Home economics is a relatively new subject in Zimbabwe, having been introduced in the late 1990s. Before then, most schools offered subjects like Carpentry for boys and Domestic Science for girls. These subjects were taught by specialist teachers and as such, did not involve ordinary classroom...

In 1999, the State President of Zimbabwe appointed a twelve member Commission of Inquiry into Education and Training in Zimbabwe. The commission led by professor Nziramasanga, comprised prominent educationists, administrators and industrialists. It undertook extensive and wide ranging...

The right to education has been enshrined in a number of international treaties and is regarded as a fundamental social, economic and cultural right.  Access to education particularly schooling is a mechanism through which all people can integrate into mainstream society and a means through...

Quality education is a critical phenomenon for the provision of quality human resources in any country. Quality education focuses on learning which strengthens the capacity of children to act progressively on their own behalf through the acquisition of knowledge in useful skills.Quality in terms...

The involvement of parents in Zimbabwean schools is governed by Statutory Instrument 87 of 1992 (SI87) for non-government schools and Statutory Instrument 379 of 1998 (SI379) (Bowora and Mpofu, 1998) for government schools. Non-government schools are run by School Development Committees (SDCs)...