Professional identity stories are significant to better understand the influences and perceptions of teachers who describe past experiences that link to present reflections and connect to continual future evolution. The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to explore the influe…
This study examines the influence of Chinese news content and journalistic performance in the Zambian media. It does so by measuring the quantity of Chinese news content in Zambia, the position it takes within the news content, and how it influences journalistic performance. The…
The implosion of the 2008 financial crisis ignited fears that integration would transmit the crisis' effects throughout the global system. Examining two countries, Bangladesh and Zambia, this project shows that low-income countries with relatively little integration also saw neg…
The maturation of 'third wave' democracies across the globe provokes new salient questions about how the characteristics of formal democratic institutions, such as political party systems, relate to critical outcomes in political economy, democratic endurance and peace studies. …
What shapes the dynamics of the revitalization of political participation after the collapse of a long-term authoritarian regime? While much attention has been paid to Communist successor parties in the post-Soviet space, a surprising lack of attention has been given to oppositi…
This study explores the major aspects that has made Sub-Saharan Africa the least computerized continent. When it comes to Information Technology (IT), Africa emerges as the lost continent. Although Africa is the second largest continent in the world, it is the least served by co…
The potential of information technology in developing activities that improve the quality of life, efficiency of social and economic organization and its cohesion is evident. Development can be seen as an increase of knowledge and skills and creative potentials that can be appli…
Educational development in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has long been delayed due to weak capacities in the production and management of relevant knowledge. The lack of adequate and reliable education management information systems continues to impede the formulation and …
This study isolates and evaluates factors that contribute to nominal Protestant Christianity among the residents of Lusaka, Zambia, along with specific suggestions on how to address this challenge. It is written mainly from an evangelical perspective and is designed to help the …
Drawing on both conceptual and empirical evidence, this text presents the case for the centrality of social policy development, particularly with regard to economic policy.
As Zambia plans for extending social protection coverage, this high level of informality will be an important challenge for the social protection system, in particular in terms of coordinating both non-contributory social assistance mechanisms and contributory social insurance p…
As Zambia plans for extending social protection coverage, this high level of informality will be an important challenge for the social protection system, in particular in terms of coordinating both non-contributory social assistance mechanisms and contributory social insurance p…