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This study is an investigation into ‘The Adaptation of English Words in Tonga’. The study is carried out from within the optimality theoretical framework, a linguistics model developed as a direct response to a “conceptual crisis at the centre of phonological thought” concerning the role of...

The current study investigated the impact of media violence, focusing on the relationship between violent video game playing and aggression in adolescents from two schools. The study was quantitative in nature and used a survey research design. A sample of 200 boys and girls were recruited from...

The prevalence of child sexual abuse continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. Recent international studies shows that between 8 – 31% of girls and 3-17% of boys experience childhood sexual abuse. While most of the research has concentrated on determining the magnitude of child...

Parental involvement is one of the important factors in pupil academic achievement. This study was conducted in Kalomo district, Southern Province, Zambia to assess whether an intervention to enhance the quality of interaction of parents with Grade four learners in homework would improve the...

Though schools are supposed to be safe places for caring for pupils, most often they are not, because of sexual harassment, especially of female pupils. Sexual harassment is a global phenomenon recorded across various settings all over the world including Zambia. Sexual harassment may include...

Residential Care (RC) is frequently used despite it being the last resort in the continuum of care for children and adolescents and evidence of its detrimental effects on the psychological well-being of children. RC is a type of care arrangement involving a group of more than ten children that is...

Some teachers in primary and secondary schools in Zambia face difficulties handling children who exhibit impulsive, inattentive and hyperactivity symptoms because they may have a condition called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research on ADHD in Zambia is scanty and the...

School bullying and aggression among children and adolescents have been a source of concern for many researchers globally in the past few decades. Limited research exists regarding relational aggression, largely because research has focused historically on direct verbal and physical aggression,...

Reading is one of the basic skills that a child should master during their first school years to be able to assimilate new knowledge and skills in future. The aim of the study was to explore factors that contribute to causes of reading difficulties among grade six learners and challenges faced by...

No parent anticipates having a child with a developmental disability such as autism. The purpose of the study was to investigate and explore the impact on parents of discovering that their child has been diagnosed with autism. A phenomenological approach was used to investigate parents' lived...