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The purpose of this thesis was to study the levels of adult literacy among the Chewa people of Mancheula Community. This area is at the border between Zambia and Mozambique. In this study, sample population came from eight villages in Mancheula: Fifty households, forty individual adult...

This dissertation considers the benefits of St. Edmunds Secondary School to the community as a day school. To cover the subject, reasons St. Edmunds was changed to a day school from a boarding school and problems it faced as a day school were investigated. Ever since boarding facilities were...

Literate citizens of any country are an asset to that particular country. Furthermore, if a country has got human resource that is literate, then that country stands a better chance of developing and continuing to do so. Literacy is, however, a broad notion. Different types of literacy are talked...

Involving parents in the education of their children with visual impairment is an important aspect in the learning process for these children. Available research shows that the first responsibility for educating a child rests with parents and thereafter it becomes a shared responsibility with the...

The subject of female head teachers' management practices appears to be a very topical issue with different views among stakeholders (educationists, teachers, parents, pupils). Consequently, the management practices of female head teachers and their influence on school effectiveness is not only...

The aim of the study was to explore the nature and prevalence of reading difficulties among school dropouts (experimental) in comparison to in-school (control) children. Many studies to determine the nature and prevalence of reading difficulties among in school participants have been carried out,...

The study aimed at investigating the nature and prevalence of reading difficulties in the third grade of Lusaka rural and urban schools. A sample comprising 106 pupils selected from Chongwe, Lusaka Boys, Lusaka Girls and Northmead Basic schools participated in this study. A number of instruments...

The purpose of this study was to find out if induction programmes existed in the public high schools and to what extent and depth they were done. The study further intended to ascertain the characteristics of current induction practices in schools, the responsibility of the school in teacher...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinds of curricula being followed by nurseries and pre- schools in Zambia; and to establish the appropriateness of such curricula. The survey design was used, coupled with quantitative and qualitative methods. A sample total number of 250...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the attitudes of ordinary teachers towards teachers who teach children with intellectual impairments in Lusaka District schools in Lusaka Province. A survey approach was used in conducting this research. Data were collected through interviews and...