While we can celebrate the progress being made in advancing the cause of women in society, there is still much work to be done. The place where least progress has been made in this regard is the Church. Spurred by watching my Mother’s spiritual gifts under utilized by the Church…
Misconceptions that negatively influence attitudes and beliefs about mental illness are still prevalent in Zambia. Researchers have reported that young adults are the most impacted population for mental disorders in Zambia. Researchers have also highlighted mental health literac…
The linguistic contexts of the African continent are undoubtedly complex and quite frequently polemic. In addition to a history of European colonialism, these are further complicated by matters of ethnic, political, and religious identity, oftentimes conflating some linguistic d…
This thesis investigates the changing forms and roles of science, technology, and expert knowledge in agricultural development in Zambia from 1945 to the present day. The main focus is on the changing ideologies, polices, and technologies that different development agencies have…
This study argues that the basis of all environmental justice variations is the consideration of fairness, equity and justice in the environmental processes that resolve environmental problems. A Procedural Environmental Justice Model (PEJM) has been developed for the purpose of…
Over the last couple of decades, a significant amount of research has been carried out on rural water supplies in developing countries, and have identified the fact that the communal water supply model is not sustainable everywhere, especially in sparsely populated rural areas; …
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 …