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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, of the Witwatersrand, South . 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 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 University, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti state, . 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

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(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, , , 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, , , Nigeria; University, Ikeji-Arakeji, , Nigeria, , Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-; 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, . 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 , 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 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

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