BSTRACT The major purpose for this study was to examine gender involvement in instrument playing in The Salvation Army church Brass Band. The research employed a case study in the qualitative form. The four corps Nkulumane, Mpopoma, Bulawayo Citadel and Bulawayo temple were chosen as the case study because the researcher attends church services at one of the corps. Interviews, questionnaires and participant observation were used to collect data. Collected data was presented in the form of gra...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the teachers’ perceptions of the implementation of inclusive education at Early Childhood level in primary schools in the Hope Fountain cluster in the Imbizo District. The research design followed both quantitative and qualitative approaches since data gathered was both descriptive and numerical. The research was conducted in Hope Fountain Cluster, Imbizo District in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province which consists of eight schools. A population of sixty f...
ABSTRACT Traditionally many NGOs have been supporting farmers to increase agricultural production, but farmers are facing another set of challenges especially of markets and marketing. Farmers are now expected to produce for market, but they lack access to reliable markets. Based on this ground, the study was conducted in communities of Mkuranga District to assess the role of NGOs in lobbying and advocacy for market access by smallholder farmers. The study objectives were: (i) to establish th...
ABSTRACT This study’s main objective was to assess small-scale chicken keeper‘s knowledge and practices in enhancing Household livelihood in Makurunge and Fukayosi wards in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. The objective of the study was to determine chicken keepers’ knowledge on small-scale local chicken production, to identify local chicken keepers on management practices and to identify the relationship of socio-personal and socio-economic status of local chicken keeper’s knowledge and ...
Abstract This research study is on the cultural factors that affect early leaners performance in rural schools focused on the study through discussing the background, statement of problem, research questions guiding the study, research objectives, purpose of the study, theoretical framework, delimitations and limitations of the study were also outlined .Definition of terms, purpose of the study and chapter summary were also be given.
Abstract The main purpose of this research was to identify and collect children‟s game songs that can be used to teach recorder to beginner students in primary schools of Zimbabwe. The research topic was necessitated by the advocacy of African pianism by professor Akin Euba of Nigeria. African pianism is a concept of using African oriented rhythms to teach the piano in an African way. The researcher saw a gap in using African play songs (in the context of Zimbabwean play songs) to teach the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to find strategies to improve the teaching of Information, Communication and Technology by grade two teaches of Chikato Cluster in Shurugwi District. To carry out the study the researcher used descriptive method. A sample of five school were used by the researcher to carry out the study. The sample was made up of fifteen participants, ten teachers and five schools heads. The researcher used purposively sampling techniques in sampling the participants. ...
ABSTRACT This research investigated teachers’ perceptions on the role of group work in the teaching of Early Childhood Education (ECE) learners in St. Patrick’s Cluster. An introduction to the study which presented the background to the study highlighted some researches that were carried out on group work. These included studies carried out in the United States, Toronto, Australia, Sweden, Asia, Ghana, South Africa, Somalia and even in Zimbabwe. The research questions were: How do teacher...
ABSTRACT The focus of this research was on exploring the phenomenon of domestic violence perpetrated by men towards women. The research was inspired by the increasing incidences of women at State Universities and Zimbabwe as a whole who are being abused by men and therefore sought to get an understanding of the dynamics and trends of the phenomenon. The descriptive research design was used in order to describe the situation of domestic violence that is perpetrated by men on their spouses and ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to explore the challenges associated with teaching of English composition writing in Khami district. The study adopted a qualitative research paradigm .The study adopted a survey design in which questionnaires were distributed to teachers and interviewees were administered to teachers in charge , deputy heads and heads of primary schools in Khami district .A total of 45 questionnaires were distributed to the teachers in three primary schools of Khami district .The re...
Abstract Research informant i interacted with during field work for my doctoral studies entitled continuity and change in mbira DzaVadzimu music and performance practice in Zimbabwe have complained about the way some researcher both within and outside zimbabwe conduct their reseach.they claimed that some of the researcher did not observe ethical issue thus robbing them of thier rights and knowledge.
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate rural secondary school children’s positioning on children’s human rights: a case study of Gonawapotera Secondary School. Questionnaires and interviews were used as data collecting instruments in the process of gathering data. Eight teachers at Gonawapotera Secondary School, thirty pupils and twenty parents were randomly selected as participants for the study. Data was then presented and analysed thematically. The major findings showed that childre...
ABSTRACT The major purpose for this study was to collect and transcribe Chishawasha songs of the Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe for preservation and later use in the church. The research employed a case study in the qualitative form. St Theresa Roman Catholic Church Cathedral in Gweru was chosen as the case study because that is where the researcher attends Mass. Face to face interviews and participant observation was used to collect data. Collected data was presented in the form of music ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at establishing the role played by school management in handling career-related stress (HCRS) in secondary schools in Tarime District in Tanzania. The investigation was conducted through mixed research approach to meet the three objectives of the study which were to examine the extent of existing level of career related stress (CRS) among teachers based on their sex, level of education, work experience and general teachers perception, to identify the main mechanisms...