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About the Contributors ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS EDITORS MARINGE, Felix is Head of Research at the School of Education and Assistant Dean for Internationalization and Partnerships in the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. With Dr Emmanuel Ojo, he was host organizer of the Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET) 10th Regional Higher Education Conference on Sustainable Transformation and Higher Education held in South Africa in September 2015. Felix has the unique experience of working in higher education in three different countries, Zimbabwe; the United Kingdom and in South Africa. Over a thirty year period, Felix has published 60 articles in scholarly journals, written and co-edited 4 books, has 15 chapters in edited books and contributed to national and international research reports. Felix is a full professor of higher education at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand (WSoE) specialising in research around leadership, internationalisation and globalisation in higher education. OJO, Emmanuel is lecturer at the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is actively involved in higher education research. His recent publication is a co-authored book chapter focusing on young faculty in South African higher education, titled, Challenges and Opportunities for New Faculty in South African Higher Education Young Faculty in the Twenty-First Century: International Perspectives (pp. 253-283) published by the State University of New York Press (SUNY). He is on the editorial board of two international journals: Journal of Higher Education in Africa (JHEA), a CODESRIA publication and Journal of Human Behaviour in the Social Environment, a Taylor & Francis publication. AUTHORS ADEBAYO, Florence Aduke is an Associate Professor in the department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. She is a versatile lecturer in contemporary issues related to the management of Higher Education. She has travelled to UK, USA, East and West Africa to present papers on issues relating to moving Africa educational system forward. She is a member of professional bodies such as Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). National Institute of Management ( NIM), National Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP), Higher Education for Research and Policy Network (HERPNET) and National Association of Education Researchers and Evaluators 239 ABOUT THE contributors (NAERE). She is the founder of the Fruits of God Foundation, (NGO for youths). She is a seasoned lecturer of repute who cherishes hard work, honesty, devotion and youth empowerment. ADEBISI, Ademola Pius is Registrar, Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria and also a private researcher and lecturer of Politics, Public Administration and International Relations. He has taught and facilitated courses at Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, Nigeria, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko; Ondo State and the National Open University of Nigeria, Akure Study Centre, Ondo State, Nigeria. He has published articles in local and International Journals. He is the author of International Organizations on the World Stage and Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Local Government among other works. ADEDEJI, Segun is former Acting Head, Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan. Former MacArthur Fellow, Centre for Comparative Education Research, University of Nottingham. Former Director, Quality Assurance, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda. Fellow, Africa Higher Education Collaborative (AHEC), under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), Washington DC, with funding from the Ford Foundation. Currently a Visiting Professor, Department of Educational Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, He has worked and interacted with senior-level technocrats and policy makers in higher education across the world on projects sponsored by the World Bank; UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS); UNESCO/IIEP, Paris; UNESCO/IICBA, Addis Ababa; Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA); Templeton Foundation, USA; British Council UK, inter alia. He has published widely in his field and has presented research reports and technical papers in many conferences and colloquia across the world. AGAGU, Alaba Akinsola holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Ibadan Nigeria and specialized in Public Policy. He is currently Professor in the Department of Political Science, Ekiti State University, Nigeria. He was the immediate past Head of the Department. He had at different past served as the University Coordinator of General Studies and Director of Part-Time Programme. His research interests cover Political economy, good governance, emergency management, higher education, ethnic studies, as well as conflict and peace studies. He is a member of HERPNT Steering Committee and Board of Trustees, a fellow of IFRA Nigeria and the President of Hazard Management Initiative. He is the Editor of The Nigerian Journal of the Social Sciences, Journal of Contemporary Politics, Journal of Contemporary Studies and Research. He is also the Anglophone Editor of Administrative Studies and Research He is the author of Theory and Practice 240 ABOUT THE contributors of Public Administration, Political Analysis and Comparative Studies. He also co-edited Development Agenda of the Nigerian State as well as Selected Issues in African Political Thought. His inaugural lecture is on Public Policy Instability and Political Instability in Nigeria. ANAEKWE, Marcellinus Chibueze is a Reader in Chemistry Education and Director, Academic Planning and Statistics at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State Nigeria, an affiliate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. He was formally, the Co-ordinator Research and Conference Unit, Co-ordinator, Degree Programmes and Dean, School of Sciences. A Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration (FCAI) 2007, he emerged the winner of Post Graduate Prize in Research at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1996/97. He is a professionally licensed teacher via the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). He belongs to the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN), where he is presently the Chairman of Anambra State branch. He has contributed significantly in science curriculum and textbook writings and reviews under the auspices of STAN. He has also contributed to other professional Associations including the Nigerian Academy of Education and the Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET). His recent publications include: Basic Research Methods and Statistics in Education and Social Sciences, sponsored by TETFUND (Sofie Printry and Publishers Limited, 2016), Professional Development of the Science Teacher. In Akpan, B. (Ed.) Science Education: A Global Perspective (Next Generation Education Limited, 2013). CAMPBELL, Omolara A. is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. She possesses over twenty years’ tertiary education teaching and research experience. She is presently the Head of Department of Economics and a member of the Lead City University Governing Council. She is a life member of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) and the American Economic Association (AEA). She is a Visiting scholar to the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. This is a position she earned as a result of her contributions to teaching and research in the department during her sabbatical year in 2014. She was a country sub-reviewer for EWA–ECA Country Project on Gender Equality and Development in 2014. Her recent publications include: “Changing Demographics and Human Capital Development: Implications for Economic Growth in Nigeria,” “Financial Sector Reforms and Output Growth in Manufacturing: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria”, “Human Capital and Economic Growth: A Three Stage least Squares Approach”, “From Knowledge-Based to Creative Economy: Implications for Nigeria’s Economic Growth, “Financing Higher Education in Nigeria: A Demand Perspective”, among others. She authored a book titled Basics of Economics and co-authored Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households. 241 ABOUT THE contributors CASSIDY, Nathan is a Policy Analyst at Universities Australia, the peak body for universities in Australia. His policy portfolio covers domestic student issues, equity and diversity as well as academic quality, qualifications and regulation. He has contributed to a number of large studies on student finances and coordinated national sectoral agreements on professional accreditation, Indigenous education and education for students with disabilities. He holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia in the field of Late Byzantine Historiography. DISON, Laura in her capacity as Director of the Wits School of Education (WSoE) Writing Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa has trained peer tutors to support undergraduate and postgraduate students in their writing and research development since 2010. She has organised and facilitated several workshops and writing retreats to support postgraduate Education students in their research activities. Practical sessions with emerging researchers
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