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This study investigated whether or not primary school teachers utilized learner’s emergent literacy in teaching conventional literacy to Grade 1 learners. The study also investigated on other means the teachers applied to utilize emergent literacy and what challenges they encountered in their...

Since 2000 the performance of pupils in French composition has been deteriorating. Research by Habimana (2010) revealed that the pupils who were studying French were finding composition writing most difficult among the four components of the French paper. The Examination council of Zambia‘s...

Motivation is a fundamental factor that reinforces and regulates the learners’ interest to engage in learning. However, motivation of the learners in a classroom has different perceptions from both teachers’ and pupils’ perspective. Although there is a general view that a teacher is the source of...

The study was conducted in Petauke district, which lies in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The study investigated teachers’ questioning practices in mathematics at Grade 11 level in four selected secondary schools and used the findings to inform mathematics teachers. Although questioning is a...

The study was aimed at investigating the adoption and use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) by Small-and-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the road passenger transport sector in Lusaka, Zambia. The study was based on the following general objectives: 1. To determine the factors...

HIV infection has had a major impact on the health of the Zambian population. Micronutrient deficiencies are common in people with AIDS, and include Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Zinc and Selenium deficiencies.There is a strong relationship between low serum retinol concentration and...

Background: Zambia is among the countries with the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence in Africa. Burn injuries are a common form of trauma in Zambia and are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. HIV infection and burns are both known to induce a state of...

Despite the introduction of taxation into Zambia‟s largest employer- the informal economy- the contributions of these taxes to domestic revenues have been insignificant since their inception in 2004. This poor performance has led civil society organisations and even Government to call for more...

The study sought to evaluate the impact of the Reading Rooms on literacy development among basic school pupils. It targeted pupils from rural schools of Chongwe District, Lusaka Province. A sample of 210 respondents comprising of 4 Ministry of Education officials, 12 Head teachers, 4 librarians,...

Introduction:Poor infection prevention practices have been reported among Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in Lusaka province in Zambia. High maternal and infant infection rates of 20% and 27.3%, respectively, among deliveries by TBAs were reported in Chongwe. Meanwhile, in Mpanshya, maternal...