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Boys from three different family backgrounds were compared on the basis of their performances on six tests -the sewing test, carving test, test of sex identity, aggression, discipline and personal construct differentiation. The subjects for this study included children brought up in...

This dissertation examines the factors responsible for the emergence of African entrepreneurs in Fort Rosebery (Mansa) - Samfya area from the period 1930 to 1964. This study focuses on Mansa and Samfya districts. The coming of colonial rule to Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) was followed by a complete...

Between 1894 and 1953 Lenje, Leya and Tonga political systems underwent some significant change. Inspite of the same colonial policy, however, the change did not always follow a uniform pattern. In the thesis i investigate the reasons for this. My contention is that the peoples reactions, which...

Hierarchical tendencies among service centres as implied in the central place theory have been studied and their existence verified in different regions of the world. The Copperbelt of Zambia is selected as an ideal area for extending similar studies to serve as an example in tropical Africa....

Before 1990 girls education was not given enough attention in terms of access to school.However, in line with the international and national policy declarations, Zambia,through the Ministry of Education, has put in place a number of strategies to increase the girls' access to education. One such...

This dissertation is a study of the impact of cost-sharing on girl child education in some schools in Kafue district. Its main objective is to investigate the impact of cost sharing in education from a gender perspective.Data were collected from three categories of respondents: a) Pupils, b)...

This study investigates the impact of non-formal training on income generation and its gender implication. Since the late 1970s technical education and vocational training in Zambia was intended to prepare trainees for the formal sector. However, the decline of the formal sector increased...

Education is a lifelong process that enables the continuous development of a person's capabilities as an individual and as a member of society. For a long time in the past,education was considered a preserve of the boy child by most families, because it was assumed that girls would get married....

In this dissertation, I argue that the rating system of the Rhodesia Railways and the customs agreements concluded by Northern Rhodesia contributed to the failure of settler maize and cattle farming along the line of rail in Northern Rhodesia. Settler agriculture in Northern Rhodesia developed...

On 11 November 1965, Ian Douglas Smith defied world opinion and proclaimed a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Rhodesia. Rhodesia’s UDI posed a major challenge in the context of politics of decolonisation generally in Africa and southern Africa in particular. The Zambian government...