9 25 486 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/0b9c7f8eecbb10a98511bfde0974f518.pdf be3ff13fc0e9e2c70b57a05997340697 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCE MOBILISATION PROGRAMMES TO INCREASE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ZIMBABWE’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: A PANACEA OR A PIPE DREAM? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MAXWELL CHIWODZA TICHAONA MAPOLISA BARBRA MBUYISA Description An account of the resource The study sought to examine how innovative financial resource mobilisation projects/programmes enhanced the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe. A combination of correlation and survey research design informed by the positivist research philosophy were employed in the study. The unit of analysis was confined to six public universities in Zimbabwe from which a sample of 229 respondents were selected through systematic random sampling from an accessible population of 1 450 employees in the respective revenue generating units and participated in the Rensis Likert scale questionnaire survey. Quantitative data were validated using tests for normality, kurtosis and skewness, homoscedasticity, multicollinearity, and prior power of the entire model of the study. The test results fell within acceptable values for correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. The Overall regression results showed that right-tailed, was F(3,164) = 12.7208, p-value = 0.000. Since p-value < α (0.05), H0 (the null hypothesis): Innovative financial resource mobilisation has no significant effect on the financial sustainability of Zimbabwe’s public universities, was rejected and the alternate hypothesis accepted. It was deduced that innovative financial resource mobilisation enhanced the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe. Therefore, the more the public universities implemented innovative financial resource mobilisation programmes, the more the financial sustainability. It was recommended that lucrative financial resource mobilisation strategies like 'grant-winning' research and extension, provision of consultancy and advisory services, sale of merchandise in strategic business units, bond issues financing, endowment financing, and foundations be implemented to maintain the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe 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 designing financial resource mobilisation programmes financial sustainability innovative lucrative public university https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/edec7a7910deaf07dcc45f581c8d35e6.pdf 38afa29b5b556053a8388cfb1362766e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCE MOBILISATION PROGRAMMES TO INCREASE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN ZIMBABWE’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: A PANACEA OR A PIPE DREAM? Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MAXWELL CHIWODZA TICHAONA MAPOLISA BARBRA MBUYISA Description An account of the resource The study sought to examine how innovative financial resource mobilisation projects/programmes enhanced the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe. A combination of correlation and survey research design informed by the positivist research philosophy were employed in the study. The unit of analysis was confined to six public universities in Zimbabwe from which a sample of 229 respondents were selected through systematic random sampling from an accessible population of 1 450 employees in the respective revenue generating units and participated in the Rensis Likert scale questionnaire survey. Quantitative data were validated using tests for normality, kurtosis and skewness, homoscedasticity, multicollinearity, and prior power of the entire model of the study. The test results fell within acceptable values for correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. The Overall regression results showed that right-tailed, was F(3,164) = 12.7208, p-value = 0.000. Since p-value < α (0.05), H0 (the null hypothesis): Innovative financial resource mobilisation has no significant effect on the financial sustainability of Zimbabwe’s public universities, was rejected and the alternate hypothesis accepted. It was deduced that innovative financial resource mobilisation enhanced the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe. Therefore, the more the public universities implemented innovative financial resource mobilisation programmes, the more the financial sustainability. It was recommended that lucrative financial resource mobilisation strategies like 'grant-winning' research and extension, provision of consultancy and advisory services, sale of merchandise in strategic business units, bond issues financing, endowment financing, and foundations be implemented to maintain the financial sustainability of the public universities of Zimbabwe. 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 designing financial resource mobilisation programmes financial sustainability innovative lucrative public university https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/84bd5f51b3813bb339728d6bdb4b4a62.pdf 38a5b5aa8d8767fa0f0508580a88a903 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource THOMAS. P.Z. MPOFU Description An account of the resource Globalization is a phenomenon that has permeated and influenced the whole spectrum of human activities. One such activity is the tourism industry. This is due primarily to tourism’s geographical scale; its spatial linkages, as well as increased tourist flows to all corners of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. While the benefits that have accrued to several countries of the world are well known, the impact of globalization on tourism growth and development to Sub-Saharan Africa has not been thoroughly studied. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to assess the extent to which tourism globalization has benefited Sub- Saharan African countries. The study is based on secondary data sources. The paper submits that some Sub- Saharan African countries have, through globalization, increased their revenues and foreign currency earnings; created additional employment; introduced new technology in transport, communications and e- commerce; and improved their tourism facilities and services to meet international standards. On the social and environmental fronts, globalization has broadened people’s knowledge; created respect for indigenous cultures; contributed to the protection and conservation of historical monuments as well as the physical environments. Some Sub-Saharan countries have attracted multinational corporations through vertical and horizontal mergers, takeovers and integrations. However, the paper also notes that tourism globalization has not been a panacea. It has also brought negative impacts such as price increases in land values and basic commodities; financial leakages and repatriation of foreign currency. Also, an influx of international tourists has led to a change in some African cultural values, resulting in local communities losing their cohesion and commitment to family life, religion and traditional customs. On the basis of the above findings, the paper recommends that Sub-Saharan African governments should closely monitor the negative impacts of the globalization process while continuing to reap the many benefits that accrue from this phenomenon. globalization multinational corporations spatial linkages vertical and horizontal mergers. https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/d1755279be8d854900ca151a62258498.pdf 3e5a8873780c0c64df7790c999fe26e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource IN VITRO DEGRADABILITY OF FORAGE LEGUMES USING THE ANKOM RF GAS TECHNIQUE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S. KATSANDE J. J BALOYI F. V. NHERERA-CHOKUDA N. T. NGONGONI G. MATOPE Description An account of the resource The AnkomRF gas production technique was used to assess rumen degradability of Mucuna pruriens (velvet bean), Vigna unguiculata Walp (L) (cowpea) and Desmodium uncinatum (silverleaf desmodium) forage legumes. Forage samples of 1.0 g/DM were placed into 250ml glass jar and incubated at 390C over 72 hours. Rumen liquor that was taken from 2 fistulated Friesian cows on a dairy ration was mixed with saliva in the ratio of 4:1. Most but not all of the gas in the three legume forages was produced within the first 48 hours post-incubation. The volumes of gases produced ranged from 61.38 to 70.37 ml, with an average of 64.16ml, whilst the fractional rate of gas production varied between 4.6 and 5.6%/h with a mean of 5%/h. Cowpea produced the highest amount of gas followed by velvet bean. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATION CENTRE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 AnkomRF gas production Desmodium uncinatum Mucuna pruriens Rumen degradability Vigna unguiculata Walp (L). https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3846db6a1792110c6f9d78f1e18c5549.pdf 046534c494a586e3a4abd2856c56488e 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 INDICATORS OF REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE IN GOATS AND SHEEP MEAT PRODUCTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource NEVER ASSAN Description An account of the resource Reproductive performance is a major contributing factor to the efficiency of goat and sheep meat production. Therefore, enhancement of reproductive capacity of goat and sheep flocks is among the most effective mechanisms of increasing the overall meat production. There is an inessential difference between productivity and reproductivity, as almost of the reproductive parameters are the ones that greatly influence production, consequently the viability of any goat and sheep enterprise: stated differently, production is equal to reproduction. Reproductive performance and its interactions on the productivity of goats and sheep flocks, especially with regards to the management of each ewe’s/doe’s lifetime production (female replacement determination), are structural grantors of a complex biological system that determine meat yield. The principal goal of goat and sheep reproduction is to iterate generations for a specified production intention, first and foremost meat, milk or wool as defined by species or breeds and their crosses and in special circumstances, the production of animals of superior economic priority. Some of the measures of reproductive performance include parameters such as survival rate, prolificacy, sexual maturity, lambing age and interval, conception rates, kid/lambs weaned per year etc. Reproductive characteristics are sensitive to environmental factors as a result can easily adapt to sound flock reproductive management practices. More or less important variables goat and sheep farmers need to attentively consider to promote reproductive performance are age of animals, weather, season, and nutrition. There is evidence that nutrition and management are major determinants of kids’/lambs survival rates, while genetic has been a dominant factor controlling prolificacy. Regardless of the fact that genetics of animals is important in goat and sheep reproduction, reproductive traits are lowly heritable as a result any attempt to genetically improve reproductive efficiency becomes slow and difficult. This entails reproductive efficiency through genetic selection is completely implausible. It is assumed that understanding the measures of reproduction, especially females in order to attain an optimum number of new-born of the required attributes at the most convenient time and at a minimum cost is critical for mutton and chevon producers. The earlier the replacement females starts to give birth to young ones, the more the young ones they produce in their life time, and also the longer the females’ productive life as a result contributing to long term flock productivity. Protracted kidding/lambing interval will reduce overall productivity in goats and sheep meat production, while persistent check on reproductive indicators throughout all phases in the reproductive cycle allows producers to adopt husbandry management practices that are meant to optimise overall meat productivity in goats and sheep. The present review gives an insight on some of the indicators of reproductive performance and their possible impact on the overall productivity in goats and sheep meat production Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Animal Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Goats Meat production Reproductive indicators Sheep https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a72f5cb7b7fc61ca4ac1b49dc5d48ab6.pdf dc978116637302a8ab12da783fef90bb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INDIGENOUS GOATS AND SHEEP BREEDS AND THEIR CROSSES IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS: GROWTH TRAITS, CARCASS PARAMETERS AND MEAT QUALITY PROPERTIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ASSAN NEVER Description An account of the resource The tropics and subtropics is a habitat to diverse populations of indigenous goats and sheep breeds known for their adaptability to the existing harsh agro-ecological conditions and the majority are reared under traditional systems of management. Apart from their inherent ability to cope with a range of climatic conditions including disease challenges and inadequate feed resources whilst being exposed to mostly unsound management practices, indigenous goats and sheep are an integral part of the smallholder resource poor rural economies. Therefore, there is an obligation and considerable potential for increased meat production from the already existing diversity of indigenous goats and sheep animal genetic resources in the tropics and subtropics. However, indigenous goat and sheep performance in most cases is less than ideal due to a number of constraints namely inadequate nutrition and disease prevalence, poor support institutional involvement and lack of adequate government policies and funding to develop this industry. It has been noted that apart from their low genetic potential, indigenous goats and sheep’s exposure to suboptimal nutrition has been identified as the major factor that contribute to their low meat production. This is despite that the principal advantage of utilising indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics is rightfully based on their small size and ability to utilise less productive areas that exist in existing total farming areas. Their ability to adapt to suboptimal production conditions characterised by persistent substandard nutritional feed resources makes indigenous goats and sheep perfect candidates for meat production in the tropics and subtropics. The potentiality of indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics has been downgraded because they have not been selected for high meat performance. In this case efforts are at different stages of genetic characterisation of various indigenous goats and sheep breeds in order to ascertain their meat production potential. At the same time, crossing of genetically improved exotic goats and sheep breeds with indigenous flocks, has been noted as a feasible option to enhance meat productivity in the tropics and subtropics. Recent trends in indigenous goats and sheep utilization in order to match demand for meat and improve productivity in resource poor farming areas in the tropics and subtropics, local farmers have been incentivised to rear improved genotypes, which are predominantly crossbreds between superior meat exotic breeds and the indigenous goats and sheep breeds. Productivity with regards to indigenous goats and sheep can be specified as the magnitude of production or efficiency of production. This is based on the fact that in any indigenous goats and sheep production environment, productivity per se will exceptionally depend on an intricate correlations of biotic, abiotic and socio-economic variables. The factors are interdependent and therefore should be considered comprehensively to establish their ranking and how adjustments in constituents influence the whole indigenous goats and sheep production systems. A number of studies have been carried out to assess the growth potential, carcass and meat quality properties of several indigenous goats and sheep and their crosses in various agro-ecological regions within the tropics and subtropics. The results have been inconsistent due to various reasons which might probably include non- identical production conditions and the genetics of various small ruminants’ ecotype breeding groups. The present review gives an insight on some documented growth performance and carcass and meat quality properties of indigenous goats and sheep in the tropics and subtropics. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Animal Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Carcass Goat Growth traits Indigenous Meat parameters Sheep Tropics. Subtropics https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/e795022f810fa7009ff0111df61c13e5.pdf 8efb182609689a99b4bc9894baa44b81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AMONG THE MAUNGWE PEOPLE: MAKONI DISTRICT - ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GIFT RUPANDE Description An account of the resource The study interrogated the intergenerational transfer of indigenous medicinal knowledge and the psychology underpinning indigenous healing among the Maungwe people of Makoni District. The overarching research question was how do indigenous medical practitioners (IMPs) transfer the knowledge of indigenous medicines to the younger generation? Limited studies on establishing factors which affect transfer of indigenous medicinal knowledge (IMK) were done. The transactional communication model, the Afrocentric and the social learning theories were the theoretical frameworks used in this study. The researcher adopted interpretivism as the philosophy underpinning this qualitative study and relativist ontology. The researcher adopted the multi-sited ethnography as a research design. The sample consisted of three focus groups, each comprising of five participants and ten IMPs. Data generation methods used were in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations. Results of this study could be significant to organizations such as Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA), the medical fraternity, policy makers, Makoni community, and researchers. Transfer of IMK is through apprenticeship training by the parent or relative or through the teachings of the grandparents at the “Dare” (the meeting place) or through observations. Ancestor initiated dreams; apprenticeship as well as being taken and taught indigenous medicines by the mermaid under water are some of the ways of acquiring IMK. The conclusions from this study showed that IMK is mainly in the hands of healers and elders who are in their late forties and older. Christianity, lack of documentation of indigenous medical practices, modernity, the disintegration of the extended family, and secrecy of indigenous medical practitices, are some of the factors which were found to be negatively affecting intergenerational transfer of IMK. The study recommends that IMPs should document IMK so that this knowledge is not lost to future generations. IMPs should not be over retentive with IMK for the benefit of the youth and other members of the society. 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 2019 Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Knowledge Systems https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/e924a35ac305ee414ee637d2afe4c696.pdf 821c59c1d8b216203b44474c3cc936b9 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 INDUCTION PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES OF NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AT GREAT ZIMBABWE UNIVERSITY: ANY MISSING LINKS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. ANDREW CHINDANYA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Engineering Research and Management (IJERM) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 checklist induction and new employees practices procedures https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/5e00b4d6432466cad626191d4bc2a4f7.pdf d55137b03870bd9bbc3d12324279aa4b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE AT THE ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY (2019-2023) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MATHEW CHIRIMA DOMINIC UZHENYU Description An account of the resource The study sought to find out the influence of employee engagement on organisational performance at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), which is a state university. The study was informed by the persistent feature of ZOU in the media for wrong reasons, which suggestedthat it was very likely that some of its staff members were exposing the institution. The study used the interprevitism philosophy which resonated with the qualitative paradigm. A case study design was applied. Data were generated using face-to-face interviews. The population was eight hundred (800) staff members, and a convenience sampling method was used to identify the number of participants who could provide qualitative data, and the actual size was determined by data saturation. An analysis of the qualitative data which characterised the study was done by using thematic analysis. The major finding was that there was low engagement among ZOU employees. Major recommendations included revisiting both the internal and external fairness of remuneration, adopting a flexible working model, employer-assisted occupational stress management, and providing good working conditions. 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 Employee Engagement organisational performance teamwork https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/b01fe5eb6f1806cb2e132e5e3175d132.pdf 24c744bdae76d472a87cdfa16fafcaa1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFLUENCE OF NON-GENETIC FACTORS WEIGHT AND CARCASS TRAITS IN INDIGENOUS MATEBELE GOAT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ASSAN, N Description An account of the resource The objective of the present study was to establish the non-genetic factors which affect slaughter weight and carcass traits. A mixed classification model containing the effects of year of slaughter, age at slaughter, month of slaughter and sex was used for identification of non-genetic factors. The slaughter weight and carcass traits data were analyzed using the General Linear Models (GLM) procedure of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) (1996) to establish the significance of the non-genetic factors. The effects of year of slaughter had a significant influence on slaughter weight and all carcass traits analyzed in the present study. The year of slaughter also influenced the size of the prime cuts such as hind barrel and front barrel within the 1992 to 1999 period of study. The dressing percentage averaged 58.40 ± 2.76 kg which was slightly constant within different year of slaughter. Age at slaughter had a significant (p<0.01) difference on slaughter weight and most carcass traits with the exception of edible meat offals as a percentage of hot carcass mass. Sex significantly affects slaughter weight and most carcass traits except for edible meat offal as a percentage of hot carcass mass and empty gastro-intestinal tracts. There was variation in performance of slaughter weight and carcass traits due to year of slaughter, month of slaughter, age of slaughter and sex. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Researchers Journal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 carcass traits indigenous Matebele Goat Non-genetic factors slaughter weight https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/66a25cc21c82e1bb8fd190ee1fb77205.pdf 9ca2a5dd01233522b5c0635c2091b2af https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/9f146a3538e6ede7ac913e734e2e3d1f.pdf 9ca2a5dd01233522b5c0635c2091b2af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFLUENCE OF STAGE OF LACTATION ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MILK PRODUCTION PARAMETERS IN GOATS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. ASSAN Description An account of the resource Goat lactation is synonymous to an agricultural production function with three distinct production regions namely, early, mid and late lactation. It is characterised by an increase in milk yield in early lactation to a possible peak in the mid lactation and then a decline in milk yield as it reaches the end of lactation. However, the other milk constituencies (protein, fat, lactose, etc ) do not follow the same trend as total milk yield through the 3 lactation stages. Therefore, it is suffice to suggest that the understanding of the physiological changes in these stages of lactation is crucial in maximizing milk production in goats. The present discussion explores the importance of different stages of lactation in milk production in influencing yield and milk composition. Milk yield and its composition are influenced by various factors, among these stage of lactation is very significant. The proportion of protein, lactose, fat and total solids declined slightly with advance in lactation and a steady fall in milk yield. This is on the basis that milk yield is a function of the number of mammary secretory cells and their metabolic activity change during the course of lactation. The significant stage of lactation effect in most studies may have practical implications in determining optimal feeding management to maximize total lactation yield and milk composition. Therefore, the knowledge of physiological activities during different stages of actation is critical to dairy animal nutrition and management decision support systems for optimization of goat dairy flock production processes 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 Goat Stage of lactation Yield Composition https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3dd2007fb28bd535e1657eae7a5b9d65.pdf 1b83dd62610c5a659e5d62a5a8d06fa3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFLUENCE OF SUCKLING AND/OR MILKING METHOD ON YIELD AND MILK COMPOSITION IN DAIRY ANIMALS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. ASSAN Description An account of the resource Achieving the maximum marketable milk yield with a high fat and protein content is desirable to producers to increase farm profitability. The present discussion points to the fact that rearing systems and milking method used affect either milk yield or milk composition during the entire lactation. Increased milk production elicited by suckling is probably due to the additional stimulus of the mammary gland, and is associated with improved mammary development through regulation of secretion of hormone during this period with markedly increase in milk. Dairy farmers can take advantage of suckling stimulus as a management tool combined with stipulated frequency of machine milking to increase milk production. Restricted suckling may increase total milk production without reducing milk available for human consumption or sale. The present discussion explores the consequences of different milking methods and/or suckling in dairy production enterprises for improving yield and milk composition in dairy animals Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available 1 Scientific Journal of Zoology Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 composition Milking Suckling yield https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/82014dc4c768178ba02b81c2f2963f7e.pdf 6e9e6ad8fa16156c5c8d93f90ebf88d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING information for authors https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/fcdf258d0f9c569b3f278c06c7051efd.pdf 6645ec9051b1638ff8d8483559cb3b46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFORMATION POLICY ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. CHIPO MUTONGI Description An account of the resource If some ideas, decisions and policies are not advocated and lobbed for, they would remain unknown to implementers and to the general public. It is imperative to advocate and lobby for different information policies in order for those in power to see the value and reasons for the formulation and implementation of the information policies. Probably it is lack of awareness that is not bringing those policy changes. This article explores information policy advocacy and lobbying as well as distinguishing information policy advocacy from lobbying. Some reasons for information policy advocacy failure are given and some ways of making information policy advocacy a success are established Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 advocacy change. information management Information policy legislation lobbying policy analysis policy makers https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/41c28698797b784ca9edcb46d7fa8e9f.pdf 884df7095ecb5b66d69f1b4b48b0abce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INSURING TOBACCO CROP BY MT DARWIN DISTRICT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS: A MYTH OR REALITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DELIWE TEMBACHAKO GILLIET CHIGUNWE Description An account of the resource In recent years, tobacco farming has taken an increase among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe. High and immediate payments made by buyers of tobacco have caused this shift to tobacco farming especially in Mt Darwin district of Zimbabwe. Hence even after the Zimbabwe land acquisition and distribution around the year 2000, more small-holder farmers both in the newly resettled farmland and communal areas have taken up tobacco farming as a lucrative cash crop. Previously it was a preserve of commercial farmers. Of interest to note is that Commercial farmers insured the crop to guard against natural hazards and risks. In recent years, climatic risk has grown considerably in Zimbabwe especially in the Dande valley and Mt Darwin district has not been spared. Consequently, the insurance, reinsurance, and financial markets in Zimbabwe have been noted to contribute to hedging against more natural hazards. Whilst such insurance facilities are there, some farmers who have lost crops against natural hazards in Mt Darwin were noted not to have insured their crops. The study sought to answer the following questions; Are smallholder farmers in Mt Darwin aware of the importance of insuring tobacco? What views do these farmers have towards tobacco insurance? What factors hinder some farmers from adopting tobacco insurance? Descriptive survey design was used for this research. Convenient sampling was used to select 5 wards out of 34 wards and random sampling of 50 farmers was made. Raw data gathered from questionnaires was analysed by using descriptive techniques. Findings indicated that farmers are not quite aware of the risks in tobacco production and they view insuring the crop as not necessary. They are not conversant with the issue of crop insurance thus lack of much experience in tobacco production as well as minimized loss of the crop to natural hazards were significant factors thwarting farmers from insuring tobacco Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AARJMD VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2 (JULY 2015) ISSN : 2319 - 2801 Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/8a067481f312db1410efc1f7764c0eaa.pdf 0c386f996772e1b340b17c1730fc1113 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INTEGRATING ON-LINE LEARNING INTO TRADITIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) PROGRAMMES: CHALLENGES AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN SUB SAHARAN UNIVERSITIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RITTAH KASOWE STEPHEN MWENJE Description An account of the resource Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development has helped Open and Distance Learning (ODL) universities world wide reach out to many global students through on line programmes. Many ODL institutions in developed countries have registered success in their on-line programmes. In Africa integrating on line learning into existing traditional programmes has legged behind. It is therefore critical to find out how best on- line programmes can be effectively integrated into existing traditional programmes. It is also critical to identify ways not to affect the integrity of successful programmes currently being offered through traditional modes. This paper seeks to investigate the views of stratified randomly selected students; tutors’ and former students on how best to implement on-line learning into traditional ODL programmes at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) Data will be gathered through interviews and questionnaires. The findings of this study shall provide answers to the challenges emanating from staffs and students’ ICT skills Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Global Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Review Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 e-learning online learning https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/cee0e710e9c7f3695b01ee4af7ab9632.pdf 9ba04ba5571bb55f11b8dfa7b4e78d58 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INTEGRATING PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AT ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY: PRACTICES AND ISSUES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ROSEMARY NGARA Description An account of the resource Since there seemed to be minimal integration of technology and pedagogy in teacher development programmes in Open and distance education a case study was conducted to determine ways by which technology had been integrated in teacher development programmes at Zimbabwe Open University ( ZOU) and to establish impediments that were there in trying to effectively integrate technology in teacher pedagogy at ZOU. The case study investigated opinions held about the integration of pedagogy and technology in the teacher development programmes by students and tutors. The study established that tutors only used modern technology effectively as they communicated with students via telephone. Use of modern technology in tutorials was very minimal. There was a clear indication that lecturers’ use of technology lagged behind technological advancement and this was attributed to technological phobia. On line discussions were one way by which technology use could be integrated in teacher development programmes. In addition, e- marking could be done and power point and videos could be used in tutorial sessions. Tutors had inadequate experiences using digital technologies even those which were available at ZOU. Tutor and student continual training by Zimbabwe Open University on the usefulness of technology and that tutors at ZOU should make deliberate effort to use technological devices that are already at the institution were recommended Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 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/97222a0c596c9affd56c54f94426298c.pdf 97d31eb980b837fef28c0d12d2b97f0b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INTEGRATING SEX-AND-GENDER IN ZIMBABWE’S FAMILY, RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION SYLLABUS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource GIFT MASENGWE BEKITHEMBA DUBE Description An account of the resource This article reviews and assesses the Family, Religious and Moral Education (FAREME) syllabus’ treatment of sex-and-gender (SnG) perspectives. Family, Religious and Moral Education lacks sufficient SnG socialisation perspectives, and we propose to use the Theory of Change (ToC) to integrate these issues. Results suggest that 10% quantitative integration of SnG content and objectives across all FAREME levels as well as qualitative combination of SnG differences can empower learners to become advocates for SnG equality and respectful religious practices in Zimbabwean schools. This study is informed by qualitative research methodology. The ToC is the theoretical framework used to support the unbiased integration of SnG-related issues into this qualitative study of the FAREME syllabus. Theory of Change helps identify, select, place, mentor and monitor how SnG issues are holistically integrated into the school syllabus. The review process advocates for a 10% quantitative integration target of SnG content and objectives across all levels, considering there are only 10 cross- cutting issues in the FAREME syllabus. Moreover, the study emphasises the qualitative combination of biological and socio-cultural differences within religious phenomena throughout the syllabus. This approach allows learners to develop a comprehensive understanding of SnG perspectives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Theologia Viatorum ex-and-gender FAREME FRS religious education Theory of Change Zimbabwe https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/c1fc883a7fb7b39c7833c00dd760567b.pdf 12f79a67a9fe488f762361c3f4d02f46 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 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE REVISED EDITION SOCRATIC DIALECTICS AND THE BANKING CONCEPT OF EDUCATION: A COMPARATIVE PARADIGM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR. FRANCIS EKANEM DR. THERESA F. EKANEM MR. EMMANUEL I. ARCHIBONG Description An account of the resource In the domain of teacher-student interaction, via educational process, the ideal pedagogical praxis has been in dispute. For instance, while Socrates regarded his role as a mid-wife, who helps others bring to birth their innermost ideas, thus making education an extracting affair, its polar counterpart is the banking model where knowledge is deposited on the students akin to a doctor-patient relationship. The implication of these two contrasting views is that education becomes active on one hand, and passive on the other, and either overtly, or covertly, this system has formed a sublime practice, in most countries, educational objectives. This paper examines the two systems of education with a view to comparatively exposing its tenets, thus opening us further to re-assessing our hitherto held method whether it has really captured the essence of education, thereby envisaging a paradigm-shift. 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 Banking Concept Education Socratic Dialectics https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/e415f0849a47c27416aa492ef9c14dc8.pdf e5fe170d57b2f89d729d03504abeaf39 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 INTERSECTING DIGITAL GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource KEITH TICHAONA TASHU Description An account of the resource The advent of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the internet has revolutionalised the manner in which governments and citizens interact as well as service delivery models. Digital tools have the potential to promote sustainable economic transformation and development within the 21st Century by ensuring that governments attain cost efficiency and effectiveness gains. The successful attainment of Agenda 2030 has become a priority for all governments across the globe and Africa is no exception. There is acknowledgement that the Agenda 2030 can be driven by digitisation efforts. However, there is little scholarly evidence which indicates how digital tools can be incorporated in SDGs implementation in Africa. The study adopted extant secondary qualitative literature as the research method. Findings, conclusions and recommendations were drawn from documentary books, journal articles, working papers and government reports. This study focused on examining how ICTs can be incorporated in the SDGs’ implementation trajectory, progress made and challenges being faced. The study findings established that despite progress made in adopting ICTs by several African countries, most of them have failed to fully embrace ICTs in driving the implementation of SDGs. African countries are facing underlying problems which include digital divide, lack of political will, lack of skills and limited funding, among others, which have been a hindrance towards their digitisation efforts. The study recommended that governments in Africa have to invest in regulatory and policy frameworks, source adequate funding for digital projects and educate the general populace on ICTs 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 Digitalisation Fourth Industrial Revolution Information and Communication Technologies Public Service Delivery Sustainable Development Goals https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a409dc3f12b13db1bcd54a268590fe74.pdf 3e31fb7d4e4268249da1b838a673d208 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON DHS IN AFRICA Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource ANTHONY CHIKUTSA Description An account of the resource The DHS program has conducted nationally-representative surveys worldwide, including Africa, since the mid-1980s. The data are open access and provide a rich resource for policymakers and scholars alike; however there has never been a special issue of a journal focusing on analysis of DHS data. The idea for a special issue on the theme of DHS in Africa emerged during the 2013 DHS Fellows program. It was determined that the African Population Studies Journal, as the only peer-reviewed bilingual journal of population studies in Africa, would be the most appropriate host for a special issue. On behalf of the team from the Zimbabwe Open University, I approached the Editor-in-Chief of the African Population Studies Journal, Prof. Clifford Odimegwu, about hosting this special issue Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available African Population Studies Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 DHS program https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/da6d010861491a694957a5642ab48d67.pdf 370186ec87decd080458b866a8efd326 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DR S.B.M. MARUME R.R. JUBENKANDA C.W. NAMUSI N. C. MADZIYIRE Description An account of the resource What is Government in Political Science? What precisely does it cover? These are some of the questions that spring to the mind of thee student faced with a choice of study at the university or college in the social and humanistic sciences. Political Science is an unknown field to the first-year student who has had nothing to do with it at high school, and the first thing we have to do is to define and explain what the term ‘government’ covers. At first glance, the question seems a simple one, and one likely to give little trouble to anyone acquainted with the subject. Yet, the fact is that despite centuries of scientific investigation and inquiry into the nature of government, no satisfactory definition has yet been suggested. This journal article makes a contribution to define and explain the term ‘government’ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available OSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 authoritative rules comprehensive authority and involuntary membership Government parliamentary system https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/3f9602e837ae1fe5b432d22960f5f5e1.pdf 77d386dc63551c7be397f5c40d61b999 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 INVESTIGATING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DYNAMICS IN EDUCATION: THE CASE FOR MANICALAND PROVINCE - ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource MESHECK GODFREY SANGO Description An account of the resource Community participation has been adopted world wide as a means for improving the quality of basic education in primary schools. The aim of this study was to investigate how community participation dynamics influenced quality of basic education in rural primary schools in Zimbabwe. To begin with, insights were drawn from a review of literature that focussed on local and international perspectives on community participation in providing education. Literature revealed that community participation had some influence on quality of basic education provided by schools. However, literature had also warned that the relationship between community participation and provision of quality basic education by primary schools was not an automatic one. In carrying out this study, a qualitative paradigm was adopted and subsequently a qualitative multiple case study design provided the methodological framework that guided the study. The research sites were selected on the basis of relevancy to purpose of the study as well as convenience of access to the researcher. Data were generated through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. Additional data were gathered through non participant observation and scrutinising of relevant documents in the selected primary schools. A grounded theory approach in which themes were identified was used in analysing the research data. The study found out that community participation was being influenced by economic and financial dynamics, social dynamics, as well as cultural dynamics and subsequently had some negative influence on various aspects of the quality of basic education provided by the rural primary schools. Thus, the communities had not provided adequate support on essential educational inputs, teaching and learning processes, and on improving the scope of the primary schools’ curriculum. And, based on these findings, recommendations to facilitate positive influence of community participation on quality of basic education were made. There was need for community level mediation by Ministry of education representatives from district level offices to balance up financial participation among community members of different income levels. In addition, the study recommended that the primary schools could organise community participation orientation programmes for all new parents joining them. And, schools could also create time for children to engage in school organised study sessions in which they could do their ‘home work’ at school. 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 Community dymamics Community participation Education https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/a4b2e92b4e93efe3f5bd0dd66ad5c2cc.PDF 1df9615f666361a4b19a9ef099373370 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 INVESTIGATION OF THE STRATEGIES TO REGULATE THE USAGE OF AI CHATBOTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: HARMONIZING PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION AND COGNITIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource REGIS MISHEAL MUCHOWE ARTHUR WILLIAM FODOUOP KOUAM Description An account of the resource This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a qualitative methodology that involves semi-structured interviews with 12 lecturers from 11 Zimbabwean universities. The findings reveal that although AI chatbots present opportunities to enhance learning experiences and cognitive skill development, their usage by graduate students presents challenges that require regulation. Negative perceptions of using AI chatbots by graduate students included cheating, plagiarism, and reduced interaction. Positive perceptions had research flexibility and cheapness. To regulate AI chatbot usage in higher education, lecturers employed active learning strategies and tailor-made coursework. At the same time, universities implemented Viva Voce and AI software detectors to discourage cheating and plagiarism. The study contributes to the literature on AI chatbots in education by highlighting the importance of cultural and social factors in their integration. The findings provide practical implications for educators and institutions in regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education, thus promoting cognitive skill development while avoiding their negative impact. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 AI chatbot Cognitive skill development Graduate Students higher education Pedagogical innovation https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/aa0588fc3f9596b3bf7a1936a1ae00a7.PDF 1df9615f666361a4b19a9ef099373370 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 INVESTIGATION OF THE STRATEGIES TO REGULATE THE USAGE OF AI CHATBOTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: HARMONIZING PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION AND COGNITIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource REGIS MISHEAL MUCHOWE ARTHUR WILLIAM FODOUOP KOUAM Description An account of the resource This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a qualitative methodology that involves semi-structured interviews with 12 lecturers from 11 Zimbabwean universities. The findings reveal that although AI chatbots present opportunities to enhance learning experiences and cognitive skill development, their usage by graduate students presents challenges that require regulation. Negative perceptions of using AI chatbots by graduate students included cheating, plagiarism, and reduced interaction. Positive perceptions had research flexibility and cheapness. To regulate AI chatbot usage in higher education, lecturers employed active learning strategies and tailor-made coursework. At the same time, universities implemented Viva Voce and AI software detectors to discourage cheating and plagiarism. The study contributes to the literature on AI chatbots in education by highlighting the importance of cultural and social factors in their integration. The findings provide practical implications for educators and institutions in regulating the usage of AI chatbots in higher education, thus promoting cognitive skill development while avoiding their negative impact. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024 AI chatbot Cognitive skill development Graduate Students higher education Pedagogical innovation