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ORIBABOR Olabisi Akanke

Senior Lecturer

ABOUT ME

1. NAME: ORIBABOR Olabisi Akanke

2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: February 15, 1950, Abeokuta

3. NATIONALITY: Nigerian

6. NAME AND ADDRESS OF SPOUSE: Prof. P.E. Oribabor Road 7E, House 3, Senior Staff Quarters, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

7. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN: Prof. P.E. Oribabor Road 7E, House 3, Senior Staff Quarters, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

8. PHONE NUMBER (S): 08037228183,08033486442

9. E-MAIL: bisioribabor2006@yahoo.com

10. PRESENT POSITION Senior lecturer


MY Qualifications

Certificate in Education - 1977

B. Ed (English) (2nd Class Upper Division) - 1985

M. A. Education (Curriculum Studies) - 1990

Ph. D. (Public Administration) - 2004


MY Publications

PUBLICATIONS



(i) Oribabor, O.A. (2001): Evaluation of Emergence of Curriculum innovation in Nigerian Secondary Schools. Ife Journal of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-8.

(ii) Oribabor, O.A. (2002): An Evaluation of the Current English Language Curriculum in Nigerian Secondary Schools. Ife Journal of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 31-39.

(iii) Oribabor, O.A. (2002): Play as the Predominant Mode of Language Acquisition in Early Childhood Learning. Ife Journal of Behavioural Research. Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 66-72.

(iv) Oribabor, O.A. (2004): Examination of the Parameters of NUC Accreditation Exercise in Selected South-Western Nigerian Universities African Journal of Information Technolog/Revenue Africaine De La Technologie D’Information, Ilorin Vol. 8, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 199-203.

(v) Oribabor, O.A. (2005): Accountability in Nigeria Education: Thoughts and Reflections, Journal of Creativity in Administration, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 129-139. (vi) Oribabor,O.A. and Adesina A.D.O (2005): Correlates of Attitudes Towards Part-Time and Full-Time Degree Programmes among Obafemi Awolowo University Students. Journal of Social and Policy Issue Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 148-152

(vii) Oloyede, E.O.; Oribabor, O.A.; and Adesina, A.D.O. (2005): Teaching Practice and Pre-Service Interns: A Highlight of Possible Problems to Successful Classroom Teaching. The Nigerian Journal of Research and Production. A Multidisciplinary Journal, State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 85-92

*(viii) Oribabor, O.A. (2007): An Evaluation of the Rationale of The National Universities Commission(NUC) Accreditation Exercise In selected south Western Nigerian University Journal of Educational Media and Technology University of Ilorin, Ilorin(ISSN 0189-7012), Vol. 13. No 1. 2007

†*(ix) Oribabor, O.A.(2008): A critical review of the involvement of teachers and students’ interest in current English Language curriculum in Nigeria secondary schools. Journal of African Research Review. Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.

†*(x) Oribabor, O.A.(2008): Impact of NUC Accreditation Exercise on Administrative Structure Journal of African Research Review. Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.



4. Published Refereed Conference Proceeding:



†*(xi) Oribabor O.A. and Adesina A.D.O. (2006): Impediments on the Implementation of Innovations in Nigerian Secondary Schools. (Conference Proceedings): CCEAM Conference Recreating Linkages between Theory and Praxis in Educational Leadership, 12-17 October, 2006, Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Cyprus.

†*(xii) Oribabor O.A. and Adesina A.D.O. (2006): The Influence of School on Socio-Cultural Environment in Nigeria. (Conference Proceedings): CCEAM Conference Recreating Linkages between Theory and Praxis in Educational Leadership, 12-17 October, 2006, Lefkosia (Nicosia) – Cyprus.


Research Interests

Research reports produced so far have produced results that can lead to the improvement of language education through curriculum innovation and improved teachers’ factors. I have also investigated curriculum innovation in secondary education as well as educational policy analysis in higher education.