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An investigation into prevalence of verbal harassment among students of Gokwe North District with particular reference to Chireya zone

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to explore the prevalence of verbal harassment among students of Gokwe North District with particular reference to Chireya zone. The researcher used a descriptive survey design in this research. The research was based on a sample of twenty-four student who participated in a focus group discussion, thirty-five teachers who answered questionnaires and from these thirty-five teachers, eight class teachers responded to an interview and these participants were d...

Virtual Boardroom

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to come up with a solution to problems that were faced at National Railways of Zimbabwe Contributory Pension Fund in conducting their board meetings and other general meetings at large. The organization was failing to comprehend the problems with the current system, hence there was need for a practical solution to do away with the problems at hand. Through the use of interviews, document reviews, questionnaires and observations all the Fund‟s proble...

Factors that contribute to the high dropout rate of the girl child in the senior grades of the Primary Schools In Mola Cluster, Kariba District

ABSTRACT The research study was based on the factors that contribute to the high dropout rate of the girl child in senior grades of the primary in Mola Cluster in Kariba District. The study employed the descriptive design. The sample consisted of thirty-six teachers and sixteen girl dropouts. The thirty six teachers completed questionnaires whilst the sixteen girl dropouts participated in the focus group discussion. Teachers were randomly selected and girl dropouts were purposively selected. ...

Factors that influence parenting styles at Early Childhood Education level in Magwegwe cluster of Mzilikazi District Primary schools

ABSTRACT The study was carried out to find factors that influence the use of different parenting styles in Early Childhood Education level in Magwegwe cluster of Mzilikazi District in Bulawayo Province. The background of the study highlights varying parenting styles within communities despite having great impact on behavior of children and development. This prompted the researcher to find out factors that influence use of different parenting styles with the hope of finding ways of maintaining...

An Investigation Of The Factors Contributing To Limited Growth In Youth Informal Sector Businesses In Masvingo Province: A Case Study Of Zaka District

ABSTRACT This study was a contribution to the limited literature and knowledge on the performance of the rural informal sector businesses. The study sought to conduct an investigation of the factors contributing to limited growth in youth informal sector businesses in Masvingo Province: A Case Study of Zaka District. The study was motivated by the understanding that the informal sector was viewed as having great potential for employment creation and driving economic development. The investiga...

Professional Aspiration And Success Anxiety Among Some Female Workers In Imo State

ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the professional aspiration and success anxiety of teachers, nurses, lawyers and medical doctors. Some available literature were reviewed and ten hypotheses formulated. They are as follows: (1) There is a significant difference in the (a) success anxiety (b) Professional aspiration (c) Self concept of female teachers, nurses, lawyers and medical doctors (2) Female lawyers and medical doctors would attribute their success more to effort and ability th...

Primary Education Policy Formulation And Implementation In Selected States Of Nigeria (1981-1996)

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyse primary school policy formulation and implementation in some selected states (Lagos, Kwara, Imo, Kano and Adamawa) in Nigeria with a view to providing information that could enhance future policy decisions which affect primary education in Nigeria An ex post facto research design was adopted for the study. The study population consisted of the 10 zones of the National Primary Education Commision (NPEC) (the government parastatal on primary edu...

An Investigation Of Small Christian Communities And Evangelizaton In The Catholic Church In Vihiga County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Small Christian Communities (SCCs) embody fundamental features of the ecclesiology of Vatican II which encourages sharing and participation of all church members. SCCs serve as the family cell of the church where pastoral work begins and moves towards the sub-parishes, parishes and dioceses. As literature indicates, majority of the Christians in Catholic Church are not strongly inclined towards evangelization. This is based on the fact that the Catholic Church is highly dogmatic, sac...

An Evaluation Of The Perception Of Adults On The Rural Development Programmes In Edo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study was designed to evaluate the perception of adults as major stakeholders on the implementation of the rural development programmes in Edo State, Nigeria. Primarily, the study sought to identify the types of rural development programmes, determine the usefulness of the programmes, the level of performance in terms of the extent of attainment of objectives, level of durability, impact of the programmes provided, the strategies employed for their execution and the extent of i...

Perspectives On Contribution Of The Catholic Church To Management Of Public Catholic Sponsored Secondary Schools In Kisii Central Sub - County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The Kenya’s Basic Education Act 2013 empowers religious sponsors to participate in appointment of principals, provision, of instructional, financial and infrastructural resources to the schools they sponsor. In Kisii Central Sub-County, the Catholic Church participates in management of 29(39.7%) secondary schools. However, queries were being raised on the current contribution of the church as it had come to the fore that most sponsored schools were experiencing crises that had tend...

An investigation into the causes of Understaffing of Registered Nurses in Mission Hospitals: A case for Mashoko Mission Hospital

ABSTRACT The study presents an informative investigation on the understaffing of nurses in mission hospitals a case for Mashoko Mission hospital. The purpose of the study was to determine the cause, effects and solutions to understaffing of nurses. Literature review was done on global perspective, continental regional zeroing to Mashoko Mission hospital, where understaffing of nurses was discovered to be a chronic health personnel problem. The causes, and solutions proved to be different with...

An investigation into the challenges faced by nomadic learners of Namibia in meeting their educational provision.

ABSTRACT The study explored into the challenges encountered by the nomadic learners (Himba and Zemba) of Namibia in meeting their educational provision. A descriptive survey design was employed to collect information. The sample comprised 29 teachers and 7 nomadic learners, hence the study had 36 respondents. The sampling technique was convenience and the data were collected using interviews and questionnaires as research instruments. The interview was face to face and semistructured. The col...

Intervention Strategies Used By Teachers To Accommodate Learners Who Exhibt Emotional And Behavioural Challenges In Bat Cluster In Reigate District,Bulawayo Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT Childhood Education (ECE) learners who exhibit behavioural and emotional challenges in Bulawayo African Townships, Reigate District. The objectives were to establish effectiveness of intervention strategies teachers used in identifying Early Childhood Education learners who exhibit emotional and behavioural challenges and to explore intervention strategies teachers‟ use in accommodating learners with selected emotional and behavioural challenges. The study used descriptive research...

Role Of Entrepreneurial Networks And Eefect Of Failure Attributions On Growth Orientation Of Survival-Focused Micro-Entrepreneurs In The Slums Of Nairobi, Kenya

ABSTRACT Micro-entrepreneurs have opened up international markets, increased exports and created employment worldwide. However, among many of the Africa informal economies, approximately 400,000 micro-entrepreneurs do not survive 3 years and 90% remain survival-focused. Previous researches have failed to analyze the benefits and inefficiencies of affective networks together. Empirical evidence on how micro-entrepreneurs can overcome restraining effects of affective networks is limited. Empiri...

A Collection, Transcription And Analysis Of The Traditional Jakwara Songs Of The Karanga People In Dorset Area Of Somabhula.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to make a collection, transcription and analysis of the traditional Jakwara songs of the Karanga people in Dorset area of Somabhula.The research was made up of ten respondents. The snowball sampling technique was used in which the adult community members and village heads participated this research. A total of ten respondents constituted the sample of this research. Ethnography was the research design used to effectively collect data in this research. Qu...


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