Raphinos Alexander Chabaya

TL;DR: The need for ensuring high caliber of educational service is more imminent now than never before since quality of higher education falls short of attaining the global-level excellence as mentioned in this paper, therefore, quality has become a competitive weapon for the institutions to serve and attract their primary customers (students).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated factors that guide curriculum development in higher education in Zimbabwe and found that curriculum development is influenced by technological advancement, demands by students, society expectations, industry and commerce, globalisation, partnerships by institutions, the need for professionalism in business, academic research to revamp the economy, competition among institutions and government expectations, among others.

TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative survey of lecturers' and students' perceptions of factors contributing to students' failure to submit research projects on time in three departments of the Zimbabwe Open University was conducted.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined teachers' and heads' perceptions on the poverty-related causes of school dropout among girls in rural Zimbabwe and found that poverty emerged as the underlying cause of dropout, combined with more obvious causes such as HIV and AIDS, monetary constraints, attitudes towards education, cultural practices, religious practices, misconduct, schools and teachers, and peer influence.

TL;DR: In this paper, a study was conducted to assess students' attitudes towards both being assessed by and assessing other students' work and found that students expressed a positive attitude towards peer assessment but had concerns relating to their capability to assess peers and to the responsibility associated with assessing peers.