded, and themes were formulated from which the perceptions of operational staff were derived. The staff perceived that their hard work, the awards they received from the organisation and the achievement of the assigned targets meant that the organisation was succeeding. The recommendation was that operational staff members need to be involved in strategic planning sessions where organisational goals are derived and cascaded from the corporate level down to the operational level to make them understand the importance of hard work at each level and by every worke Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Journal of Business, Economics and Management Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 and organisational performance Organisational success strategic planning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d4ce1c6e1576536c2ade40c5db4c0250.pdf 3f91a29a142bddc578b605ec687907e3 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 HOW TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF STATE UNIVERSITIES: AN INTEGRATION OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES CAXTON SHONHIWA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CAXTON SHONHIWA Description An account of the resource The paper interrogates the performance of Zimbabwean State Universities and proposes the integration of strategic management and performance management. The contention was that the strategic management process could not lead to high institutional performance because it was divorced from the sphere of managing institutional performance, and the removal of the operational staff from the strategic planning process. A constructivist paradigm was adopted as it was viewed to be the best suited to allow the researcher to become one with participants and ‘get’ into their psych to extract their lived experiences. A group of well-informed persons from the target institutions was purposively identified and interviewed over some time. The acquired data were transcribed and then analysed for meaning. The findings were that the strategic planning process should be integrated with the performance management process. The operational staff must be involved and participate in both processes for purposes of process ownership and buy-in. their participation resulted in corporate objectives being cascaded down to the operational level without their loss of meaning. The conclusion was that the performance management process should be integrated with the strategic planning process if state institutions were to achieve their vision Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Journal of Business, Economics and Management Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023 and integration process Performance Management Strategic Management https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d6c83781329a53718d826248d497df45.pdf 2bfe9707bdb90c593751e3f4af8d2f28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource STRATEGIES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF MICRO-CREDENTIALS IN THE ECONOMY OF ZIMBABWE BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION/LEARNING AND TRAINING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CAXTON SHONHIWA Description An account of the resource The study sought to recommend appropriate strategies for the propagation of micro-credentials that would positively influence economic growth using micro-credentials to provide knowledge and skills training. The thrust was to establish the state of micro-credentials in Zimbabwe and how they could be implemented to advantage. An interpretivist philosophy informed the choice of a qualitative paradigm and a case study design. Two institutions of higher learning and training were selected and, from each institution a team of six was purposively selected because of their superior knowledge in the matters of university business. A series of in-depth interviews was held to elicit the requisite information until a point of saturation was reached. The findings indicated that Zimbabwe and most African nations, needed to speed up the process of adopting and implementing micro-credentials. The strategies they could utilise included the use of online courses already accredited to kick-start the offering of micro-credentials, the creation and upholding regulations that catalysed the provision of micro-credentials, and the opening of identified opportunities to adopt and use micro- credentials. The study ended with a recommendation to use an ACQF-II (2024) produced Handbook on Micro-credentials in Africa as resource material and a conclusion. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zimbabwe Journal of Business, Economics and Management Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/25e5a971c587cb4620998211c64551e8.pdf f9bada7323ac15de15ddc7267713f821 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ZIMBABWE'S STATE UNIVERSITIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHARLES MASSIMO, PHD Description An account of the resource A weakness of the extant Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) literature to date has been its normative approach to the subject, creating in effect, a 'one size fits all view' of the preconditions or Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for the implementation of PPPs yet they vary with the context and sector. This study challenges the existing prominent CSFs model for the implementation of PPP which it perceives to be broader and biased towards economic infrastructure in rich industrial nations and excludes the realities of post-colonial third world countries. The research developed a refined sector-specific Educational Infrastructure Critical Success Factor Model (EICSFM) that will inform effective implementation of educational infrastructure PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities. Validated suggestions from research participants were compared to the existing model used to guide this study and results showed that some of the suggested CSFs for PPPs in Zimbabwe state universities tallies with this extant widely accepted CSFs model for PPPs, whereas some differ. The new suggested emerging sector-specific CSFs for effective implementation of PPPs in state universities include; the need for state universities to have absolute autonomy, the establishment of institutional PPP Committees, state universities to be creative and aggressive, vibrant leadership at state universities, universities to have good business orientation, the establishment of innovative PPPs models for educational infrastructure projects (social infrastructure projects), the creation of project bankability and attractiveness to investors, the need for political will and creation of trust. Comparing such suggestions to the extant CSFs model, the study concluded that even though some these preconditions for successful implementation of PPPs may be similar to some of the existing ones, their application is not similar but context-based. The study thus recommends governments avoid a ‘one size fits all’ perception and approach, but rather encompass sector-specific considerations when adopting and implementing PPPs as an alternative funding option for infrastructure development. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Public Administration and Governance Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 CSFs for PPP Educational Infrastructure PPP Zimbabwe state universities https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/5c8cb630d7b1c6c92c63d3f152172ef4.pdf 8608f709a30a77138369649a471eb913 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 EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN ZIMBABWE'S STATE UNIVERSITIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHARLES MASSIMO1 PAUL MAVIMA JEFFREY KUREBWA Description An account of the resource Despite persuasive heuristics and pragmatic promotion for the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to infuse dynamism into public sector infrastructure development, little is known about their progress in Zimbabwe's state universities. This study traces the evolution and validation of PPPs as an alternative funding option for the development of educational infrastructure in Zimbabwean state universities and compares it with other traditional funding options. This descriptive qualitative research methodology, grounded in constructivist research philosophy and bolstered by a multiple case study research design collected data through in-depth key informant interviews. Nineteen key informant participants were selected through criteria and critical purposive sampling techniques, while secondary data was sourced from relevant literature. This study established that there has been a low uptake and implementation inertia of educational infrastructure PPPs in Zimbabwean state universities since their adoption and standardization in 2010. Although the concept was introduced back in 1998 and initial PPP frameworks were developed in 2004, it wasn't until 2010 that serious emphasis was placed on adopting them in Zimbabwean state universities. Various justifications were identified for the adoption of PPPs in this sector and PPPs emerged as a viable alternative to traditional funding sources such as the national budget, institutional funds and loan financing. PPPs were viewed as a sustainable approach that could help state universities bridge their infrastructure gaps. The study recommends that state universities adopt a business oriented approach and operate as social enterprises if they are to attract a significant pool of quality private investors in PPP arrangements. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 higher education Public-private partnerships Zimbabwe https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c47a0c4105e5207aa732005b544735a5.pdf 8c47622403477737d2c09df0a2df6e9f 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 HIV AND AIDS WORKPLACE POLICY FOR THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY-FRIEND OR FOE? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHIKUKWA HERBERT T* CHIOME CHRISPEN** RAPHINOS ALEXANDER CHABAYA* Description An account of the resource This study sought to evaluate the friendliness of the HIV and AIDS workplace policy for the Zimbabwe Open University. This was a case study of one regional centre. Thirty six purposively selected fulltime lecturers and support staff participated in this research. Data was collected through open-ended questionnaires and analysed thematically. The results indicated that the policy is at best non-existent and at worst disconnected from real workplace complexities. Consequently, HIV positive workers appear isolated because they are not supported nor valued at the workplace. Most glaringly, HIV disproportionately affects women workers more than their male counterparts. In some instances these are even overloaded, shunned or stigmatised. Consequently, the workers in this study think HIV positive workers are disenfranchised threatening the university social fabric. They then advocated for an end to workplace discrimination and stigmatisation of HIV positive workers whose status must be kept in confidence, workload minimised, substantial resources invested in their well being and their immediate relatives catered for in medical Aid benefits. More information could be availed to affected and infected workers so that they can live positively. The study recommended concerted effort and substantial resource investment in innovative policies that are worker friendly. Further studies need to be done on supporting HIV positive workers at the workplace. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 confidentiality discrimination foe fulltime lecturers and support staff HIV and AIDS workplace policy Open and Distance Learning stigma https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3fc5169665fe2d33142c1f64ea60e499.pdf dbf03e66bf428fa1961ec1cf7d3cfa0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Physical Education and Sport 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 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INJURIES AMONG HANDBALL PLAYERS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF MASVINGO PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHIMONERO PRINCE Description An account of the resource Sport injury has become an inescapable occupational menace in physical and sporting circles due to the current high entry of people into sport for competition and entertainment reasons. This inclination has seen a shift of interest from therapeutic process towards more of injury protective mechanisms with regard to players’ physical uprightness. This study aimed at identifying the main risk factors that contributed to injury occurrence during training and competition in Masvingo Province tertiary handball between 2014 and 2015. It sought to determine and examine the relationships between external and athlete-triggered risk factors, injury outcomes and their impact on player performance. This study was an epidemiological prospective cohort design with 153 college players, 18-30 years drawn from ten male and female handball teams of Masvingo Province. It was conducted with the view to recommend plausible preventive safe playing environments from the existing high cumulative injury incidences players experienced. A total of 242 incidental injuries players sustained were from contact and non-contact situations. Contact injuries were greater in matches than training in both gender but with high figures being reported in females than men. Most injuries were located in lower limb than upper limb appendages. The most vulnerable sites were the knee, ankle/foot, shoulder, wrist, fingers, elbow and hip. The principal injury mechanisms that significantly contributed to injury sustenance were plant and cutting, shooting, blocking, turning, landing and dribbling. Findings were that injury occurrence is related to the interface between externally and athlete-related risk factors implying that injury occurrence is not confined to a single inciting factor, but to a host of variables. Handball training regimes need to focus on basic proprioceptive, sensomotoric, and neuromuscular aspects to address the frequently injured body limps. Exercise-based injury prevention programs, education on injury aetiology, identification of injury trends and situational risk factors, should be iii practically instituted and ingrained as correctional concerns by coaches and associations in handball. 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/34c8b8aca2880f0d144b6547378f6d06.pdf eef4088defcfd1435ba99f17e67dc990 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 HARNESSING MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EAR- LY FRAUD DETECTION AMONG BANKS IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE: INTERNAL AUDITORS’ PERSPECTIVE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHINGWARO LLOYD MUCHOWE REGIS MISHEAL NJAYA TAVONGA Description An account of the resource The study explores the transformative power of utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence for early fraud detection among banks in Harare, Zimbabwe using qualitative research. Data were collected through document reviews and in-depth interviews with bank internal auditors and senior management. The study addressed three key research questions, namely, examining internal auditors’ understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools/systems for fraud detection; understanding internal auditors’ perceptions on the effectiveness of machine learning and artificial intelligence-based fraud detection systems; and identifying major challenges faced by internal auditors during implementation of artificial intelligence fraud detection systems. Internal auditors’ perceptions were gathered through in-depth interviews which were conducted face to face and online. Findings from the study demonstrated strong consensus among internal auditors on the potential power of machine learning and artificial intelligence in detecting fraud at an early stage. In addition, the study revealed the potential benefits of utilizing machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence which includes enhanced speed in identifying anomalies, improved accuracy, and the ability to detect fraud early, thereby enabling management to come up with internal control mechanisms which can prevent fraud. Successful implementation of machine learning and artificial intelligence-powered fraud detection systems require adequate training and support from the organization’s leadership, and ethical considerations. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MET Mangement Review - MMR Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/4de82288e0f7c4a3b2f1d1bfe1250629.pdf 4f26f3fd2a924dc8813384d1aa1607f1 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 PROMISE AND FAILURE OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT IN SADC Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHIPFUNDE DAISY Description An account of the resource This study investigates the implementation of continuous assessment (CA) in higher education within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, addressing the challenges educators face and the potential benefits of this approach. Grounded in the Constructivist Learning Theory, which emphasises active engagement and knowledge construction, the research highlights how CA can enhance student learning outcomes through ongoing feedback and tailored teaching strategies. A desktop review methodology was employed, analysing 30 relevant studies, reports and policy documents published between 2020 and 2023. Key findings revealed that while teachers recognised the value of CA in promoting student engagement and improving learning, they often feel unprepared to implement it effectively due to inadequate training, infrastructural challenges and socio-economic factors affecting both educators and students. The findings from the desktop review revealed that teachers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have mixed experiences with the implementation of continuous assessment (CA). Many educators recognise the potential benefits of CA, such as promoting student engagement and providing ongoing feedback to enhance learning outcomes. The study underscores the need for targeted professional development, improved resource allocation and supportive school leadership to facilitate the successful adoption of continuous assessment practices. Through these efforts, the potential of CA can be realised, contributing to a more equitable educational environment in the SADC Region. 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 2025 constructivist learning theory Continuous Assessment socio-economic factors teacher preparedness https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d2fb9a06096ed82db70ea96466c1586b.pdf c1e3cb000639f955046ab2a3e7e0b644 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 SUCCESS IN E-LEARNING IN THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHRISPEN CHIOME Description An account of the resource The study sought to determine distance education students’ experiences in access to and success in e- learning endeavours. The study was qualitative as the questionnaire used as a data-gathering instrument had both closed and open-ended sections that yielded qualitative data. The research employed the descriptive survey design. In this study, a sample of 158 distance education students from all faculties in the Zimbabwe Open University’s Masvingo Regional Campus was extracted using the convenience sampling method. The study found out that while the majority of distance education students use computer related gargets such as cell phones, television remote control the majority of them did not have access to the computers and thus to e-learning access and success is affected. Success factors such as collaborative learning and quality e-content were heavily deflowered, marred and spoilt as the majority of them did not have e-mail addresses, had no skills in e-learning and hence could not communicate with other students and tutors on the internet. The students nevertheless were excited about e-learning facilities provided by the university. The study, among others, recommended that wide access to e-learning facilities by distance education students, extensive skills upgrading workshops targeting all students, e-learning support centre and e-learning course must be put in place to enable Zimbabwe Open University students to benefit from e-learning Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Online Journal of African Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Access collaborative learning e-learning Open and Distance Learning success https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/1e80017eda435c985b6b21a2ce169219.pdf 21379d768c7992a5efcf9e5c6ada26cb 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 SUCCESS IN E-LEARNING IN THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHRISPEN CHIOME Description An account of the resource The study sought to determine distance education students’ experiences in access to and success in e- learning endeavours. The study was qualitative as the questionnaire used as a data-gathering instrument had both closed and open-ended sections that yielded qualitative data. The research employed the descriptive survey design. In this study, a sample of 158 distance education students from all faculties in the Zimbabwe Open University’s Masvingo Regional Campus was extracted using the convenience sampling method. The study found out that while the majority of distance education students use computer related gargets such as cell phones, television remote control the majority of them did not have access to the computers and thus to e-learning access and success is affected. Success factors such as collaborative learning and quality e-content were heavily deflowered, marred and spoilt as the majority of them did not have e-mail addresses, had no skills in e-learning and hence could not communicate with other students and tutors on the internet. The students nevertheless were excited about e-learning facilities provided by the university. The study, among others, recommended that wide access to e-learning facilities by distance education students, extensive skills upgrading workshops targeting all students, e-learning support centre and e-learning course must be put in place to enable Zimbabwe Open University students to benefit from e-learning Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Online Journal of African Affairs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Access collaborative learning e-learning Open and Distance Learning success https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/af4be83e939cead084a2edad4d560bae.pdf 4bd9a0725ea132cb697a5b1d95ea87ec 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 E-INFRASTRUCTURE ACCEPTANCE IN E-HEALTH, E- LEARNING AND E-AGRICULTURE IN ZIMBABWE: THE QUEST FOR THE USER ACCEPTANCE VARIABLE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CHRISPEN CHIOME Description An account of the resource One of the best ways to achieve global literacy is through communication, collaborative learning, research, and problem solving. Technology helps tremendously in these areas, so it is a great tool to use in this process. As e-infrastructures gain ground in many African countries and at the same time promises a new way of delivering health, education and agriculture. New technologies should be readily acceptable in order to deliver these essential services to the populace. However, against a background of previous studies pointing to e-learning as a monster under the bed (Chiome, Kurasha and Mupa, 2011) and after 98% of the students failed to voluntarily register for an e-learning blended programme, this research set out to find the factors affecting user acceptance of e- infrastructures in health, agriculture and education. This was a survey of institutions engaged in e-agriculture, e-health and e-learning in Zimbabwe. A purposive sample of 65students who were exposed to e-infrastructures was interviewed in order to determine the user acceptance variable applicable in Zimbabwe. The study found out that e-infrastructure users made rational choices faced with alternatives, belief in the usefulness or lack of it of the system, too much effort put into using technology, content richness, e-infrastructure usefulness and update regularity of the e-infrastructure are some of the absolutely vital technology acceptance variables. The research argues that the ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires e-infrastructure developers to pay rigorous attention to technology acceptance to engage e-infrastructure users other than the “early adopters” with the opportunities in e-infrastructures. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Proceedings and reports of the 6th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 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/570c8dab27c1ec1638ed73d5f3dd509d.pdf 89211f85e32c14d5cf24d27d896f4609 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 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN PROMOTING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: LESSONS FOR ZIMBABWEAN SMES – A NARRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CRYING NGONISA KUDZANAI MATOWANYIKA RANGARIRAI MBIZI Description An account of the resource The study aimed to determine whether Performance Management Systems (PMS) are effective in improving employees' performance or not. The paper also addresses policies and procedures used when implementing PMS and whether recommendations should be made to improve what isn't working well and maintain what is in to provide the best system execution in Zimbabwe's Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) sector. The objectives of the study were to determine how well PMS works to enhance the performance of the employees and to determine the protocols and guidelines utilised in the implementation of PMS. Theoretical literature review looked at the Theory of Expectancy, the Goal setting theory, the Theories of staff productivity and performance management systems, the effect of performance reviews on workers' output and how employee productivity is affected by performance training and development. Reviews of the theoretical and empirical literature were conducted to answer research questions. The study employed systematic review of literature. It was discovered that the Small to Medium Enterprises sector is using PMS and that the yearly performance reports were being prepared on time. The themes that were found from the study were improved and increased teamwork and communication, increased fairness, transparency and better hiring decisions, provision of detailed, qualitative feedback and increased motivation and protection of employees from potential bias. It can be inferred that the SME sector should continue to employ the assessment system. The study recommended that additional research be conducted to empirically assess the effect of performance management system on employee performance in specific context. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available ZIMBABWE JOURNAL OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3c439c804199e308c55541ebc0ceaff1.pdf 93b2272d42ad099f5ad3d6d2a566b74f 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 DETERMINATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SINIGRIN GLUCOSINOLATES IN ALTERNARIA SOLANI SUSCEPTIBLE TOMATO ( SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM ) LEAVES TREATED WITH MORINGA ( MORINGA OLEIFERA ) LEAF E… Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CULVER MVUMI ELIZABETH NGADZE DIANA MARAIS ELSA S. DUTOIT JAMESON KUGARA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Description An account of the resource The study investigates the presence and quantity of anti- microbial sinigrin glucosinolates in tomato leaves after spraying them with moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf extract (MLAE). Moringa concentrates (0.5, 0.75, 1.00 and 1.5 kg L�1 (w v�1 )) were prepared. Distilled water was the control. Sampled tomato leaves were air-dried, freeze-dried and extracted firstly using pure methanol in a hot water bath and then pellet re-extracted using 5 mL of hot aqueous methanol (70% v v�1 ). An ion exchange column, and sul- phatase was used to achieve glucosiodesulphonation. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was employed in the identification and quantitative analysis of the sinigrin glucosinolates. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves treated with MLAE revealed highly significant (p < .001) con- tent of sinigrin glucosinolates. The sinigrin standard and the desulphated sinigrin glucosinolates had a 7 s retention time difference; 5 kg L�1 (w v�1 ) resulted in a superior amount of sinigrin in tomato leaves as compared to all the other MLAE concentrations. The study reveals that spraying MLAE on putatively diseased tomato leaves donates specific quantifi- able glucosinolates like sinigrin, which may be involved in defense against tomato diseases and, hence, recommends use of 5 kg L�1 (w v�1 ) for the highest sinigrin defense tag. desulphated sinigrin glucosinolate high performance liquid chromatography Moringa oleifera leaf extract tomato leaves