The state of the professionalisation of the records and archives management profession in Zimbabwe

Abstract

The professionalisation of any given field is at the heart of establishing the records and archives management profession as well as making it visible and respected in the work space. Without professionalisation, records and archives management professionals will continue to be undermined in the workplace and thus, struggle to pursue the mission and purpose of managing records throughout their life cycle. This study sought to investigate the state of professionalisation of the records and archives management field in Zimbabwe with a view to recommending ways through which the field can work towards professionalising. A quantitative research methodology, a cross sectional survey research design and systematic random sampling otherwise known as ordinal sampling was applied.