Implementation of the Zimbabwe National Orphan Care Policy: implications of partnership between government and civil society
- Authors: Chimange, Mizeck
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Political participation -- Zimbabwe , Civil service -- Zimbabwe , Political leadership -- Zimbabwe , Public administration -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Orphanages -- Zimbabwe , Orphans -- Zimbabwe , Zimbabwe -- Politics and government , Zimbabwe -- Social conditions
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Dev)
- Identifier: vital:11435 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007188 , Political participation -- Zimbabwe , Civil service -- Zimbabwe , Political leadership -- Zimbabwe , Public administration -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Orphanages -- Zimbabwe , Orphans -- Zimbabwe , Zimbabwe -- Politics and government , Zimbabwe -- Social conditions
- Description: The study focused on the exploration of the implication of partnership between the government and civil society organizations in the implementation of the Zimbabwe National Orphan Care Policy (ZNOCP). The study was carried out in Masvingo District in Zimbabwe to explore on the feasibility of inter-organizational interaction in policy implementation and how it affects the service delivery system. The study incorporated government departments, civil society organizations and ward councillors who stood as the custodians of the people. The study was intended on unveiling the different contextual aspects that exist between government departments and civil-society organizations (CSOs) as individual and separate entities and how the compromising of their values would affect the partnership. Looking at the hierarchical and bureaucratic features of government institutions, the study also intended to understand how this could be concealed and compromised with CSOs‟ open agendas in public policy implementation to ensure effective service delivery to the people. The 5C protocol, critical variables in policy implementation which are policy content, context, capacity, commitment of those entrusted with the implementation process and also clients and coalitions were used as the yardsticks. These variables acted as a yardstick on which to analyze the partnership between the Zimbabwean government and the civil society in the implementation of the Z.N.O.C.P, their different attitudes, bureaucratic settings, organizational culture, values, norms, and how their readjustments or failure affect the service delivery system. It also became imperative to look at the government legislations that govern the CSO space of operation and financial aspects to understand the implications of partnership between government and civil society. An understanding of these aspects leads to an increased understanding of the feasibility of state-CSO partnerships and its implications on policy implementation.
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- Date Issued: 2012
The impact of entrepreneurship education on the performance of small, micro and medium enterprises in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
- Authors: Chimucheka, Tendai
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Small business -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Performance -- Management , Organizational commitment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor turnover -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Employee empowerment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Entrepreneurship -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Com (Business Management)
- Identifier: vital:11321 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007107 , Small business -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Performance -- Management , Organizational commitment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Labor turnover -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Employee empowerment -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Entrepreneurship -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Description: Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) play an important role in contributing to economic development of many countries around the world, including South Africa. Despite the importance of SMMEs an unacceptable and disappointingly high number of these ventures fail during the first few years of operation. It is in light of the importance and challenges faced by SMMEs that the performance of SMMEs is of interest to all countries. This study investigated the impact of entrepreneurship education on the performance of SMMEs in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality. The objectives of the study were to investigate the role of entrepreneurship education in improving entrepreneurship skills and knowledge of owner/managers of SMMEs in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, to determine the role of entrepreneurship education on the establishment and survival of SMMEs and to identify strategies that can be implemented to improve the performance of SMMEs. Both primary and secondary data sources were used in this study. A quantitative research design was used in conducting this research. Simple random sampling, a probability sampling technique was used to select a sample of 201 from the sample frame of 420 registered SMMEs. The survey method, by way of a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect primary data. The statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is the statistical software that was used to analyse data. The Chi-square test, the T-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and descriptive statistics were used to analyse data. Validity and reliability of the research instrument and the findings was assured. The results for this study are useful for the development of the SMME sector, which is very important to South Africa for they contribute to the solving of socio-economic challenges. The findings of this research showed that entrepreneurship education has a positive impact on the performance of SMMEs and it plays a critical role in improving entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of SMME owners and managers. It was also found that entrepreneurial education is very important for the establishment and survival of SMMEs. Strategies that can be implemented to improve the performance of SMMEs in South Africa were suggested to the government, government agencies, educational institutions, other organisations, and SMME owners and managers.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Strategies of maintaining discipline without the use of corporal punishment: the study of selected schools in Lady Frere, Eastern Cape
- Authors: Halu-Halu, Pheliswa Constance
- Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M SW
- Identifier: vital:11772 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1015436
- Description: The aim of the study is to explore the possibilities of maintaining discipline without corporal punishment in the two schools, Nzimankulu and Cacadu senior secondary schools in Lady Frere, Eastern Cape. The study has the following specific objectives: To establish the types of punishment existing in Nzimankulu and Cacadu Senior Secondary Schools in Lady Frere; to explore the perceptions of parents, teachers and learners of Nzimankulu and Cacadu Senior Secondary Schools on the abolishing of corporal punishment and to explore the position of the School Governing Body of the two schools about Corporal Punishment. The study uses triangulation whereby both qualitative and quantitative methodologies are applied for the investigation of the phenomena of Corporal Punishment, with a case study and a survey as research designs. The study’s sample size was 70, twenty being subjected to one-on-one interviews and 50 participants had self-administered questionnaires. An interview guide and a questionnaire, therefore, served as research instruments. The study had the following findings: participants were gender skewed with women outnumbering men; inadequate awareness of the corporal punishment policy; participants demanded restructuring of the policy; many participants disapproved corporal punishment; corporal punishment is said to be painful and violates human rights of the learners; corporal punishment upsets the learners’ social-emotional and psychological wellbeing; corporal punishment increases school dropout rate; corporal punishment makes students have a violent life in their future life; serious disciplinary cases need to be reported to the police; it is possible to maintain discipline without corporal punishment; motivation is a tool of motivating learners and a tool of maintaining discipline without corporal punishment; and detaining learners during break time is a good way of maintaining discipline without corporal punishment. The study had the following recommendations: Corporal punishment should remain banned; teachers and all the stakeholders in the schooling system need to be sensitized on non-corporal methods of maintaining discipline; education officers need to work as a team to implement non corporal types of punishments; follow-up surveys are necessary to evaluate the working of non-corporal types of punishments; there is a need to train the School Governing Body (SGB) on school policies and the community need to collaboratively revise the school code of ethics; further research is critical in assessing the effects of non-corporal types of punishments; government should facilitate a consultative process for all the important stakeholders in the schooling system to debate and brainstorm on corporal punishment; social workers should be employed in secondary schools to enhance behaviour modification process; schools need to benchmark their practices with other schools with good discipline; and discipline based lessons to be introduced in schools.
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- Date Issued: 2013
Community participation and food security in rural Zimbabwe: the case of Marange area in Mutare district
- Authors: Swikepi, Chiedzwa
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Community development , Rural development projects -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Community development -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Rural development -- Zimbabwe , Food security -- Zimbabwe
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , M Soc Sc (Dev)
- Identifier: vital:11845 , http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007303 , Community development , Rural development projects -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Community development -- Zimbabwe -- Citizen participation , Rural development -- Zimbabwe , Food security -- Zimbabwe
- Description: The chief purpose of this study was to determine the role of the rural communities in the food security initiatives of the government in alleviating food shortages in the Marange communal area of Mutare district in Zimbabwe. The focus was on local community empowerment; ownership of food security initiatives by the communities; communities‟ independent analysis of needs and priorities; their involvement in designing food security programmes and the role of the government in linking with the communities. The data was gathered using a case study research design with the qualitative method being the main research approach. The primary data was obtained from focus group discussions held in three wards of Marange area and some in-depth interviews conducted with selected key informants. The findings indicate that the government designs food security strategies without considering the input of communities. The communities are introduced and expected to adopt these pre-conceived food security plans at the implementation stage. The results also show that poor community participation in the food security initiatives of the government, specifically during the initial stages, is a significant contributing factor to the continual shortages of food in the communal lands of Marange. It is the view of this study that unless community input in decision making at the planning and designing phases is given preference in the food security interventions of the government in rural Zimbabwe, food security will seldom be achieved. While the government has a significant role to play in food security measures, such interventions can make an important contribution if the use and development of community participation is made central to food shortage alleviation strategies. The principal conclusion of this study is that if food security is an intended ultimate goal in rural Zimbabwe, the communities must participate fully in the conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the government-initiated food security programmes.
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- Date Issued: 2011