Gift Masaiti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5662159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gift Masaiti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gift |
| FAMILY NAME | Masaiti |
| SIGNATURE | MASAITI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zambia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8269-6499 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Transitioning learners from literacy instruction in local languages to English in Zambia
In Zambian primary schools, children begin learning to read in one of seven Zambian languages, transitioning to English as the language of instruction by fifth grade. Research on early-exit language transition in this context is limited. This case study aimed to examine this transition in four primary schools in Serenje, Zambia. Study participants included teachers, parents, and Ministry of Education officials. We found that phonics-based approac…
Spousal Violence and Spousal Education Difference in Zambia a Cross Sectional Comparative Analysis of Three Demographic Health Survey Cycles
The study aimed to establish the association between spousal education difference and spousal violence among married women in Zambia. The article invokes individual women’s datasets from the 2007, 2013-14 and 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys (ZDHSs). Currently married women 15-49 years of age who had responded to the domestic violence module formed the core of the sample (2007: 3,216; 2013-14: 7.069; 2018:5,338). Multivariate binary log…
Theory, policy, and practice
This participatory action research project conducted through the USAID-funded Transforming Teacher Education activity examined how two pre-service teacher education programs in Zambia prepared teachers for primary reading instruction. College and university lecturers and in-service primary grade teachers participated in focus groups and interviews. We identified gaps between training and practice within the framework of Zambia’s language of instr…
Higher Education, Femininity and Fertility
This study investigated the experiences of women with higher education on fertility rate in Mazabuka district, Zambia. It is based on contraceptive practice and reproduction, transcendence of cultural beliefs and practices that suppress women on fertility control. The study invoked the theory of demand and supply promulgated by Gary and Becker. The interpretive phenomenological research design was utilised. A sample of fifteen educated women, pos…
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Higher Education, Femininity and Fertility
This study investigated the experiences of women with higher education on fertility rate in Mazabuka district, Zambia. It is based on contraceptive practice and reproduction, transcendence of cultural beliefs and practices that suppress women on fertility control. The study invoked the theory of demand and supply promulgated by Gary and Becker. The interpretive phenomenological research design was utilised. A sample of fifteen educated women, pos…
Theory, policy, and practice
This participatory action research project conducted through the USAID-funded Transforming Teacher Education activity examined how two pre-service teacher education programs in Zambia prepared teachers for primary reading instruction. College and university lecturers and in-service primary grade teachers participated in focus groups and interviews. We identified gaps between training and practice within the framework of Zambia’s language of instr…
Spousal Violence and Spousal Education Difference in Zambia a Cross Sectional Comparative Analysis of Three Demographic Health Survey Cycles
The study aimed to establish the association between spousal education difference and spousal violence among married women in Zambia. The article invokes individual women’s datasets from the 2007, 2013-14 and 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys (ZDHSs). Currently married women 15-49 years of age who had responded to the domestic violence module formed the core of the sample (2007: 3,216; 2013-14: 7.069; 2018:5,338). Multivariate binary log…
Transitioning learners from literacy instruction in local languages to English in Zambia
In Zambian primary schools, children begin learning to read in one of seven Zambian languages, transitioning to English as the language of instruction by fifth grade. Research on early-exit language transition in this context is limited. This case study aimed to examine this transition in four primary schools in Serenje, Zambia. Study participants included teachers, parents, and Ministry of Education officials. We found that phonics-based approac…
Psychology (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)