Olufunnke Abidemi OLUGBOJI

A final year Ph.D. in Education student awaiting Viva in February 2025 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. I submitted my PhD thesis on 09/30/24, and I am looking to secure a faculty position as Lecturer/Senior Lecturer or similar position to utilize my past and present skills as a language educator, librarian, teacher educator, early childhood educator, and researcher. My career goal is to mentor pre-service and in-service teachers to achieve their best in theory and in practice, and to actively contribute to the overall success of all my students.

• Overview and Concept of Quality Control and Assurance in Educational Management
• Change Management and Quality Education Delivery
• Workshop for Teachers, Head teachers and Education Managers on Prevention of HIV/AIDS
• Training on School Development and Management
• Training on Improvement of Skill in the Teaching of Introductory Technology
• Effective Continuous Assessment Practices, Modern Record Keeping Techniques and Utilization
• Workshop on Effective Classroom Control, Management and Discipline
• Training of Early Childcare Development Education (ECCDE) Handlers on Basic Primary Hygiene
• The Use of Inclusive Education Principles to address Learning Disabilities in the Classroom Situation
• Personal Effectiveness and Leadership Skills
• Confidence Building and Advocacy
• Stress Management
• Emotional Intelligence
• Conflict Management
• Change Management Techniques
• Record Keeping and Documentation
• Effective Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Managing Multiple Bosses
• Performance Management
• Skill Management
• Gendering Leadership – Theories, Challenges and Promises
• Training on Effectiveness Improvement for Clerical Staff
• Training on the Needed Skills for a Productive and More Reliable Local Government Administration
• Training on Excellent Customer Service
• Training on Customer Satisfaction and Interpersonal Relationship Skills

Assessment of Availability, Standard and Accessibility of Primary School Libraries in Oyo State, Nigeria, Olugboji, O.A., 2017, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Teacher Quality and Curriculum Awareness Factors as Determinants of Achievement of English Language Curriculum Objectives in Selected Primary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria, Olugboji, O.A., 2012, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, The Use of a Micro-Computer for Bibliographic Information Retrieval: A Case Study of the National Library of Nigeria, Olutoye, O.A., 1987, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, The Attitude of Students towards the Learning of French, Olutoye, O.A., 1985, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Teacher-Pupil Interaction and Distance Learning in Emergency Periods: The England and Wales Experience, Olugboji, O. A., 2022, Preparing Early Childhood Teachers for Managing Emergencies, IGI Global, Effective teaching of French, Alfa-Olosunkade, M. and Olugboji, O.A., 2017, A Compendium of Teaching Methods, S.O. Oyekan, A.O. Akinbobola and R.F. Adebile, Patrick Ade Prints (Nig) Ltd., Library Use Experiences of Early Childhood Educators in Ibadan, Nigeria, Olugboji, O.A., 2023, Nigerbiblios Journal, 33, 1, Availability and Standard of School Libraries as Determinants of Quality Control in Early Childhood Education and National Policy Provisions in Oyo State, Olugboji, O.A. and Ojedokun, E.O., 2022, Ibadan Journal of Childhood Development, 4, 173-185, Pupils’ access to library resources and the skills gained in Oyo State, Nigeria, Ojedokun, E.O. and Olugboji, O.A., 2021, Contemporary Journal of Research in Early Childhood Care and Education, 2, 20-31, Financing Primary Education in Nigeria, Adepoju, A.A. and Olugboji, O.A., 2020, Journal of Contemporary Issues in Educational Planning and Administration, 5, 2, Problems of Learning Languages in Nigerian Primary Schools: The Case Study of Public Primary Schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Adepoju, A.A. and Olugboji, O.A., 2020, Multidisciplinary Journal of Research Methods in Tertiary Education, 5, 1, Preschool teachers’ awareness of the contents of the national objectives of early childhood care development and education (ECCDE) in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Ajayi, H.O. and Olugboji, O.A., 2016, Journal of Assertiveness (ASSEQEN/JOASSERT), 11, 1, Women education: implications on managing women’s psycho-social and economic challenges for family - life stability, Erinsakin, M.O. and Olugboji, O.A., 2016, International Journal of the Guild of Contemporary Academic Research, 2, 1, 170-176

• Conferences/ Workshops attended
• 34th Annual National Conference/Workshop of OMEP (World Organization for Pre-school Education), Ibadan, Nigeria, 10/19/22 - 10/21/22, Assessment of Library Use Experiences of Early Childhood Educators in Ibadan Municipal Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
• Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Ibadan, Nigeria, 09/18/22 - 09/20/22
• Annual National Conference of the Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN), Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, 08/08/22 - 08/12/22, Childhood Education and Parenting: The Community-Parent-Child Interaction
• UALL/SCUTREA Joint Conference, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, 06/06/22 - 06/09/22, Attitude of Pre-service Teachers Towards Online Learning – The Post-Pandemic Experience
• School of Education and Lifelong Learning Doctoral Students (PGR) Virtual Conference, Norwich, UK, 07/07/21, Attitude of Pre-service Teachers Towards the Use of School Libraries in Nigeria and the United Kingdom
• Library 2021: Worldwide Virtual Conference, 06/17/21
• Virtual Annual Conference of the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) USA, 11/20/20
• Annual Conference of the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 11/20/19 - 11/23/19, Assessment of English language curriculum objectives: teacher quality and curriculum awareness as determining factors
• 30th Annual National Conference/Workshop of OMEP (World Organization for Pre-school Education), Ondo, Nigeria, 10/23/19 - 10/25/19, Teacher Quality and Curriculum Awareness Factors as Determinants of Achievement of English Language Curriculum Objectives in Selected Primary Schools in Ekiti State
• 10th Annual National Conference of the Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos, 07/30/19 - 08/02/19, Availability and Standard of School Libraries as Determinants of Quality Control in Early Childhood Education and National Policy Provisions in Oyo State
• Workshop on Assessment and for Pre-primary and Primary School Pupils, Ibadan, Nigeria, 10/05/18
• Professional Learning Institute of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Austin, Texas, USA, 06/10/18 - 06/13/18
• 8th Annual Conference of the School of Education, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 05/21/18 - 05/25/18, Provision of standard library resources for primary schools towards the implementation of innovative classroom practices for sustainable development in education in Nigeria
• 9th Annual National Southwest 2018 Conference of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 03/12/18 - 03/15/18, Comparison of Pre-service Teachers’ Perception on Early Childhood Education Programme as a Professional Course
• Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 11/15/17 - 11/18/17
• Biennial International Conference on Africans in the Diaspora, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA, 11/08/17 - 11/10/17, Assessment of the accessibility of primary school pupils to library resources and the benefits derived by pupils in Nigeria
• 7th Annual Conference of the School of Education, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 07/10/17 - 07/14/17, Assessment of the availability and quality of primary school libraries and the benefits derived by pupils in Nigeria
• Olabode, J.F., Fadoju, O.A.J. and Olugboji, O.A. (2017). Tackling economic recession through inclusive and equitable vocational and technical education in secondary schools., Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 07/10/17 - 07/14/17
• Toyin Falola International Conference on Africa and the African Diaspora (TOFAC), Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 07/03/17 - 07/05/17, Assessment of the availability and standard of primary school libraries towards the achievement of transformation in education in Nigeria
• National Conference of OMEP (World Organization for Pre-school Education), Lagos, Nigeria, 11/01/16 - 11/04/16, Professional development: a defining tool for the advancement of early childhood education in Nigeria
• Biennial International Conference on Childhood Education, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria, 09/06/16 - 09/09/16, Preschool teachers’ awareness of the contents of the national objectives of early childhood care development and education (ECCDE) in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
• Annual Conference of the Association of Educationists for International Cooperation and Development (ASEICODE), L’Université d’Abomey-Calavi (République du Benin), 08/15/16 - 08/19/16, Women education: implications on managing women’s psycho-social and economic challenges for family life stability
• Institute of Education 2015 Seminar on Violence Against children, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 01/20/16, Professional development: skills, traits, and attributes of early childhood educators
• Annual Conference of the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Orlando, Florida, USA, 11/18/15 - 11/21/15, Achievement of English language curriculum objectives: teacher quality and curriculum awareness as determining factors
• National Conference of OMEP (World Organization for Pre-school Education), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 11/11/15 - 11/14/15, Early Childhood Pathways to Sustainability
• Annual National Conference of the Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN), Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 10/26/15 - 10/30/15, Evaluation and assessment practices in early childhood education: a way to meet the need of the whole child
• Annual Conference of the School of Education, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria, 04/13/15 - 04/17/15, A critique of the national curriculum for early childhood education for ages 0 – 5
• Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI), Adeyemi College of Education, 05/09/16 - 05/13/16
• International Conference of OMEP (World Organization for Pre-school Education), Cork, Ireland, 07/02/14 - 07/05/14
• Management Continuing Professional Education Programme (MCPEP) of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Ibadan, Nigeria, 04/24/14 - 04/25/14
• Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Washington DC, USA, 11/20/13 - 11/23/13
• Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Uyo, Nigeria, 09/22/13 - 09/25/13
• Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 11/07/12 - 11/10/12
• Institute of Corporate Administration (ICAD) Workshop on Professional Enhancement, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, 12/02/11, Effective time management for the enhancement of performance in the workplace
• Women in Management and Leadership Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Abuja, Nigeria, 11/01/11
• International Conference of the World Organization for Pre-school Education (OMEP), Gothenburg, Sweden, 08/11/10 - 08/13/10
• World Organization for Pre-school Education (OMEP) Teachers' Workshop, Ibadan, Nigeria, 10/05/10
• Women in Management and Leadership Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Lagos, Nigeria, 05/10/10 - 05/11/10
• Women in Management and Leadership Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Abuja, Nigeria, 11/11/09 - 11/12/09
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Leadership Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria, 10/13/09
• Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Abuja, Nigeria, 09/27/09 - 09/29/09
• Women in Management and Leadership Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Abuja, Nigeria, 05/19/09 - 05/20/09
• Annual National Conference of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), Calabar, Nigeria, 10/01/08
• Women in Management and Leadership Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Lagos, Nigeria, 07/01/08
• Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Abuja, Nigeria, 11/16/08 - 11/18/08
• Annual National Management Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Kano, Nigeria, 11/18/07 - 11/20/07

• Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE) UK, Associate Fellowship, 2024
• Institute of Directors (IOD, Chartered), Member, 2023
• Africa Society of Healthcare Professionals (ASHP), Member, 2023
• Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM, Chartered), Fellow, 2022
• Universities Association of Lifelong Learning (UALL), Member, 2022
• The Institute for Marriage and Family Affairs (TIMFA) USA, Certified Master Mentor & Relationship Coach, 2022
• The Institute for Marriage & Family Affairs (TIMFA) USA, Certified Marriage Mentor & Relationship Coach, 2021
• UNESCO Chair, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, Member, 2021
• Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Member, 2017
• Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN), Member, 2015
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) USA, Member, 2012
• Institute of Corporate Administration (ICAD), Fellow, 2011
• Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education Pre-Scolaire (OMEP), Member, 2010
• Women in Management and Leadership Association (WIMA), Fellow, 2009
• Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMCON), Member, 2007
• Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Member, 2003
• Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), Affiliate Member, 2003

Membership of Professional Bodies:

· Associate Fellowship, Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE) UK 2024

· Member, Institute of Directors (IOD, Chartered). 2023

· Member, Africa Society of Healthcare Professionals (ASHP). 2023

· Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM, Chartered). 2022

· Member, Universities Association of Lifelong Learning (UALL). 2022

· Certified Master Mentor & Relationship Coach, The Institute for Marriage

and Family Affairs (TIMFA) USA. 2022

· Certified Marriage Mentor & Relationship Coach, The Institute for Marriage &

Family Affairs (TIMFA) USA. 2021

· Member, UNESCO Chair, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK 2021

· Member, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) 2017

· Member, Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN) 2015

· Member, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) USA). 2012

· Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration (ICAD) 2011

· Member, Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education Pre-Scolaire (OMEP) 2010

· Fellow, Women in Management and Leadership Association (WIMA) 2009

· Member, Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria (IMCON) 2007

· Member, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) 2003

· Affiliate Member, Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) 2003

§ Appointment as a Volunteer for Young Foundation Line for Social

Development (YFSD) 2022

§ Award of Recognition as “Distinguished Royal Daughter & Overall Mother

of the Year” by Asi Archdeaconry, Ibadan Anglican Diocese 2020

Choir of All Souls’ Church, Bodija, Ibadan Anglican Diocese 2015