The use of computers in developing countries is growing rapidly in recent years, particularly as a result of recent advances in computer technology. An understanding of the ways in which computers are used in developing countries, and of the impact which their widespread use will have on...
Download PDF ↓Industrial democracy is admittedly complicated in definition' I just as it is complicated in implementation. In this paper I have attempted to examine the concept of industrial democracy as I viewed by various authors, and how it has found its implementation in some countries before finally...
Download PDF ↓The study which formed the basis for the discussions in this thesis was conducted between September 1995 and March 1996. The researcher visited 17 schools and eight colleges and the two universities in Lusaka, Ndola and Kitwe. The purpose of the study was to establish the students' knowledge...
Download PDF ↓for years now everyone has imown that most of the elderly people have suffered from serious economic deprivation, that their incomes were inadequate, that inflation exacerbated the situation by reducing real incomes and eroding savings, and that the aged were one of the largest poverty groups in...
Download PDF ↓Education, is one of the important issues which occupy the minds of the new leaders when they are in the reigns of power in any former colonial dependency. This concern for education by the new governments in the newly independent countries is brought about by a number of factors. Firstly, the...
Download PDF ↓Although trades and crafts were being taught in some schools in Zambia before and after independence, technical education was formally introduced after Saunders made his report on the issue in 1967. It was at this time that technical schools and other facilities such as trades training...
Although trades and crafts were being taught in some schools in Zambia before and after independence, technical education was formally introduced after Saunders made his report on the issue in 1967. It was at this time that technical schools and other facilities such as trades training...
Download PDF ↓Shortly after independence, in 1964, the Zambian government embarked on a rapid expansion of the entire education system. However, the rapid expansion of the education system, coupled with a rapid population growth and the seemingly insurmountable economic problems, soon engendered problems in...
The background to this study had its genesis from the University of Zambia lecturers’ understanding of the meaning of adult education and their perception of its relevance in development. In recent years, there has been a greater need for education for all (EFA) not only for youth and those that...
Download PDF ↓The institute for African studies(IAS)is an interdisciplinary research unit in the University of Zambia.However,it operates as an independent entity.The institute undertakes research in the social sciences and the current emphasis is on economic development of the country.A study has been...