University of Zimbabwe Social Sciences Research: Recent submissions
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Introduction
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1997)Zimbabwe began implementing the IMF recommended Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) in 1991. School enrolments were declining, people were avoiding the numerous health facilities that had been established in ... -
Leadership and corruption: impact on human factor development
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1998)It is not an exaggeration that corruption in many parts of Africa and, indeed, other parts of the world, has frustrated efforts by many governments and organizations to establish efficient administrations. The evil of ... -
Labour allocation in smallholder agriculture in the Shamva District: a household economic approach
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998)Studies on agrarian transformation under the impact of wider economic force in small economies have tended towards one of two interpretations. The first is that agricultural mechanisation and commercialisation lead to ... -
The human factor and tertiary education
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1998)The' most obvious way in Human Factor (HF) development, among others, is formal education. Osuji (1985) says that developing countries have always been blessed with human beings but not necessarily human capital, and ... -
A gender analysis of participation in planning for village regrouping on Lake Kariba shoreline (Zambia)
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-01)Until recently. Lake Kariba fishery like other fisheries in Zambia had been centrally managed by the government through the Department of Fisheries (DoF). Due to some problems of centralized fishery management, such as the ... -
European culture in Africa and human factor underdevelopment
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1998)Europe and Africa are two distinct societies. They are even antagonistic. They have different histories. They have given rise to different beliefs, cultures and institutions which impart diametrically opposite world-outlooks ... -
The human factor and the African intellectual
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1998)This chapter addresses the role of the African intellectual in Human Factor (HF) development in independent Africa. It specifically focuses on the African intellectual because HF development involves the exercise of the ... -
The human factor and education content in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1998)The challenges we face as a nation arc to define and determine the kind of skills and HF the nation needs in our process of education and training, right through life. Today, Zimbabwe and other African countries face ... -
Environmental issues and land-use in the Shamva district: a study of the impact of socio-economic activities on the natural environment
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), ( UZ.), 1998)This chapter partly addresses the relationship between land-use and the natural environment in the small-scale farming sector under a climate of macro-economic liberalization. This theme covers two interrelated aspects of ... -
The human factor: foundation for development and democracy
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1998)Since gaining their independence, many African countries (ACs) have tried almost everything possible to achieve democracy and human-centred development. Numerous plans, policies, programmes and projects have been pursued ... -
Social media and the moral development of adolescent pupils: soulmates or antagonists?
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2014-03)Since the turn of the new millennium Zimbabwe has experienced extensive expansion of Internet access through desktop computers, laptops and cell phones. These gadgets have led to the phenomenal rise in the use of social ... -
The future of higher education in Zimbabwe: a constantly moving target
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-07)Higher education in Zimbabwe began in the 1950s with the establishment of the University of Zimbabwe (then known as the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) being the first institution to offer university education. ... -
Private universities in Zimbabwe: the case of Africa University
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-07)In 1992, Africa University had the unique experience of being the first institution to be granted a charter by the government of Zimbabwe to operate as a private university. The university operates as a church-related ... -
Introduction
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1994)Before moving to presentation and discussion of specific results of the research and then- implications, it may be useful to look at some of the trends affecting irrigation in the world outside Zimbabwe, and at some of the ... -
An echocardiography audit to determine and characterise rheumatic heart disease lesions seen in 2012
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2015-01)Introduction: Rheumatic heart disease is still a common problem in Zimbabwe. It has a significant mortality rate due to heart failure, stroke or endocarditis. Timely surgical interventions can reduce mortality. An ... -
Impact of land redistribution on the environment
(Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Institute of Development Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare,, 2004)Environment degradation and sustainability of resettlement schemes has been a concern of most among the donor community based on their responses to the proposals presented at the Donor Conference. Government proposals ... -
Impact of smallholder irrigation in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1994)Assessing the impact of irrigation is complex and multi-faceted, and, often, value-judgements make a difference in approach and result of analysis. In this paper, I shall argue that the case of smallholder irrigation in ... -
A study of the right of learners and teachers to quality public education in Zimbabwe
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-07)Every day, everywhere in the world, the right of learners and teachers to quality public education is violated (Dorsi, 2014). The quality of education is undermined by a deficit of appropriately qualified teachers more ... -
Enhancing Africa's renewal through internationalisation of higher education: a review of management strategies and issues
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-07)Internationalisation of higher education is a world-wide phenomenon and a contemporary process that aims to contribute to human, social, cultural and economic development of communities and nations. Seen in this light, ... -
The social reproductive role of Christian missionary education in apartheid South Africa: evidence from history and research
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2014-03)The role of Christian missionaries in initiating and establishing education institutions in colonial Africa is well documented. In South Africa, the origin and spread of formal education is attributed to the arrival of ...
