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Mycorrhizae are obligate symbionts which enhance plant growth and protect plants from certain diseases. The mycorrhizal flora of three soils collected from a virgin land at the University of Zambia School of Agriculture Experimental site, Airport and the State lodge consisted of Glomus...

Head teachers play a pivotal role in the management of schools as they are an important conduit between government and the community. As such, they are supposed to be adequately trained in Education Management for purposes of managerial effectiveness. As leaders, they should possess managerial...

In Zambia, there have been a lot of challenges in the life of the people especially in the rural areas. This has been obvious in the decline of the economic standards of the country. New approaches and methods that address the needs of the poor people ought to be identified. It is the mandate of...

Special education in Zambia does not appear to receive much attention from the Ministry of Education. Standards Officers in the Ministry of Education have been entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that all schools, including special education schools provide the set standards of high...

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Zambia plays a very important role in human development. It has been observed that most teachers in rural basic schools do not participate in teacher upgrading. It has been observed that in most cases the teachers do not go for refresher courses from...

Misisi compound is a high density, low -income residential slum within the city of Lusaka. It has poor environmental health services, inadequate water supply and unhealthy housing. The poor environmental health and hygiene conditions expose children aged less than five years to various health...

Miombo is the most dominant vegetation type in Zambia and covers 53% of the country. It is dominated by species of Brachystegia, Julbernadia and Isoberlinia. In the study area, pockets of other vegetation types like the munga may be found within Hie miombo, especially along drainage lines. Munga...

The relationship between education and performance on neuropsychological tests has been established (Dotson, Kitner-Triolo, Evans, and Zonderman, 2009). It has also been found that ill-educated but cognitively healthy individuals get lower scores on neuropsychology test than mildly impaired but...

The status of selected minerals in soil, plants and goat plasma in Siavonga district of Zambia was evaluated in the rainy, cold dry and the hot dry seasons between November 2009 and June 2010. Samples were collected in November 2009 (late hot dry season), February 2010 (rainy season) and June...

The study was mainly focused on Learning to Read in English in Different Environments. The study addressed itself to the two major questions. These were: a) in what environment does the Grade 3 learner in public and private schools learn how to read in English? b) how is reading in English taught...