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The study sought to find out how many female and male head teachers were in Lusaka province between 2000 and 2005; their professional qualifications; and to compare schools run by female head teachers with those run by male head teachers in terms of effectiveness. Two different levels of data...

The study begins by giving a brief background to the statement of the problem. The background highlights the educational policy changes that the Zambian Government has taken before and after independence to respond to the need to make education relevant to the changing development needs of the...

This research investigated' the home background of 200 Zambia Junior Secondary School pupils, fifteen to nineteen years old, equally divided between high and low-achievers (i.e. between pupils with division I or II and division III or IV-) and matched for ability and sex. The basic rationale for...

This study set out to analyze the psychometric properties of the Reading Recognition part of the Zambia Achievement Test. This test was developed by a team of researchers at the Yale University and was adapted to the Zambian situation by the University of Zambia Researchers. The test was then...

There is now consensus that inflation hampers economic and social development. It is therefore important to have a clearly defined and effective framework of inflation control. Since 1992, Zambia has been using monetary targeting as a framework of inflation control. However, the link between...

Teachers in special education face a lot of challenges when teaching children with cerebral palsy. Education and training programmes for children with cerebral palsy have recently been a focus of attention for government, organizations, schools and institutions in Zambia. It has been observed...

Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) is of great importance in Zambia for its diversified use, which can lead to increased farm income and subsequently food security at household level. Its seeds have a protein content of approximately 21% and therefore is a cheap source of protein in the human...

The common bean (P. vulgaris. L) is an important crop in Africa. The seeds are used dry or green for human consumption and leaves are occasionally used as a leaf vegetable. As a legume beans are capable of fixing nitrogen into the soil for subsequent crops.Though important as a food crop and in...

Prior to 1985 the communication skills syllabi of Zambia's Department of Technical Education and Vocational Training (D.T.E.WT.) were biased towards general English as taught at secondary school. This was so despite the long standing policy of the Department to teach language skills aimed at...

A study was conducted in the glasshouse to investigate the effects of soil type, watering interval, planting depth, and crust formation on emergence and seedling establishment of sorghum. Three separate pot experiments were conducted using three soil types and sorghum as a test crop. Various...