University of Zimbabwe Social Sciences Research: Recent submissions
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Brief reflections on water law, water rights, water discourse and the Zambizi Valley
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-08)This paper briefly explores how the old water regime has affected the eastern Zambezi Valley and comparable areas. It is meant to contribute to a sense of the variations in water use and water problems in Zimbabwe. Each ... -
Analysis of students' errors on linear programming at secondary school level: implications for instruction
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2014-03)The purpose of this study was to identify secondary school students' errors on linear programming at 'O' level. It is based on the fact that students’ errors inform teaching hence an essential tool for any serious mathematics ... -
Rural landlords, rural tenants, and the sharecropping complex in Gokwe, Northwestern Zimbabwe, 1980s-2002
(Department of Economic History; University of Zimbabwe, 2002-09-13)This paper will examine the roots of sharecropping in selected Gokwe villages. It seeks to determine at what stage and under what circumstances sharecropping became one of the significant means of accessing factors of ... -
Implications of the portrayal of women in Shona proverbs for gender sensitive teaching and learning of ChiShona
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2014-11)It has become quite common among educationists interested in gender issues in education to examine gender insensitivity in relation to equity, inequality and access by focusing on altitudes of teachers and school administrators, ... -
Research, development and production of plant- based medicines in Africa. Example of Rwanda
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996-02)Rwanda is one of the smallest and poorest countries in Central Africa. It possesses a wealth of traditional medicine that is still very much alive. This traditional medicine can be viewed as a rich resource and as having ... -
Weeds and aliens in Africa: the American immigrant: an inaugural lecture given in the University College of Rhodesia on 10th October, 1967
(University College of Rhodesia (now UZ), 1968)South Central Africa are of tropical South American or Central American origin. In the case of the Heliantheae tribe of the Compositae which has recently been revised for the Flora Zambesiaca area, 28% of the Heliantheae ... -
A report on gender in the forestry sector in Malawi
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998-09)This paper highlights the problems and experiences related to gender in the Forestry Sector in Malawi and proposes recommendations which could be put into effect so as to make the forestry program more gender focussed. The ... -
Horticultural marketing in Zimbabwe: problems met by smallholders and experience of the Mashonaland east fruit and vegetable project in addressing these
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1997)Communal area farmers, although traditional producers of horticultural crops, have failed to participate in the recent boom in horticulture. The horticultural marketing structure in Zimbabwe can be classified into two ... -
Maize seed orientation in the substrate and its influences on germination, seedling structure, and transmission of Fusarium moniliforme
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 2002)The percentage of seedlings emerging during the first 4 days after sowing and the mesocotyl length after 7 days in sand at 25°C was strongly influenced by the orientation of the seed in the seedbed. Maize seeds emerged ... -
Problems associated with corporal punishment as perceived by secondary school students in Ilorin, Nigeria
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2014-03)This study investigated the problems associated with corporal punishment as perceived by secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state. The study was carried out using a multistage sampling technique. At ... -
Caught in the catchment: past, present and future management of Nyanyadzi River water
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-08)A catchment perspective in the management of water resources has always had a particular appeal amongst planners and engineers. Catchment, or river basins, form a geographical unit enclosing the area drained by all streams ... -
Smallholder vegetable production in Northern Tanzania: constraints and opportunities
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1997)A detailed survey of vegetable production in four villages in Arumcru Distriet near Arusha was conducted by research and extension personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with Cornell University. ... -
Mortality overview in Zimbabwe: a Chitungwiza case study
(Earthware Publishing Services (on behalf of ) The Demographic Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Zimbabwe, 1994)Mortality is an important component of population change. Its decline in the Third World during the second half of the present century has played a significant role in accelerating the rate of population growth. Although ... -
Participation of women in veld resource utilisation and management: a case study of three villages in Botswana
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1998-09)The arid region of Central Botswana offers few opportunities for rural people to generate income. Arable agriculture routinely fails in 2 out of every 3 years. Poor soils, unpredictable and scanty rainfall, pests, erosion ... -
An evaluation of guidance and counselling services offered to students in Gwanda Urban and peri-urban secondary schools
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2015-03)This paper sought to evaluate the guidance and counselling sendees offered to students in Gwanda urban and peri-urban secondaiy schools. Guidance and counselling is regarded as a programme and service in the education ... -
Wildlife in sustainable development: approaches to community participation
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1996-04-18)The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse key variables determining the success or failure of community participation approaches to wildlife use and management systems in Africa. It derives its mandate for this ... -
Metabolism of pesticides
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications, 1996)The metabolism of pesticides, like that of many other chemicals, takes place mainly in the liver, skin, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and lungs. These organs have the capacity to bring about enzymatic reactions of ... -
Irrigation water management and development in the Zambezi Valley: the case of Chitsungo Ward
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2003)This paper focuses on irrigation, water management, and development in Chitsungo Ward in the Zambezi valley. It is an analysis of how the Dandle Irrigation Project, which is mid-way under construction, has and is perceived ... -
University distance education in Zimbabwe: an examination of the potential of distance education in human resources development
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999-02)A review of education since Independence in 1980 reveals unprecedented quantitative expansion at primary and secondary school levels which is now creating severe demographic pressure for university education in Zimbabwe. ... -
Students' reactions strategies to feedback comments in written assignments
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1999-02)This study examined (diversity students' reaction strategies to lecturer comments in written assignments Seventy-five students responded to a questionnaire and interview schedules. Data which was analysed quantitatively ...