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OBILADE, Oluyemisi Oluremi

Professor

ABOUT ME

1. NAME: OBILADE, Oluyemisi Oluremi

2. DATE OF BIRTH: 14th November, 1958

3. PLACE OF BIRTH: Ile-Ogbo, Osun State

4. NATIONALITY: Nigerian

5. PERMANENT ADDRESS: Road 12, House 25, O.A.U. Staff Quarters, Ife.

6. CURRENT POSTAL ADDRESS: Department of Continuing Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

7. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN: Professor T.O. Obilade, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

8. PHNONE NUMBER (S): 08037196667

9. E-mail : oobilade@yahoo.com

10. PRESENT POSITION: Professor

MY Qualifications

a) B.A. Education (Unife) , Ile-Ife. 1980

b) M.A. Adult Education (Unife), Ile-Ife. 1984

c) Ph.D Education (Adult Education) O.A.U.,Ile-Ife. 1992

d) Exec. Business Educ. Cert. (Harvard Bus. Sch.),Boston,USA. 2006

e) Exec. Business Educ. Cert. (Judge Bus. Sch.,Cambridge), UK. 2006

f) Certificate in Resource Mobilization(GIMPA) 2008

MY Publications

1. Thesis/Dissertation



(a) The Financing of Adult Education in Nigeria (1960 to 1982) M.A. Thesis; (1984)

(a) Assessment of Resource Allocation System in the Implementation of Adult Education Programmes in Selected Nigerian Universities, Ph.D. Thesis; (1991)



2. (c) Published Contributions to Books.



i. Obilade, O.O. (1998), “Building a Partnership Between Environmental Education and the Adult Community Through Adult Education – The Challenges for the Third World”, Book of Readings in Education, Environment and Sustainable National Development, Ibadan, Cardinal Crest Ltd., pp. 419-432.

+ii. Mejiuni, C.O. and Obilade, O.O. (2004), “The Dialectics of Poverty and Educational Opportunities Presented by ICTs in the Search for Social Justice” in Oduaran, A. and Bhola, H., (eds.) Widening Access to Education As Social Justice. Dordretch, Netherlands; Springer, pp. 139-148.

+iii. Obilade, O.O. (2005), “Participatory Action Research”, in English, L. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Adult Education, London, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 460-465.

+iv. Obilade, O.O. (2005), “Health Education” in English, L.(ed.) Encyclopedia of Adult Education, London, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 274-277.

+v. Obilade, O.O. (2005), “Womanism” in English, L.(ed.) Encyclopedia of Adult Education, London, Palgrave Macmillan.

*+vi. Obilade, Oluyemisi O. and Obilade, Oladunni O. (2011), “Combating Teenage Pregnancy and Early Marriage Through Non-Formal Early Education” in Falola T. and House-Soremekun, B. Gender, Sexuality and Mothering in Africa, Trenton, Africa World Press, pp. 121-142.

*+vii. Obilade, O. O. and Gbenga-Akinbiola, Abosede. (2011), “A Second Chance: An Experiment in Providing Education For Domestic Girls in Southwestern Nigeria” in Falola T. and Fwatshak, S.U., African Women and Cultural Spaces, Trenton, Africa World Press, pp. 225-238.



(c) Published Articles



viii. Fasokun, T.O. and Obilade, O.O. (1988), "The Level of Financial Allocations to Adult Education in Nigeria (1960-1984) ", Ife Journal of Educational Studies (IJES), Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 60-69

ix. Obilade, O.O. (1987), "The Role of Vocational and Continuing Education Institutions in the 6-3-3-4 Education System" Journal of Education and Society (JES), Vol. 1, No. 2: pp. 174-180.

x. Obilade, O.O. (1990), "Mobilizing Grassroot Support for the Eradication of Illiteracy" Ife Journal of Theory and Research in Education (IJOTRE) Vol 2, No. 2 pp. 32-37.

xi. Obilade, O.O. (1997), "Positive and Possibility Thinking Strategies as Job - Stress Inoculators for the Adult Worker." Journal of Education and Society Vol. III, No. 1. pp. 28-33.

xii. Obilade O.O. (1998), "Agents of Mobilization for Community Support in Mass Literacy Campaign", Nigerian Journal of Development Issues: Socio, Political and Economic Development, Vol. 2, No. I, pp. 252-261.

xiii. Obilade, O.O. and Mejiuni, C.O. (1998), "The Need for and Process of Counselling Adult Learners in Adult Education.", Journal of Research in Counselling Psychology, Vol. 4 No 1. pp. 128-133.

xiv. Obilade, O.O. (1999), “Allocation Pattern in the Financing of Adult Education in Selected Nigerian Universities”, African Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 1-7.

xv. Obilade, O.O. (2000), “Distance Education in Nigeria – An Analytical Interpretation of Some Distance Learning Programmes”, International Journal of Continuing and Non-Formal Education, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 158-176.

xvi Obilade, O.O. (2001), "Assessing Cost Efficiency in Nigerian Universities - The Departmental Output Rating (DOR) as a Tool for measurement", African Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 27-35.

+xvii. Adegbite, A.B. and Obilade, O.O. (2002), “Problems of Teaching Reading Skills in English to Nursery School Pupils in South Western Nigeria”, AFRICA READS (International Reading Association), No. 2, pp. 9-13.

+xviii. Obilade, O.O, Makinde, O.N. and Omosule, M.I. (2003), “Removing the Veil: Presenting and Addressing Sexual Violence and Young Women’s Reproductive Health in a Nigerian University”, Mosenodi, Vol.2, No. 2, pp. 49-63.

+xix. Babalola, A.C., Obilade, O.O. and Babalola, E.T. (2006) “The Place of Functional Communication in Self Help Development Projects Among Adults in Osun State Nigeria”. Ghana Journal of Literacy and Adult Education, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 131-141.

xx. Obilade, O.O. and Mejiuni, C.O. (2006), “The Women’s Movement and Access to Education”, Adult Education in Nigeria (Journal of the NNCAE), Vol 12, pp. 1-14,June 2006.

xxi Obilade, O.O. and Adelodun, O.A. (2007), “Will she? Won’t she? A Predictive Analysis of Factors Influencing Educational access and Retention for the Girl-Child in Northern Nigeria” Adult Education in Nigeria (Journal of the NNCAE), Vol. 14, June 2007,pp205 - 215.

xxii. Obilade, O.O. (2007), “Opening Doors and Enhancing Opportunities for the Girl- Child Education through Paternal Literacy in Northern Nigeria”, Adult Education in Nigeria (Journal of the NNCAE), Vol. 15,Dec. 2007,pp296 - 309.

+xxiii. Ogunrin, A.B., Obilade, O.O. and Aderinto, J.A. (2008), “University Education and Wage Employment as Predictors of Women Empowerment in Nigeria”, The International Journal of Learning, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 105-112.



(d) Published Conference Proceedings:



+xxiv. Obilade, O.O. & Mejiuni, C.O. (2004), Poverty Alleviation through Reproductive Health in Nigeria: Exploring other Non-Formal Alternatives” in Preece, J. (ed), Adult Education and Poverty Reduction: A global priority, Gaborone University of Botswana.

+xxv. Mejiuni, C.O. and Obilade, O.O. (2004), “ No pains, no gains - Exploring the dimensions of power in poverty reduction through transformational learning” in Preece, J. (ed), Adult Education and Poverty Reduction: A global priority, Gaborone, University of Botswana.

+xxvi. Obilade, O.O. (2008), “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Promoting Gender Equity Through Affirmative Action in a Nigerian University”, C.D of Conference Proceedings, Gender and Positive Action: Empowering or Disabling , 2nd Biennial Women’s Studies Conference, Izmir Turkey; Izmir University of Economics.

*+ xxvii. Obilade,O.O. and Adelabu, M.A. (2009), Balancing the Equation :Enhancing Women’s Access and Visibility in Tertiary Education Leadership in Nigeria,in Baytekin, B. et al (eds) Uluslararasi - Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University

*+ xxviii Obilade,O.O. and Adewale, T.O.(2009)My Body,My Sexuality :Tracking Emerging Gender Relations in a Nigerian University. in Baytekin, B. et al (eds) Uluslararasi - Disiplinlerarasi Kadin Calismalari Kongresi, ,Sakarya Turkey, Sakarya University



(e) As Conference Proceeding Publications:



+xxix. Obilade, O.O. and Mejiuni, C.O. (2008), “Strength from Within: Educating Women to Resist and Survive ‘Religiously Condoned’ Domestic Violence”. Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain) 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress, Women’s World 2008, Equity is not a Utopia.

+xxx. Aina, O.I. and Obilade, O.O. (2008), “The Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) Agenda and the Nigerian Development” Universidad Complutense Madrid (Spain) 10th International Interdisciplinary Congress, Women’s World 2008, Equity is not a Utopia.



( f) xxxi. Technical Report



Fasokun, T.O., Ehindero, O.J., Dibu-Ojerinde, O.O. and Obilade, O.O. Revised Health Information Management Curriculum for the National Certificate, Ordinary Diploma and National Higher Diploma in Health Information Management, Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria, Sept. 1998.

Research Interests

My research has adopted a holistic approach to adult education and covers the broad areas of management and administration, service delivery as well as sociology of adult education. My earlier research activities have focused extensively not only on analyzing and understanding the dynamics of government policies and practices and the resultant impact on service delivery; developing relevant tools that could aid efficiency and effectiveness of resource utilization and service delivery; but also on enhancing the utility of adult education as a tool for human development.



The current thrust of my research has been in the area of sociology of adult education especially as it relates to women’s issues and rights. This is in recognition of the reality that at the core of adult education lays a vision of inclusive, participatory development. Thus as a result of an awakening interest in women studies and the impact of culture and power on the products of social relationships between men and women, I have extended my research interest into the tripartite area of adult education, gender and development.



Thus, in my current research I have focused on the interplay of power within Nigeria’s culture of patriarchy on the well-being of women and children. Attention has been on a contextual critical appreciation of the interface of other different matrices of domination with gender in development. I have therefore concentrated on broadening the knowledge base of the impact of patriarchy on women’s human rights, their reproductive health and access to education and other critical resources, as well as the forms, nature and consequences of women’s resistance to patriarchal cultural practices in Nigeria. Some of the current researches have been deliberately multi-disciplinary in other to enrich the methodology and research outcomes. In all these however, we did not lose sight of the place of adult education as a critical tool for advocacy, and mobilization towards the empowerment of women and children in Nigeria and ultimately nation development.



My research has therefore contributed immensely to the area of sociology of adult education especially with regard to gender mainstreaming, gender empowerment, gender justice and gender equity. My research findings are designed to be of strategic importance to policy makers, to educational planners and administrators, to academic researchers and other strategic stakeholders.