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This study examines the factors contributing to female adult learners' withdrawal from literacy classes in Chongwe District, Zambia, and explores the gender-specific effects on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) adult literacy programmes as well as the challenges incurred by the ODL in retaining...

Training of trainers has its origin in the field of adult education and carries along the adult learning principles. However, many practitioners tend to ignore the very core principles that underlie the methods used in training trainers. For this reason, this study sought to analyse the training...

Microcredit Institutions aim at providing financial services in limited amounts to low-income persons and small informal businesses in order to empower the citizenry and contribute to poverty alleviation. These institutions also provide training to microcredit borrowers. However, despite the...

The purpose of the study was to assess the Lusaka Youth Resource Skills Training Centre in the Mass Media area in Lusaka, Zambia. The study was guided by the following objectives: to determine the type of skills given to youths; assess the availability of the materials for youths skills training...

The problem of this study arose from the fact that there was no documentation on how the planning, organising and controlling of distance education offered by the Zambia College of Distance Education were conducted. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to assess the planning, organising and...

This study was undertaken in order to make an enquiry on the benefits and possible improvements of the Malaria Prevention Health Education Program (MPHEP) in Mtendere Residential area. The objectives were to; determine the benefits of the MPHEP; investigate the content of the MPHEP; establish the...

Adapting to a new society or environment is a valuable process for new teachers, as for all human beings, since it is both a kind of excitement and a worry to enter a new environment for all individuals (Jarvis and Algozzine, 2006:11). The first year of teaching has been described as a time of...

In Zambia today, marriage can be perceived to be a union of man and woman and this means the two families unite to become one bigger family. However, despite traditional marriage counselling taking a leading role in resolving marital problems in marriages, most communities have a different...

The purpose of the study was to investigate constraints and possible solutions of implementing Home Based Care programmes by the Catholic Church in Kabwe District. The objectives were to; investigate stakeholders perceived benefits of the Home Based Care programme in Kabwe, establish the...

The study was centered on an exploration of stakeholders perception on the relevance, constraints and possible solutions with regards to a standardised curriculum in University of Zambia (UNZA) extension education in Chipata District. The objectives were to: explore the relevance of the...