|
Adesoji Oni
Dr. Adesoji
Oni, a Nigerian, obtained his
first degree from Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where
he got his BA.Ed degree in English
Studies Education. After the
mandatory National Youth Service
Programme, he was admitted to the
University of Ibadan, Nigeria to
study Sociology of Education in the
Department of Teacher Education. He
also completed his Ph.D. in
Sociology of Education in this same
department. During this doctoral
programme, he won one of the most
prestigious academic fellowships to
the United
State of America as a Fulbright
Junior Visiting Scholar at
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, U.S.A. between 2003
-2004. His Ph.D. thesis won
the Babs Fafunwa
Educational Foundations Award as the
best Ph.D.
dissertation in Nigeria in year
2006. Dr. Oni is a member of several
professional associations at
national and international levels.
His area of
research focus includes social
problems in education, social change
and education, and
social
deviances/social disorganizations
with a
particular focus on students’ secret
cults in
Nigeria,
and democracy in education.
Dr. Oni has
over 25 publications to his credit.
His academic papers appeared in
reputable journals based in USA,
India, South Africa UNESCO, Botswana,
Turkey, and
Zimbabwe, while some are still
undergoing review across the globe.
Dr. Oni presently lectures in the
Department of Educational
Foundations, University of Lagos,
Nigeria, where he teaches Sociology
of Education and Foundational
studies in Education.
Conference 2008: Philadelphia home
Oni, Adesoji - profile
|
