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Environmental education is vital to Environmental Conservation in order to reduce or stop environmental degradation which in most cases affects women severely. In view of the point that women have the responsibility of taking care of their household resources, degraded environments mean that...

This study was prompted by the desire to determine the extent to which the waterfowl cropping practice of the Lozi speaking people of western Zambia conserved waterfowl of the Upper Zambezi wetlands popularly called the Barotse plains. The study focused on investigating reasons for the practice...

Environmcntal education, considered to be a "blueprint for the future'" (Ryan & Ray, 1991, p. 7) emerged in the 1970s in recognition of the rapidly escalating deterioration of the environment. It is now a part of education around the world, as human damage to the environment has become a major...

This study was aimed at evaluating Environmental Education (EE) activities offered by selected Zambian institutions. The evaluation was centered on finding out EE activities which were being offered, their impact on learners' environmental awareness and challenges and prospects these institutions...

A case study of three selected schools was conducted in Lusaka district to find out how School Guidance and Counselling Services are being offered to pupils. This was an evaluation of the programme that has been operational in Zambian schools since it was reorganised in 1990. Data collection...

Forests can help in regulating local climate which, in turn, can contribute to the global climate situation. The many environmental problems that the world is faced with have reached alarming proportions. Deforestation is one of these environmental problems. Deforestation refers simply to the...

This study sought to determine factors that affect academic performance of mature-age students in Science Education at University of Zambia. It was guided by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The theory provided relationship between achievement motivation and academic performance. A descriptive...

The study investigated the factors that contribute to girls' low completion of basic education in some selected schools of Chongwe District of Lusaka Province. The objectives of the study were to find out if the attitudes of girls towards school contribute to their low completion of basic...

Teachers' motivation in Zambia had received little attention and was slowly declining. In view of the government's great need to realize Education for All [EFA] and the Millennium Development Goals [MDGs], well motivated teachers would play a vital role in the viability of these education reforms...

In Zambia, currently, there are only two National technical high schools(Grades 10 to 12) in which girls are enrolled.However, it has been observed that there are very few girls participating in technical subjects in the two schools in spite of their status.The concern has been expressed about...