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JOURNAL OF 
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 
IN AFRICA 
EDITORIAL 
REALISING RELEVANCE 
RADICALISING ROLES FOR 
AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT 
Maxine Anhah 
EDUCATING FOR UNCERTAINTY 
John F Jones 
YOUTH SKILLS TRAINING 
Daniel P Kasambira 
THE LITERACY CAMPAIGN IN 
ZIMBABWE 
Ine's P Grainger 
INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS 
AND LITERACY 
Luke K Jongah 
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
INDICATORS 
Gibson Ai Mandishona 
BOOK REVIEWS 
LIST OF BOOKS RECEIVED 
Volume 2 No 2 1987
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA 
School of Social Work 
P/Bag 66022 Kopje 
Harare, Zimbabwe 
The journal will publish critical analyses of social development issues as they 
affect the poor and marginalised in society. It deals with concerns especially 
but not exclusively relevant to Southern Africa, and is addressed to 
development practitioners, social workers, planners and policy makers, 
academics in a variety of fields such as economics, geography, politics, 
sociology, psychology, social administration and to other concerned 
individuals. 
Published twice annually, the journal seeks to enhance understanding of the 
social development processes that contribute to the planning and 
implementation of appropriate intervention strategies at different levels. Its 
goal is to discover how best to target relevant and successful projects to those 
most in need, and how to maximise popular participation, thereby creating 
egalitarian and productive communities. 
Editor 
Fr J Hampson, SJ School of Social Work, Harare 
Editorial Board 
Professor G Chavunduka Dean, Faculty of Social Studies, University of 
Zimbabwe 
Dr S Agere Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture, 
Zimbabwe 
Mr N Hall School of Social Work, Harare, Zimbabwe 
Mr R Mupedziswa School of Social Work, Harare, Zimbabwe 
Ms B Willmore Editorial Assistant 
Editorial Advisors 
Dr S Selassie Dean, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa 
University, Ethiopia. 
Dr P Muzaale Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 
DrJ Midgley Dean, School of Social Welfare, Louisiana 
State, USA. 
Dr D Saunders Professor, School of Social Work, University of 
Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA. 
DrJ Safari University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 
Dr J Jones Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 
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Journal of Social Development in Africa 
Vol 2 No 2 1987 
Editorial 3 
Realising Relevance 
Articles 
Radicalising Roles for Africa's Development: Some 5 
Evolving Practice Issues 
E Maxine Ankrah 
Educating for Uncertainty 27 
John FJones 
Youth Skills Training as a Strategy for Rural Employment 35 
in Zimbabwe: A Case Study 
Daniel P Kasambim 
The Literacy Campaign in Zimbabwe 49 
Ines P Grainger 
Use of Acquired Literacy Skills: The Relevance of Income 59 
Generating Projects as a Reinforcement of Acquired Literacy Skills 
Luke KJongah 
Population and Development Indicators 69 
Gibson MMandishona 
Book Reviews 79 
Combating Poverty through Adult Education: National Development Strategies, Chris Duke (ed); 
Women in China, Katie Curtin; Food, Poverty and Consumption Patterns in Kenya, Joel Greer and 
Erik Thorbecke; Communities in Crisis, Albert Cherns and Moshe Shelhao; Land Reform in the 
Making: Tradition, Public Policy and Ideology in Botswana, Richard P Werbner; Social Attitudes 
and Agricultural Productivity in Central Africa, Jean Bonvin; The Construction Industry in 
Developing Countries: Alternative Strategies for Development, Jill Wells. 
Lilt of Books Received 93 
Index 95