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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...

This study was conducted in response to the pertinent need to know how industrial arts departments were being utilised in Zambian secondary schools. This study was concerned with production unit and preventive maintenance activities. This was to establish whether or not the policy pronouncement...

Teacher Education is pivotal to national, community and individual progress. It is therefore understandable that government, lecturers, community and parents at large are all concerned about the performance of student teachers. The government is concerned because Teacher Education is a foundation...

The study aimed at exploring the factors and the nature of the low reading achievement among grade two (2) pupils. Sixty grade two (2) pupils, thirty girls and thirty boys, comprised the samples while six basic school Head teachers, six School In-service Coordinators (SICs) and seventy-six grade...

The purpose of the study was to investigate factors associated with girls' increased access, participation and completion rates in high schools in Kitwe District of the Copperbelt Province. A survey approach was used in conducting this research. Data was collected through interviews,...

This study investigated factors contributing to teacher absenteeism in high schools. It also investigated the sex that frequently absented itself and the solutions to teacher absenteeism.The study followed a case study design. The population consisted all the 17 high schools of Lusaka Urban...

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors contributing to bully behaviour among Academic Production Unit (APU) pupils in some selected high schools in Lusaka district. The study also attempted to establish whether selfconcept is a mediating factor between social competence and bully...

This study tested the hypothesis that performance in the school certificate English examination is better in grant-aided schools than it is in government schools. The sample consisted of eighteen boarding schools of which sixteen were located in the Southern Province and two were located one each...

In recent years, Grade 12 French examination results in Zambia have been getting poor and poorer. Statistics by the Examinations Council of Zambia, (E.C.Z, 2008) indicate that French examinations results drop each year by a significant percentage in terms of pupils’ performance. This being a...

The purpose of this study was to establish the factors that contribute to poor socialization of beginning teachers into their new work environments and to recommend ways of improving these socialization practices. The study further intended to establish the characteristics of current...