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The period 1883-1925 marked the beginning of formal western education in Northern Rhodesia. Most of the education provided was for young men. Lack of emphasis on women at this stage had an adverse effect on the later development of their education. After 1925 the government of Northern Rhodesia...

In Chipata,Asians have been engaged in trading since colonial times. Trading has been their principal occupation even though agriculture is the predominant economic activity in the area. This study examines the evolution of the Asian trading class in Chipata between 1900 and 1964. It provides a...

For many years, scholars on Zambian history have concentrated on two themes:mining and agriculture. The two subjects have dominated, perhaps, because of the central position they hold in the country's economy. Little attention has been given to tourism, which is equally a vital industry with...

This study basically attempts to examine the development of worker consciousness among African railway workers in Zambia. Worker consciousness is defined here as the awareness of the workers of their situation, whether of exploitation or gain, at their place of work. The awareness arose out of...

Colonialism is historical process that had demonstrated unique but similar features in the different epochs of human history. The different processes of colonialism have been objects of study for a long time. Taking the cases of Ukraine and Bulozi, this dissertation compares the colonial...

This study attempts to investigate the educational policy and activities of the Dutch Reformed Church Mission in Zambia from 1899 to the time it handed over to the government its primary schools and the only secondary school, Katete, in 1976. The Afrikaners of South Africa have for long been...

This study investigated the effect of community participation in education on the learning and teaching environment in selected high schools in Mongu District of the Western Province. The objectives of the study were to: find out the effect of community participation in education on learning...

The Decentralised Financial Management in Basic Schools was introduced in order to foster local participation to safeguard the principles of transparency, efficiency and effectiveness with which funds would be used. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the...

The Ministry of Education undertook a number of reforms in the 1990s due to the decline in literacy levels in basic schools; the basic school curriculum was changed. New methods of teaching were introduced as measures of intervention. Pedagogies like the New Breakthrough to Literacy (NBTL), Step...