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The main purpose of the dissertation was to establish the literacy levels of people between 15 and 45 years of age in Ng'ombe residential area of Lusaka Urban District. The study specifically tried to answer the questions raised. The study utilized a combination of both qualitative and...

This study is a collective case study. It assesses the various aspects of distance teacher education in the five institutions. These are the University of Zambia, the Zambian Open University, the National In-Service Teachers’ College, the Nkrumah College of Education and the Copperbelt Secondary...

Over the recent years, there have been concerns among Zambians with regard to the quality of education in Zambia with a general feeling that it is declining. One of the factors that contributes to quality in education is the availability of adequate Educational Materials (EMs). However, in spite...

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 study was designed to investigate and assess the role school managers played in managing professional development in basic schools. A sample of teachers, managers, educational administrators and other educationists was obtained using simple random sampling technique. They were subjected to...

The study revisited missionary support for colonial rule thesis in Zambia with specific reference to the Roman Catholic missionaries. This is because many studies done on mission and colonial history largely dwell on the assumption that missionaries were all agents of colonial rule. As Strayer...

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...