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In the modern era, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a critical role in everyday life, with over 5.16 billion global internet users. In Zambia, ICT usage has grown significantly, particularly through mobile internet access, with 85% of the population able to use 3G or 4G...

Zambia is considered as a multilingual country with most of the classrooms being multilingual. While the National Literacy Framework (2013) policy currently states that the official regional languages of instruction be used in all schools from grade one to grade four, with English taking over...

The importance of education in people’s lives cannot be overemphasized due to the immense positive changes that it brings forth. Meritocratic education systems in most developing countries which encourage stiff competition among learners and schools coupled with the parents’ perception of...

In Zambia, there is growing concern regarding the effectiveness of pre-service programs graduating primary teachers. While teacher educators continue to produce primary teachers, there is uncertainty about how these programs contribute to student teachers' acquisition and application of...

Training of trainers has its origin in the field of adult education and carries along the adult learning principles. However, many practitioners tend to ignore the very core principles that underlie the methods used in training trainers. For this reason, this study sought to analyse the training...

Studies have been conducted to assess literacy abilities of learners in Zambia. However, these studies have been surveys which have reported data on a large scale. As a point of departure, this study sought to assess the reading fluency of learners of a particular primary school in Serenje...

Records management plays a pivotal role in fostering efficient service delivery through preserving and facilitating access to valuable information. However, poor record management amongst local authorities has resulted to unsatisfactory service delivery. In order to address this problem, this...

Effective and appropriate instructional practices in teaching and assessing reading comprehension by secondary school teachers are very fundamental if learners were to build the reading comprehension skills required for them to pass English language and other subjects. The study therefore...

The ability to read for meaning and pleasure is arguably the most important skill children learn in primary school. Zambia, like many other nations, experiences low reading levels due to the non comprehension of most learners. Oral reading fluency (ORF), defined as the ability to read text...

The study explored youth involvement in the Metal Fabrication Informal Apprenticeship (MFIA) on Katima Mulilo roadside in Garden Compound of Lusaka Zambia anchored on the Situated Learning theory (SL) proposed by Wenger and Lave (1991). It was a case study design using qualitative approach. The...