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Reading and writing braille grade 2: conceptual understanding and experiences of grade 4 learners with visual impairments in Ndola.
(Journal of Lexicography and Terminology, 2020-11-15)This paper presents findings of a study conducted to assess the conceptual understanding and experiences of grade 4 learners with visual impairments in reading and writing braille grade 2. The study was conducted in 2019 ... -
The relevance and adequacy of university education to occupational demands: the case of Zambia.
(Zango; Journal of Contemporary Issues, 2012)This article draws on the findings of a study carried out in Zambia to establish the relevance and adequacy of university education to occupational demands. The study surveyed university graduates and their human resource ... -
Relevance of activity theory of ageing to the old people - Zambian context.
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2016-02)This paper is an extract from the literature review of an ongoing PhD study that is seeking to establish the Relevance of Activity Theory of Ageing to the Old People in the Zambian context. Specifically the paper reviews ... -
Religion and migration in Zambia: experiences of christian household hosts of migrant youths in Lusaka’s urban context.
(Multidisciplinary Journal of Language and Social Sciences Education, 2020)This article interrogated the experiences of Christian hosts of migrant youths in Lusaka’s urban context in order to understand the interconnectedness of religious worldviews and migration in contemporary times through the ... -
Review of Ballantine’s. The sociology of education: a systematic analysis. 6th edition.
(Zango; The Journal of Contemporary Issues, 2012)This book by Jeanne H. Ballantine and Floyd H. Hammack is a thirteen chapter, 449 page book. Its sheer volume has ensured that issues in the field of sociology of education have been discussed in rare depth. -
School factors that influence female learners’ development of a negative self-concept in mathematics: the case of a rural high school in central Zambia.
(New Voices in Psychology, 2015)The study was aimed at ascertaining school factors, which influence the development of negative mathematics self-concept in female learners. The study used a case study approach. A sample comprising 7 grade 11 female learners ... -
Selected readings in education.
(University of Zambia Press, 2017)The book presents standalone chapters, and each chapter discusses a particular theme in education. It presents some of the most topical but sometimes most ignored issues in education. The book provides needed information ... -
Sexual objectification of women in female initiation rites: the case of the chisungu female initiation rite.
(New Voices in Psychology, 2009)In this paper, I examine sexual objectification in the chisungu initiation rite performed among the Bemba speaking people of Northern Zambia. This paper explain and interprets the sexual objectification messages that are ... -
Sink or swim: newly qualified secondary school teacher experiences in challenging contexts in Zambia and their implications for practice.
(International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), 2016-11)Using qualitative data from a mixed methods study, this paper analyses the experiences of newly qualified teachers in an environment devoid of new teacher support. The findings show that newly qualified teachers in Zambia ... -
Special education in Zambia at fifty years and beyond: history, current status and future prospects: education in Zambia at fifty years of independence and beyond.
(The University of Zambia Press, 2018)This chapter examines the development of special education in Zambia as the country celebrated fifty years of independence. It traces its history through the philanthropic efforts of the missionaries that settled in the ... -
Special education teachers’ involvement in the 2013 curriculum development process in Zambia: a case of selected inclusive and special schools.
(Multidisciplinary Journal of Language and Social Sciences Education, 2019-06-30)In January 2014, the Ministry of Education in Zambia rolled out a revised curriculum in schools. A lot of literature especially in African countries reveals low involvement of teachers in curriculum development process. ... -
Status of primary school teachers and Its effect on the delivery of primary education in Zambia.
(National Science Centre, 2013)This study has provided information on how primary school teachers perceive themselves with regard to social status; how they are perceived by others in the society and more importantly how their perceived status affects ... -
Student perceptions of the school of education PhD programmes at the university of Zambia.
(National Science Centre, 2015-12)This article reports the perceptions of PhD students in the School of Education at the University of Zambia regarding the nature and administration of the PhD programmes. Based on the results of a 2011 study, the article ... -
Teacher education at the university of Zambia and teacher quality with specific reference to english language.
(East African School of Higher Education Studies and Development, 2019-08)This paper presents an analysis of the quality of teacher education at the University of Zambia by combining the findings of two PhD theses conducted at the University of Zambia and in secondary schools in the last two ... -
Teachers’ perceptions regarding the role of practical work in teaching integrated science at junior secondary school level in Zambia.
(FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ESWATINI, 2018)This paper reports the findings of a study that explored teachers' perceptions regarding the role of practical work in teaching integrated science at junior secondary school level. The sample consisted of 32 teachers of ... -
Teachers’ situational analysis of the integration of pupils with disability in selected primary schools in Zambia.
(UNZAPRESS, 2018-06-21)In this article, we report the findings of a study undertaken to determine the extent to which students with disabilities have been integrated into school practices in selected primary schools in Zambia. The sample comprised ... -
Teaching and learning integrated science: an analysis of the challenges teachers and learners with vsual impairments face in Chinsali district, Zambia.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2019)This study is an analysis of the challenges faced by learners with visual impairments in learning integrated science in Chinsali district, Muchinga Province of Zambia. A qualitative case study design was used. The sample ... -
The teaching profession in Zambia from 1964 to 2014.
(University of Zambia Press, 2018)This chapter presents an analytical discussion of the historical development of the teaching profession in Zambia from 1964 to 2014. The first part focuses on the development of teacher education during this period, including ... -
The teaching profession in Zambia: myth or reality?.
(School of Education, University of Zambia, 2012)This article addresses the question of whether teaching in Zambia can be considered as a profession. Sociologists and other scholars worldwide have grappled with the question of whether or not teaching is a profession. No ... -
Teaching skills of special education students during teaching practice: the case of the university of Zambia pre-service special education students.
(Multi-disciplinary Journal of Language and Social Science Education, 2018-12-11)This was a qualitative study of special education students that were doing teaching practice in 2016. The study sought to establish Special Education student teachers’ skills and abilities to balance between Special Education ...
