AYODELE, Rachael Abimbola

(i). West African School Certificate. New Church Grammar School, Owo, 1970- 1975.

(ii). Grade II Teachers’ Certificate. St. John/Mary’s Teachers’ Training College, Owo.

1976 – 1977. (iii). Nigeria Certificate in Education (P.E). Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. 1980 –1983.

(iv). Bachelor of Arts (Ed.) Physical Education. University of Ife, Ile – Ife, 1984 – 1986.

(v). Master of Arts (Ed.) Physical Education. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife. 1987 – 1992.

(vi). Doctor of Philosophy (Physical Education). Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife. 1993 – 2005

1. Thesis/Dissertation



(i) Ayodele, R. B. (1992): Perception of female athletes of the use of Cosmetics in Sports Performance. An Unpublished M. A. (Physical Education) Thesis. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife.

(ii) Ayodele, R. B. (2005): Accident control strategies in selected manufacturing industries in Lagos State, Nigeria. An Unpublished Ph.D. (Physical Education) Thesis. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife.

2. Books and Monographs: None

3. Contribution to Books: None



4. Published Journal Articles:



(i) Ayodele, R. B. (1998): Students’ opinions about mass failure in examinations: A case of some selected secondary schools in Ondo State. Ife Journal of Educational Studies IV (1):121 – 127

(ii) Ayodele, R. B. (2000): Accident Characteristics of Shiftwork in Large-Scale Manufacturing Industries. Nigerian Journal of Social and Educational Research (NIJOSER) 2 (1), 57-62.

(iii) Ayodele, R. B. (2000): Modification of two feeding systems during sports camping: Reactions of Obafemi Awolowo University Athletes. Ife Journal of Curriculum Studies and Development (IJCSD)1 (2), 85-90

(iv) Ayodele, R. B. (2000). An Update of Occupational guide for Would-Be Health Educators. Nigerian Journal of Social and Educational Research (NIJOSER) 3 (1) 64 – 68

(v) Ayodele, R. B. and J. O. Fawole (2001). Functional cosmetics: Effects on sweating rate and sports performance of University female athletes. Nigerian Journal of Health Education and Welfare of Special People. 5 (1) 26 – 36.

(vi) Ayodele, R. B. (2003). An investigation into the effects of industrial noise on the hearing capabilities of the workers of two sawmills in Ile – Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Nigerian School Health Journal. 15 (1&2) 248 – 258

*(vii) Ayodele, R. B. (2006). Physical stressor ranking in selected industries in Lagos State, Nigeria. Nigerian School Health Journal 18 (1) 53 – 57.

+*(viii) Olubayo – Fatiregun, M. A. & Ayodele, R. B. (2007). Will people living with HIV/AIDS be accepted in Nigerian schools?: Reactions of school stakeholders in Edo State, Nigeria. Journal of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance. (Ghana). 2 (1) 109 – 114

+*(ix) Olubayo-Fatiregun, M. A., Ayodele, R. B. & K. A. Aderounmu (2009). Sedentism: Health implication and perceived barrier to physical activity among youths in tertiary Institutions in South-West of Nigeria. International Journal of Biological Science. (Ghana) 1 (1) 26 – 31

+*(x) Ayodele, R. B. & Olubayo-Fatiregun, M. A. (2010). Workability of Safety Education and Training for Workers’ strategy in accident reduction in selected manufacturing industries in Lagos State. International Journal of Sustainable Development. (Ghana) 3 (7) 8 – 14

*(xi) M. A. Olubayo-Fatiregun, K. A. Aderounmu, and R. B. Ayodele (2010). Sedentary life style among working women and its health implications. Benin Journal of Gender Studies. 2 (1) 94 – 102



5. Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings:



+*(i) Ayodele, R. B. (2008). Teacher Errors and injury during Physical Education practicals in Osun State schools. Proceedings of Fourth International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Africa Regional Congress held in Botswana, Gaborone. 95 - 101

+*(ii) Olubayo-Fatiregun, M. A. & Ayodele, R. B. (2008): Cultural violence against women: Impact on participation and excellence in sports. Proceedings of Fourth International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Africa Regional Congress held in Botswana, Gaborone. 119 - 127



6. Articles Accepted for Publication: None



7. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication:



Ayodele, R. B. (2011) Underlying factors in poor retention of exercise programme participants in three exercise centers in Osun State Nigeria. International Journal for Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (ICHPERSD) African Region.

Ayodele, R. B. (2011).Application of Knowledge of First Aid Treatment among physical and Health Education students in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Journal of Nigerian association for Physical and Health Education, Recreation – Sports and Dance (JONAPHER-SD)

Ayodele, R. B. (2011). Juvenile hawking cum accidental injuries: Clogs in the wheel of sustainable educational and socio-economic development of a nation. Ife Journal of Educational Leadership, Administration and Planning (IJELAP)



8. Creative Works:



(a) Dancing

(b) Music

(c) Catering



9. Technical Reports: None



10. Papers and works in preparation:



Experimental researches on:

i. Physical Environment Appraisal of Stadia in South-Western States of Nigeria: Antidote to injury prevention in sports.

ii. Sexual mistakes: Etiology of school drop out syndrome among teen girls in Ile-Ife.



F Professional Accomplishments:



i. I assist in coordinating Diploma Programme in the Department

ii. As a teacher, I taught students at all academic levels.

iii. I coordinate Annual Marathon races, as part of the requirement for PHE202

vii. I conduct researches (See article 1 - 13)

viii. I successfully supervised Long essays and theses (Undergraduate and Graduate)

ix. I supervise students on Teaching Practice



G Conferences, Seminars and Workshops Attended with Dates (Name of conference, date, venue, paper presented if any):



i. The 10th Annual conference of the Nigerian School Health Association (NSHA), 1994, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Paper presented: Functional cosmetics: Effects on sweating rate and sports’ performance of University female athletes.

ii. The 9th National Conference of Nigerian Association of Sports Science and Medicine, 30th of November to 2nd of December, 1996, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.

iii The 3rd International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD), African Regional Congress. 7th – 12th of March, 2006. University of Education, Wenneba, Ghana. Paper presented: Will people living with HIV/AIDS be accepted in Nigerian schools: Reactions of school stakeholders in Edo State, Nigeria.

iv. Intensive Workshop for Programme Instructors. 13th to 15th of August, 2007. Center for Distance Learning (CDL), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife. Nigeria.

v. Workshop on Programme Monitoring and Evaluation. 14th to 17th of May, 2007 Center for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria.

vi. The 4th International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD), African Regional Congress. 14th – 17th of October, 2008. University of Botswana, Garborone.



Papers presented:



(a) Teacher errors and injury during Physical Education practicals in Osun State Schools.

(b) Cultural violence against women: Impact on participation and excellence in sports.

vii. Blackboard Training Programme for Lecturers. 22nd of January, 2008. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria.

viii. International Conference of Biological Science. 2008. Accra, Ghana



Paper presented:



(a) Workability of Safety Education and Training for Workers’ strategy in accident reduction in selected manufacturing industries in Lagos State.

(b) Sedentism: Health implications and perceived barrier to physical activity among youths in tertiary institutions in South-West of Nigeria.

ix. E-learning Development Workshop. 21st to 22nd of May, 2008. Center for Distance Learning. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife. Nigeria.

x The 52nd International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Anniversary World Congress. 8th to 12th of May, 2010. Doha, Qatar.



Paper presented: Comparison of general adiposity of physical education and non-physical education students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Nigeria.

xi Conference on Gender Studies. 2010. University of Benin. Benin. Paper presented: Sedentary life style among working women and its health implications.

xii The 5th International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD), African Regional Congress. 2nd – 5th of February, 2011. University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Paper presented: Underlying factors in poor retention of exercise programme participants in three exercise centers in Osun State, Nigeria.