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Rioting by pupils has been and continues to be one of the major disciplinary problems in Zambian high schools. There have been many cases of serious rioting among pupils in high schools during the post-independence period in Zambia. A number of factors can contribute to rioting among pupils in...

One major difficult pupils experience in science classes concerns the science that they learn having no immediate link or appeal to what they use, see or touch in everyday life. The science, particularly chemistry, learnt in this way is always considered difficult and abstract by the pupils. A...

This study found out the views of the immediate stakeholders in schools about management effectiveness of the male and female head teachers of public secondary schools in Lusaka district. The sample consisted of six secondary schools. Two were girls' secondary schools, a male head headed one of...

Despite numerous research studies carried out elsewhere, it is still not known what qualities an effective teacher should have. When asked what qualities constitute an effective teacher, most learners and teachers do not agree on their ratings. Therefore, this study tried to answer the question,...

This study, on the relationship between self efficacy and mathematics performance among grade eleven pupils was conducted in three high schools in Lusaka urban, Lusaka province, Zambia. The study concentrated on investigating the relationship between self efficacy and mathematics performance. The...

The purpose of this study was to nvestigate whether social environment of a blind person has an effect on his/her desire to work. This study also investigated whether self-esteem and low vocational training of a blind person have an effect on his/her desire to work. A sample size of 80 visually...

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a new approach to education that seeks to balance human economic well-being with cultural traditions and respect for the earth’s natural resources. Five years into the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), this...

This study provides empirically verified findings on the relevance of the Upper Basic Education Curriculum to life experience of learners. It was guided by two specific research objectives,which were: 1.To specify and analyse the elements of the current Upper Basic Education Curriculum and...

This study aimed at investigating the response of School Administrators to poor performance in O-level Physics examinations. The study further aimed at finding out the views held by School Administrators on the high failure rate and the measures they had put in place to improve performance. The...

This study investigated school managers, teachers, and pupils' opinions of effective teachers in selected high schools of Lusaka urban district. Random sampling was used to select the seven high schools. Data was collected using questionnaires,semistructured interviews, Focus Group Discussions...