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Thomas O.A"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1556\" class=\"elementor elementor-1556\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f7d5ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f7d5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54941fa\" data-id=\"54941fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f88a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1f88a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.7.4 - 31-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>DR.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NAME:&nbsp;<strong>OLUSOLA THOMAS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POSITION: <strong>SENIOR LECTURER<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPECIALISATION<strong>: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING&nbsp;<em>(Begin<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>with<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Bachelor\u2019s<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>degree or other<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>initial<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>professional<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>education,<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>such as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>nursing,<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>include postdoctoral<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>training<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>residency<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>training if<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>applicable.<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Add\/delete<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>rows as<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>necessary.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em>INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEGREE<em>(if<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>applicable)<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"116\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion&nbsp;Date&nbsp;MM\/YYYY<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em>FIELD&nbsp;OF STUDY<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Calabar,&nbsp;Calabar&nbsp;Nigeria<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.Sc. Ed<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"116\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">08\/1990<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education\/Political Science<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lagos-&nbsp;Akoka,&nbsp;Lagos&nbsp;Nigeria<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M.Ed.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"116\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">07\/1999<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational Administration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"384\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Lagos-&nbsp;Akoka,&nbsp;Lagos&nbsp;Nigeria<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ph.D.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"116\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01\/2011<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Educational Administration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><strong><b>Personal<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Statement<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I am a Senior Lecturer with over 20 years of experience in higher education and my areas of research interest span across Human Resource Management, School and Office Administration, and Educational Management Information System. My work focuses on contributing to capacity building, school assessments and staff performance. I have developed, facilitated, and managed numerous training plans and process improvement initiatives in a wide range of situations&nbsp;I have mentored young university undergraduates with passion and ability for entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Apart from my research and classroom experience, I have served in other numerous areas which include Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator and Deputy Director, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Lagos. I am committed to principles of school administration and staff professional development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><b>Positions,<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Scientific Appointments, and<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Honours<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Board member, African Sustainable Development Network (ASDN) and an Intern Sub Coordinator for Get the Child to School (GCS) of the Low Income School Foundation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mentor Project METAL (Make Every Teacher a Leader) and Infinix Educational Foundation Coordinator for Women Practitioners in Educational Management (Lagos Chapter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research Team Lead for Forum for African Women Educationalist, (FAWE). &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Member of Nigerian Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) an affiliate of the Commonwealth Council for Education Administration and Management (CCEAM)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Award for Effective Service Delivery, Quality Assurance and Servicom Unit, University of &nbsp;Lagos, 2021<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Remarkable Mentor, Project Make Every Teacher a Leader (METAL)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><b>Selected<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Most<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Recent Publications<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\/Contributions<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>to Knowledge<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adeyanju, J.A, Thomas, O.A &amp; Taiwo, S.A. (2024). Headship structure and secondary school effectiveness in Lagos Mainland Local Government of Lagos State<em>. &nbsp;Nigerian &nbsp;&nbsp;Journal of Teacher Education and Development, 2 <\/em>(1), 393-400. Official Journal of Committee of Deans of Education in Nigerian Universities (CODENU).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas, O.A. &amp; Abanikannda, M.O. (2023). Transforming teaching and learning through ICT: The role of academic staff in the new normal. <em>International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 19 (1)<\/em>, 152-162. Published by Open Campus, The University of the West Indies, West Indies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas, O.A. (2022). Managing staff development for e-learning in tertiary institutions. In M.B. Ubangha, A.O. Adeosun &amp; M.A. Oladejo (Eds.), <em>Learning: The all-inclusive concept<\/em>(pp. 437-450). &nbsp;Lagos: University of Lagos Press and Bookshop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas, O.A. (2021). Digitalised entrepreneurship education in higher institutions: Pathways to preparing Nigerian graduates for the labour market. In S.A. Oladipo, A.O.Adeosun, T.E. Owoyemi, E.B. Anyikwa, M.O. Ogunsemore &amp; S.O. Adeniyi (Eds.), Education in a rapidly changing world (pp.263-378). Lagos: University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thomas, O.A, Adeyanju, J., Popoola, B.J. and Odewale, T.R. (2020). Competency training needs of lecturers for effective E-learning instructional delivery in teacher education programs in South-West, Nigeria.<i><\/i><em><i>&nbsp;The Journal of Negro Education, 89 <\/i><\/em>(2), 136-145. Published by the School of Education, Howard University.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><b>Collaborators\/<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>Networks (International inclusive<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>)<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prof Tayo Subair, Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile Ife, Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr M.O. Abanikannda, &nbsp;Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">O. Olusunmade, Scorpiosis Leadership Centre, Lagos, Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bridget Ellani, Infinix Foundaion, Lagos, Nigeria<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dr Gaye Tyler Merrick, Nottingham Trent University, England<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): DR. NAME:&nbsp;OLUSOLA THOMAS POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER&nbsp; SPECIALISATION: EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION\/TRAINING&nbsp;(Begin&nbsp;with&nbsp;Bachelor\u2019s&nbsp;degree or other&nbsp;initial&nbsp;professional&nbsp;education,&nbsp;such as&nbsp;nursing,&nbsp;include postdoctoral&nbsp;training&nbsp;and&nbsp;residency&nbsp;training if&nbsp;applicable.&nbsp;Add\/delete&nbsp;rows as&nbsp;necessary.) &nbsp;INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE(if&nbsp;applicable) Completion&nbsp;Date&nbsp;MM\/YYYY &nbsp;FIELD&nbsp;OF STUDY University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Calabar,&nbsp;Calabar&nbsp;Nigeria<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1567,"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1556\/revisions\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educ.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}