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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,...

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...

The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors and explore child sexual abuse among high school pupils in Lusaka District. Specifically, the study focused on identifying the forms of sexual abuse; examine the factors that put children at risk for sexual abuse; find out the grooming tactics...

The need to improve the socio-economic well being of the citizenry has placed huge challenges on the provision of better social infrastructure in developing countries like Zambia. To help with meeting the challenges, inputs from local communities have been incorporated in infrastructure...

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...