Production units in some Zambian Schools and Colleges:their organisation problems and prospects
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description: This survey attempts to document how production units in selected schools and colleges are organized and the problems they face. Furthermore, the survey analyses the opinions of pupils, students and teachers/Lecturers in reference to production units or manual work. The study also takes a look at pupils' preferences for farming as a career compared to other jobs. Four variables (namely, sex, location of the school, boarding or day status of the school and level of education of the respondents) were taken into consideration to determine whether or not they had any bearing on the respondents' attitudes to production units or farming as a career. Methodology This survey was conducted in two provinces, Luapula and Copperbelt. In each province one college was chosen for the study. 40 primary school pupils, 4O secondary school pupils, 38 college students and 38 teachers/lecturers responded to the questionnaires. Data Analysis Four data analytic methods have been utilized in this study* (i) On organization of production units and problems faced by them, factual presentation is done based on the responses of the respondents and personal observations \\ made during the survey; (ii) Percentages are used to compare the responses of various categories of respondents; (iii) The use of chi-square to determine if there is any statistical significance in the responses of various respondents;and,(iv) The use of gamma measure of association for ordinal variables.Findings 1. It was found that Party Officials or influential local leaders do not sit on school production unit committees, contrary to the Ministry of Education directives. 2. The problems of water, initial capital and theft was common in all schools. 3. The four variables of sex, location of the school, boarding or day status of the school, and level of education of the respondent had little or no influence on pupils', students' and teachers'/lecturers' responses to production units. There was an overwhelming support for pr…
abstract: This survey attempts to document how production units in selected schools and colleges are organized and the problems they face. Furthermore, the survey analyses the opinions of pupils, students and teachers/Lecturers in reference to production units or manual work. The study also takes a look at pupils' preferences for farming as a career compared to other jobs. Four variables (namely, sex, location of the school, boarding or day status of the school and level of education of the respondents) were taken into consideration to determine whether or not they had any bearing on the respondents' attitudes to production units or farming as a career. Methodology This survey was conducted in two provinces, Luapula and Copperbelt. In each province one college was chosen for the study. 40 primary school pupils, 4O secondary school pupils, 38 college students and 38 teachers/lecturers responded to the questionnaires. Data Analysis Four data analytic methods have been utilized in this study* (i) On organization of production units and problems faced by them, factual presentation is done based on the responses of the respondents and personal observations \\ made during the survey; (ii) Percentages are used to compare the responses of various categories of respondents; (iii) The use of chi-square to determine if there is any statistical significance in the responses of various respondents;and,(iv) The use of gamma measure of association for ordinal variables.Findings 1. It was found that Party Officials or influential local leaders do not sit on school production unit committees, contrary to the Ministry of Education directives. 2. The problems of water, initial capital and theft was common in all schools. 3. The four variables of sex, location of the school, boarding or day status of the school, and level of education of the respondent had little or no influence on pupils', students' and teachers'/lecturers' responses to production units. There was an overwhelming support for pr…
author: Bwalya, Ignatio Kasonde
language: en
keywords: Production unit
date published: 2011-04-15
date modified: 2026-07-27T22:06:58Z
provider: University of Zimbabwe
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Zimbabwe