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ADEPOJU Taiwo Lanre

Senior Lecturer

ABOUT ME

1. Name: ADEPOJU Taiwo Lanre

2. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1968

3. Place of Birth: Ibadan, Oyo State

4. Nationality: Nigerian

5. Permanent Address: Gbelu Area, behind C.A.C. Agbala Itura, Off New Ife Road, Ibadan, Oyo State.

6. Current Postal Address: Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education

7. Name and Address of Next of Kin: Mrs C. O. Adepoju, Gbelu Area, behind C.A.C. Agbala Itura, Off New Ife Road, Ibadan, Oyo State.

8. Phone Number (s): +2348062952955; +2348131536731

9. E-mail Address: adepojutaiwo2004@yahoo.com; adepojutl@oauife.edu.ng

10. Present Position: Senior Lecturer


MY Qualifications

i. Higher School Certificate (HSC), Ile-Ife (1988)

ii. B. Ed. (Hons.) Educational Management and Econs (Ibadan) (1992)

iii. M. Ed. (Educational Management) (Ibadan) (1995)

iv. Ph. D. (Educational Management) (Ibadan) (2002)

v. Certificate in Computer Studies (Ondo) (2006)

vi. Certificate in Advanced Digital Appreciation Program- Tertiary (Digital Bridge Institute, Abuja) (2006)

vii Certificate Course in Educational Planning and Management in Countries in World with HIV and AIDS (UNESCO-IIEP) (Ghana) (2009)


MY Publications

Contributions to Books:



(i) Adepoju, T. L. (1998). The concept of efficiency in primary education system in Nigeria. In Oriaifo, S. O. & Olubo, R. O. (Eds.). Advances on Education: The Nigerian experience. Institute of Education, University of Benin: Benin City. (Chapter 5), pp. 33-41.

(ii) Adepoju, T. L. (2000). Organisation climate as correlate of teacher job satisfaction in primary schools in Oyo State. In Akinmade, C. T. O., Oyetunde, T. O., Akpa, G. O., Enoh, O. A. and Ezenwafor-Ozoji, E. D.(Eds.). Improving teacher education in 21st century Nigeria: Challenges and strategies. Faculty of Education, University of Jos, Jos. (Chapter 15), pp.116-121.

(iii) Adepoju, T. L. (2000). Planning for effective educational policy: A planner’s view. In Fadipe, J. O. & Oluchukwu, E. E. (Eds.). Educational planning and administration in Nigeria in the 21st Century. Ondo: National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA). (Chapter 4), pp.47-65.

(iv) Adepoju, T. L. (2002). Quality control in universal basic education in Nigeria. In Taiwo Ajayi, Fadipe, J. O. , Ojedele, P. K. & Oluchukwu, E. E. (Eds.) Planning and administration of universal basic education(UBE) in Nigeria. Ondo: National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA). (Chapter 36), pp.351-360

(v) Adepoju, T. L. & Akinola, O. B. (2009). An overview of the existing quality Assurance criteria in Nigerian Higher institutions and policy implications. In Babalola, J. B., Popoola, L., Onuka, A., Oni, S. Olatokun, W. & Agbonlahor, R. (Eds.). Towards Quality in African Higher Education Chapter 5. Pp. 86 – 102.

(vi) Fadipe, J. O. & Adepoju, T. L. (2006).Planning for educational reform and innovation. In Babalola, J. B. Ayeni, A. O., Adedeji, S. O., Suleiman, A. A. and Arikewuyo, M. O. (Eds), Educational Management: Thoughts and Practice, Ibadan: Codat Publications, pp: 81-107.

(vii) Fadipe, J. O. & Adepoju, T. L. ( 2009). Change and innovation processes in formal organization. In Babalola, J. B. & Ayeni, A. O. (Eds.) Educational management: Theories and tasks. Ibadan: Macmillan Nigeria Publishers Ltd., (Chapter 10), pp.165-180.

(viii) Adepoju, T. L (1998). The gap between teachers’ demand and supply in Oyo state secondary schools (1985 –1995). African Journal of Educational Management. A Publication of the Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 6 (1 & 2), 51-60.

(ix) Adeboyeje, R. A. & Adepoju, T. L. (1999). Implications of performance evaluation and review technique (PERT) on education industry. Studies in Educational Planning and Administration (SEPA). A Publication of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA, Nigeria). 2(1), 25 – 29.

(x) Adepoju, T. L & Akinwumi F.S. (2000). Population distribution and educational planning in Oyo State (1990-1994) African Journal of Educational Planning and Policy Studies.1(1), 51 –62.

(xi) Adepoju, T. L & Adedeji, S. O. (2000). Principal motivation strategies and teachers’ productivity in Oyo state secondary schools Nigerian Journal of Clinical and Counselling Psychology. A Publication of the Clinical and Psychological Association of Nigeria. 6(1&2), 80 –88.

(xii) Adepoju, T. L (2001). Personality characteristics of an effective primary school teacher in Oyo State. Journal of Advanced Studies in Educational Management (JOASEM). 1 (1), 55-65.

(xiii) Adepoju, T. L (2002). Management of stress in education industry: Implications for educational managers/administrators. African Journal of Educational Management. 9,1, 45-55.

(xiv) Adepoju, T. L & Akinwumi, F. S. (2001). Location of Secondary Schools as a factor determining academic performance of Students in Senior School Certificate Examinations in Oyo State, Nigeria. Ibadan Journal of Educational Studies. A Publication of the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan. 1 (2), 410 – 420.

(xv) Adepoju, T. L. (2007, May). Occupational stress variables as correlates of job productivity: The case of higher institutions of learning in Oyo and Ondo States, Nigeria. Studies in Educational Planning and Administration (SEPA). A Publication of the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA, Nigeria), 3 (1), 172 –181.

(xvi) Oladipo, S.A. and Adepoju, T. L. (2007, January). Disruptions and violence as correlates of academic productivity in Nigerian tertiary institutions (1988-2004). Journal of Educational Administration & Planning (JEAP). A Publication of the Department of Educational Administration, University of Lagos, 3 (1), 40 – 49.

(xvii) Adepoju, T. L. (2008). Motivational variables and academic performance of urban and rural secondary school students in Oyo State, Nigeria. The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) Journal of Educational Policy (KJEP). 5 (2), 33-39 (Korea).

(xviii) Adepoju, T. L. and Owoade, R. O. (2008). An evaluation of private sector participation access to university education in Nigeria: Planning and policy decisions. Journal of World Universities Forum (JWF) Vol. 2, (Australia).

(xix) Adelabu, M. A. and Adepoju, T. L. (2007). Women and higher education: Implications for sustainable development. East African Journal of Educational Research and Policy (EAJERP), 1, 15-36. A Publication of Higher Education and Policy Network (HERPNET). Kampala International University, Uganda. (Uganda).

(xx) Adepoju, T. L. (2009, Spring). Planning and policy models for multigrade teaching techniques in Nigerian schools. eJournal of Educational Policy.( Northern Arizona University) (USA).

* (xxi) Adepoju, T. L. & Osuji, S. N. (2009). An evaluation of the study patterns and predictors of women distant learners in Oyo and Osun States, Nigeria. The International Journal of Learning, 16, 8, 495 -508. (IIIinois, USA)

(xxii) Adepoju, T. L. & Fadokun, J. B. (2009). Higher education and youth preparation for labour market: Implication for economic growth in Nigeria. A Publication of HERPNET and Serials Publications.2,2, 189-193. ( New Delhi, India)

(xxiii) Adepoju, T. L. ( 2011). Managing non-formal education programmes towards Improving employment rate in Nigeria. Journal of Continuing, Open and Distance Education. I, II, 1-17. (Nairobi, Kenya)

* (xxiv) Adepoju, T. L. & Oluchukwu, E. E. 2011). A Study of Secondary School Students' Academic Performance at the Senior School Certificate Examinations and Implications for Educational Planning and Policy in Nigeria. African Research Review 5, 6, 314-333. (Ethiopia)



Referred Conference Proceedings:



(xxv) Adepoju, T. L. (2007). Quality assurance of higher education through assessment, monitoring and accreditation: The case of Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Africa (ICQAHEA- 2007) organized by the UNESCO Bamako Cluster and Global University Network for Innovation – Africa, Okebukola, P., Shabani, Juma, and Uvalic- Trumbic, S. (Editors). Tanzania.

(xxvi) Adepoju, T. L. & Fadokun, J. B. (2008). Quality university education in Nigeria and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): The challenges. Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Africa (ICQAHEA- 2008) organized by the UNESCO Bamako Cluster and Global University Network for Innovation – Africa, Okebukola, P., Shabani, Juma, and Uvalic- Trumbic, S. (Editors). Dakar, Senegal

(xxvii) Adepoju, T. L., Owoade, R. O., Tuoyo, M. U., & Adeosun, M. A.(2008). Attaining the millennium development goals (MDGs) through private sector participation in university education in Nigeria. Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Africa (ICQAHEA- 2008) organized by the UNESCO Bamako Cluster and Global University Network for Innovation – Africa, Okebukola, P., Shabani, Juma, and Uvalic- Trumbic, S. (Editors). Dakar, Senegal

(xxviii) Popoola, B. I. & Adepoju, T. L (2009). Managing teacher shortage in secondary schools in southwestern Nigeria. Proceedings of the 54th World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET). Muscat, Oman.

(xxix) Adepoju, T. L. & Ajiboye, J. T. (2010). Teacher and transformative classroom management as determinants of effective teaching and learning in schools. In Ayeni, A. O., Emetarom, U. G., Nwafor S. O. and Atanda, A. I. (Eds.). Educational management. environmental literacy and climate change. Conference Proceedings of the National Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP). Pp. 145-154



Manuscripts Submitted for Publication:



(i) Adepoju, T. L. and Sofowora, A. O. (2010). Managing conflict and aggressive behaviour by administrators of higher institutions of learning: The case of southwestern Nigeria. Review of Higher Education in Africa (USA)

(iii) Adepoju, T. L. (2010). Management strategies and policy initiatives for bridging gender gap in science and technology education in Nigerian higher institutions. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy (KJEP) (Korea)


Research Interests

Enhancing Productivity in Human Organizations: Management Approach

2. Quality Assurance of Higher Education in African Continent: The Policy Implications

3. Quality Assurance and Management of University Education in Nigeria: Trends, Issues and Challenges.

4. Impact of Locational Factors, Class size and school type on performance of students in Nigerian secondary schools

5. Locational Efficiency of Public Universities in Southwestern Nigeria