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Occupational stress has been described as an epidemic in that it is affecting every occupation, profession and work place around the globe (UNReport, 1998). The sources, patterns and other issues pertaining to occupational stress in organisations and work environments have recently attracted the...

This research study aimed at identifying factors affecting performance of learners in open secondary school centres. The concern was the prevailing poor performance of learners at an open secondary school centre in Mazabuka district pseudo named Mazabuka Open Secondary School centre in contrast...

Using Henry Tajfel and John Turners' Social Identity Theory, the study set out to investigate the status of Art and Design in selected schools in Mufulira District. The main objectives of the study were: (a) To find out how Art and Design was rated by teachers, and pupils as compared to other...

In a country with a rapid population growth rate and huge inflow of tourists such as was the case with Zambia, in the year 2007 environmental issues needed to be checked and monitored closely. One such environmental issue needing attention at the time of writing in 2007 was Waste Management. The...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contributed to poor status of physical education in selected Basic schools in Chongwe District. To obtain primary data, a questionnaire with open and closed ended items was used. The observation method was also used to capture...

This study gives empirical evidence on the status of teachers and factors that affect their status in urban and rural areas. It has been argued that teachers in different locations are iccorded different degrees of status (Sidhu, 2005). The purpose of the study was to compare the status of urban...

Over the recent years, there have been concerns among Zambians with regard to the quality of education in the country with a general feeling that it is declining. One of the factors believed to contribute to the declining of education was the low levels of motivation among teachers. This study...

This study tried to find out the teacher's decisional condition in high schools and its effects on organizational development using some high schools in the Central Province of Zambia as case studies. The sample consisted of eight high schools of which four were rural and four were urban. The...

This study investigated teacher perception of school management practices and their influence on teacher performance in selected high schools of Lusaka. Stratified random sampling was used to select eight high schools from Lusaka for investigation in 2004. Data was collected using questionnaires,...

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes are planned educational activities practiced both within and outside school, primarily to develop or upgrade the professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and performance of teachers in schools. In Zambia, the idea behind professional...