Nigeria
Specialist areas of expertise: Education systems within developing Third World contexts; Education Programme Management; Community learning and teacher development.
Contributions to PASCAL
- Hot topic entitled “Future Manifestations of the Old: Exploring the potential of Radio Learning in Building Social Capital in Malawi”: A paper published in PASCAL Observatory Journal (2008).
- Participated in PASCAL Steering Group meetings (2010-2011).
- Represented the SARChI Chair (PASCAL Director)at PASCAL conference.
- Carried out preparatory research work for PASCAL work at the PASCAL Africa Centre, UNISA, South Africa.
Interests/Expertise:
- Community learning
- Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS)
- Social capital through education development within developing Third World contexts
- Education development within fragile states
Preferred methodologies, approaches etc: Qualitative research methodologies, Longitudinal evaluation research approaches
Recent research/consultancy:
- Completed PhD research study at the University of Stirling (2010), focus was on the potential of ICTs in the form of radio for improving CPD of teachers in developing Third World countries.
- Carried out basic research around the SARChI Chair in Development Education’s PASCAL starter projects, in preparation for the launch of UNISA as the Africa and 4th node of PASCAL. Then Coordinated the launch at the University of South Africa as PASCAL Africa centre, held in November 2010.
Recognitions, positions, memberships:
Previous Employment
Education Manager (Save the Children, UK); Programme Coordinator (British Council- Malaysia);Senior Research Associate (University of South Africa); Chief Education Specialist in charge of Teacher Development (S. Africa); Teacher (South Africa, Malawi, Finland, Scotland)
Industry/community roles
- Board member of the Scotland Malawi Partnership (Scotland 2008-2010)
- Served as Executive Committee Member of the Central Scotland African Union (Stirling 2007-2009)
- Founded and chaired for 2 years the Keimoes English Teachers Association (South Africa)
- Patron of AGAPE COPELAND: a community-based organisation dealing with youth development (South Africa)
Professional associations, executive positions
- Education Manager
- Head of Department: Teacher development
- Director/Board Member: Scotland-Malawi Partnership (Scotland, 2007-2009)
Selected publications:
- Establishing a New Teachership through Interactive Radio Instruction: Evaluating the impact of IRI on teachers’ practices in Malawian primary schools: PhD research study at the University of Stirling in Scotland, UK (2006-2009).
- Exploring the Restoration of a Culture of Learning Teaching and Service in Historically Disadvantaged Schools of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa: International Master of Education (M Ed) research study at the University of Oulu in Finland (2001-2002).
- Future Manifestations of the Old: Exploring the potential of Radio Learning in Building Social Capital in Malawi: A paper published in PASCAL Observatory journal (2008).
- Pulling Apart Together: A short paper presented at the 2nd e-Learning International Conference for Africa, Accra, Ghana (May 2007).
- Relooking at Violence against Women in the African Context: A paper presented at the “Violence Against Women” Seminar at the Stirling Council Chambers, Stirling, Scotland (June, 2008).