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One major difficult pupils experience in science classes concerns the science that they learn having no immediate link or appeal to what they use, see or touch in everyday life. The science, particularly chemistry, learnt in this way is always considered difficult and abstract by the pupils. A...

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,...

In the last few years governments around the world have pledged to massively scale up the delivery of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to achieve universal access for all. However, recent reports of generic medicines including ARVs containing little or no active pharmaceutical ingredients are...

Orange fleshed sweet potatoes Ipomoea batatas (L.)Lam) has high B-carotene content which is useful in preventing vitamin A deficiency. Unfortunately suitable varieties of orange fleshed absent. The results from Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) conducted in three villages of southern highlands...

A study to determine the distribution and relative importance of bean anthracnose( Colletotrichum lindemuthianum) and to identify and characterize races of this fungus in the major bean production areas of Northern, Luapula and North western provinces of Zambia was conducted in 2004. The study...

Pumps, of varying designs, have historically been vital in fluid flow. In Zambia, typical applications could be found in domestic water supplies and industrial applications. Complete pumping units have been designed and manufactured elsewhere. The manufacture of pumps in Zambia has generally...

This study, on the relationship between self efficacy and mathematics performance among grade eleven pupils was conducted in three high schools in Lusaka urban, Lusaka province, Zambia. The study concentrated on investigating the relationship between self efficacy and mathematics performance. The...

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...