Papers by BILIAMIN A D E K U N L E ADEYEYE
Electoral fraud; its epidmization and intractability remain one of the major infelicities of poli... more Electoral fraud; its epidmization and intractability remain one of the major infelicities of politicking in the Nigerian state. It has come with very damnable consequences on governance and the overall development of the nation with the ultimate causality being the poor masses constituting the majority of the nation's population. This paper attempts to fashion out a framework within which the observational data on the nature of election and electoral fraud within the context of the democratic experience of the fourth republic of the Nigerian state can be understood and to also proffer workable solutions..
European Scientific Journal ESJ, 2019
Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nat... more Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nations especially the Sub-Saharan African countries, particularly Nigeria, has been a major area of interest and concern of global development discourses. Different reports, narratives, and arguments have been advanced to demonstrate that considerable progress has been made in closing the gaps of gender disparities in achieving educational parity. However, some levels of disparities still remain, mostly at girls' expense. This paper explores the review of various related materials and global initiative reports to assess education and gender disparities in West Africa more importantly from the Nigeria context. It elicits the notions of gender gaps and the extent of the achievement that has been made in the light of the Millenium development goals at a global glance. It identifies the barriers hindering the process of achieving parity status in education within the West African countries and suggest ways out of the predicament. The paper concludes that the quest for gender parity in Nigeria's educational system has witnessed some major progress while inequalities still persist. It then provides useful recommendations for better results.
European Scientific Journal ESJ, 2019
Prison education is principally aimed at improving the inmate's skills and employability by means... more Prison education is principally aimed at improving the inmate's skills and employability by means of formal, technical and vocational education to reduce recidivism. Sceptics have argued against the need for educating prisoners who are perceived as condemned, particularly education via the internet. This short conceptual article highlights the strengths and weaknesses of educating prisoners and draws forth the prospects and challenges therein and also assesses how e-learning may have influenced the prisoners to become either educated criminals or a reformed and changed personalities. This paper reports some study findings that were globally shared among academic and non-academic scholars concerning e-learning technologies and its integration in general education practices and prison education in particular through a survey of literature and personal observations. The key conclusion is that prison education has contributed more in reducing recidivism and lesser employability of released prisoners better than when formal education initiative was elusive in the prison service world over.
Journal of Humanities and Education Development, 2019
Sustainable development goals are resolutions born out of the need to create a people-centered de... more Sustainable development goals are resolutions born out of the need to create a people-centered development projects design to address the unfinished agendas of the Millennium development goals and also a framework aimed at achieving global sustainability agendas. It is a project that is designed against failure through various tracking indicators and visualization measures. Various researches, however, have suggested Indigenous Knowledge as a fundamental indicator in the realization of these g oals. This short piece of work visualized the concept of sustainable development in the light of Indigenous k nowledge systems and analyse its roles and potentials in contributing to the realization of global sustainability by exploring its values and merits. The paper focuses on the SDG 4 and 17 highlighting the need for a radical exploration of Indigenous knowledge practices for a more quality education that is inclusive and indigenously informed. It explores the interrelatedness in the values of Indigenous knowledge systems, openness in education/knowledge sharing and sustainable development in the context of Africa settings. It identifies this interrelatedness as a mechanism for the realization of Indigenous knowledge expansion that could help in achievin g partnership among world communities as a pathway for international developmental projects sustainability and suggests the need for the birth of theoretical models for data collection towards the realization of documenting and codifying indigenous practices despite its complexities and tactical nature.
Since its debut in the Greek city state of Athens in the 5th century, Democracy has grown to beco... more Since its debut in the Greek city state of Athens in the 5th century, Democracy has grown to become one of the most popular forms of government among nations of the word. Overtime too, a common notion suggestive of a positive correlation between democracy, good governance and development seems to have emerged amongst scholars and politicians such that democracy is now considered as a measure of good governance and a catalyst for development. Nigeria chose the path of democracy at independence in 1960. Since then, Nigeria has had four attempts at democratic governance amidst fits of military coup and interregnum. The aim of this paper is to test the veracity of the seemingly held notion of a positive correlation between democracy, good governance and development against evidence based positions in the nascent democracy of Nigeria's fourth republic. The study observed some deficits of some vital ingredients in the nature and practice of democracy in Nigeria and the fundamentals be...
Open Praxis
This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous know... more This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous knowledge (AIK) and practices while identifying ‘open’ futures and opportunities for the application of digital technologies for educational opportunities that build on this cultural base. The role and negative impact of colonialism in the under-development of AIK is examined in this context together with the impact of post-colonial and contemporary corruption in further undermining the value of Indigenous knowledge systems. Two key concepts are identified as a counterpoint to this: the resilience of AIK and ‘local wisdom’ and the openness underpinning much of the ongoing digital revolution. This natural alignment can help guide the integration of Indigenous-based knowledge and practices and the deployment of open and distance learning in the re-birth of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). Openness is a pivotal concept here for it is integral to both the architecture of the Web and ...
Nigerian Journal of Social Studies (NJSS), 2021
Expectedly, societies are bedevilled with diverse value-based issues which require functional edu... more Expectedly, societies are bedevilled with diverse value-based issues which require functional educational curriculum activities to curb these moral, ethical and character issues arising in the society. This justified the emergence of a holistic approach to value-based education through an integrated Social Studies curriculum with a relevant sustainable learning environment to tackle the issues earlier raised. The paper relies heavily on the review of relevant pieces of literature to conceptualize values and value education and its philosophical perspectives; it discusses sustainable learning environment in the context of classroom instructional pedagogy and implementing value education as a holistic integrated Social Studies curriculum within the context of this sustainable learning environment. The study recommended the return of valuebased education back into the curriculum with relevant blended learning environment as a holistic integrated Social Studies subject for the attainment of true national values reorientation and sustainable future for Africa.
Open Praxis, 2020
This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous know... more This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous knowledge (AIK) and practices while identifying 'open' futures and opportunities for the application of digital technologies for educational opportunities that build on this cultural base. The role and negative impact of colonialism in the under-development of AIK is examined in this context together with the impact of post-colonial and contemporary corruption in further undermining the value of Indigenous knowledge systems. Two key concepts are identified as a counterpoint to this: the resilience of AIK and 'local wisdom' and the openness underpinning much of the ongoing digital revolution. This natural alignment can help guide the integration of Indigenous-based knowledge and practices and the deployment of open and distance learning in the rebirth of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). Openness is a pivotal concept here for it is integral to both the architecture of the Web and in its ongoing evolution. Given the identified opportunities associated with digital technology, and despite the challenges, it is argued that there is an unequivocal need for AIKS to explore the advantages of open education resources and practices in promoting this rebirth that is also consistent with modern science and technologies in Africa and beyond.
openpraxis , 2020
This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous know... more This paper highlights some key historical perspectives and antecedents of African Indigenous knowledge (AIK) and practices while identifying 'open' futures and opportunities for the application of digital technologies for educational opportunities that build on this cultural base. The role and negative impact of colonialism in the under-development of AIK is examined in this context together with the impact of post-colonial and contemporary corruption in further undermining the value of Indigenous knowledge systems. Two key concepts are identified as a counterpoint to this: the resilience of AIK and 'local wisdom' and the openness underpinning much of the ongoing digital revolution. This natural alignment can help guide the integration of Indigenous-based knowledge and practices and the deployment of open and distance learning in the rebirth of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS). Openness is a pivotal concept here for it is integral to both the architecture of the Web and in its ongoing evolution. Given the identified opportunities associated with digital technology, and despite the challenges, it is argued that there is an unequivocal need for AIKS to explore the advantages of open education resources and practices in promoting this rebirth that is also consistent with modern science and technologies in Africa and beyond.
Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nat... more Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nations especially the Sub-Saharan African countries, particularly Nigeria, has been a major area of interest and concern of global development discourses. Different reports, narratives, and arguments have been advanced to demonstrate that considerable progress has been made in closing the gaps of gender disparities in achieving educational parity. However, some levels of disparities still remain, mostly at girls' expense. This paper explores the review of various related materials and global initiative reports to assess education and gender disparities in West Africa more importantly from the Nigeria context. It elicits the notions of gender gaps and the extent of the achievement that has been made in the light of the Millenium development goals at a global glance. It identifies the barriers hindering the process of achieving parity status in education within the West African countries and suggest ways out of the predicament. The paper concludes that the quest for gender parity in Nigeria's educational system has witnessed some major progress while inequalities still persist. It then provides useful recommendations for better results.
European Scientific Journal (ESJ), 2019
Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nat... more Achieving gender parity in education and eradicating disparity in gender gap among developing nations especially the Sub-Saharan African countries, particularly Nigeria, has been a major area of interest and concern of global development discourses. Different reports, narratives, and arguments have been advanced to demonstrate that considerable progress has been made in closing the gaps of gender disparities in achieving educational parity. However, some levels of disparities still remain, mostly at girls' expense. This paper explores the review of various related materials and global initiative reports to assess education and gender disparities in West Africa more importantly from the Nigeria context. It elicits the notions of gender gaps and the extent of the achievement that has been made in the light of the Millenium development goals at a global glance. It identifies the barriers hindering the process of achieving parity status in education within the West African countries and suggest ways out of the predicament. The paper concludes that the quest for gender parity in Nigeria's educational system has witnessed some major progress while inequalities still persist. It then provides useful recommendations for better results.
European Scientific Journal , 2019
Prison education is principally aimed at improving the inmate's skills and employability by means... more Prison education is principally aimed at improving the inmate's skills and employability by means of formal, technical and vocational education to reduce recidivism. Sceptics have argued against the need for educating prisoners who are perceived as condemned, particularly education via the internet. This short conceptual article highlights the strengths and weaknesses of educating prisoners and draws forth the prospects and challenges therein and also assesses how e-learning may have influenced the prisoners to become either educated criminals or a reformed and changed personalities. This paper reports some study findings that were globally shared among academic and non-academic scholars concerning e-learning technologies and its integration in general education practices and prison education in particular through a survey of literature and personal observations. The key conclusion is that prison education has contributed more in reducing recidivism and lesser employability of released prisoners better than when formal education initiative was elusive in the prison service world over.
International Journal of Science and Business, 2019
Since its debut in the Greek city-state of Athens in the 5th century, Democracy has grown to beco... more Since its debut in the Greek city-state of Athens in the 5th century, Democracy has grown to become one of the most popular forms of government among nations of the word. Overtime too, a common notion suggestive of a positive correlation between democracy, good governance and development seems to have emerged amongst scholars and politicians such that democracy is now considered as a measure of good governance and a catalyst for development. Nigeria chose the path of democracy at independence in 1960. Since then, Nigeria has had four attempts at democratic governance amidst fits of military coup and interregnum. The aim of this paper is to test the veracity of the seemingly held notion of a positive correlation between democracy, good governance and development against evidence-based positions in the nascent democracy of Nigeria's fourth republic. The study observed some deficits of some vital ingredients in the nature and practice of democracy in Nigeria and the fundamentals being the issues of accountability and transparency needed for growth and development in any nation. The study situates the low-level development and lack of a positive correlation between democracy, good governance and development on the problems of accountability and transparency in the practice of democracy in Nigeria. The study submits that these problems are not the result of lack of requisite statutes but of statute enforcement. Appropriate recommendations were provided to tackle these problems in order to facilitate much needed growth and development in Nigeria. IJSB
Journal of Humanities and Education Development (JHED) , 2019
Sustainable development goals are resolutions born out of the need to create a people-centered de... more Sustainable development goals are resolutions born out of the need to create a people-centered development projects design to address the unfinished agendas of the Millennium development goals and also a framework aimed at achieving global sustainability agendas. It is a project that is designed against failure through various tracking indicators and visualization measures. Various researches, however, have suggested Indigenous Knowledge as a fundamental indicator in the realization of these g oals. This short piece of work visualized the concept of sustainable development in the light of Indigenous k nowledge systems and analyse its roles and potentials in contributing to the realization of global sustainability by exploring its values and merits. The paper focuses on the SDG 4 and 17 highlighting the need for a radical exploration of Indigenous knowledge practices for a more quality education that is inclusive and indigenously informed. It explores the interrelatedness in the values of Indigenous knowledge systems, openness in education/knowledge sharing and sustainable development in the context of Africa settings. It identifies this interrelatedness as a mechanism for the realization of Indigenous knowledge expansion that could help in achievin g partnership among world communities as a pathway for international developmental projects sustainability and suggests the need for the birth of theoretical models for data collection towards the realization of documenting and codifying indigenous practices despite its complexities and tactical nature.
National Journal of School of Arts and Social Sciences MOCPED, 2016
Electoral fraud; its epidmization and intractability remain one of the major infelicities of poli... more Electoral fraud; its epidmization and intractability remain one of the major infelicities of politicking in the Nigerian state. It has come with very damnable consequences on governance and the overall development of the nation with the ultimate causality being the poor masses constituting the majority of the nation's population. This paper attempts to fashion out a framework within which the observational data on the nature of election and electoral fraud within the context of the democratic experience of the fourth republic of the Nigerian state can be understood and to also proffer workable solutions.
MOCPED SASS, 2009
The article speaks about how the historical antecedents of students' activism from early times to... more The article speaks about how the historical antecedents of students' activism from early times to the end of the 19th century was quite fascinating globally and how students in Nigeria stood to their historical responsibility to resist oppression, misrule and bad governance. It elicits the need for the students world over to globally unite and challenge fundamental global issues, such issues include stopping global warming, eradicating international trafficking in people, promoting democracy and good governance, among others.
Teaching Documents by BILIAMIN A D E K U N L E ADEYEYE
ICET: The International Council on Education for Teaching (www.icet4u.org) and The MESHGuides network (www.meshguides.org) An initiative of the Education Futures Collaboration charity (UK registration number 115 7511), 2021
The attached report Teacher Experiences and Practices during Covid-19 (ICET and MESHGuides, 2021)... more The attached report Teacher Experiences and Practices during Covid-19 (ICET and MESHGuides, 2021) is based on focus group/interview data gathered on teachers’ experiences during Covid-19 from 40 countries and 500 educators, plus two international webinars during June to December 2020. The report documents the many challenges teachers faced and solutions that were developed, to support continuity of
schooling during the Covid pandemic. Educators reported children’s education continued satisfactorily during Covid where:
1. Virtual schools already existed e.g. in Australia, Canada, the UK, these exist for children in remote areas or for children for whom normal school attendance is not possible. This existing provision usually has some face to face elements built in, but
even without this, children could progress their learning for the most part, as before.
2. Schools had well-developed existing online systems and where families/schools
could provide internet connectivity and personal devices to all the children. Families without internet access and devices were prevalent in high, medium and low
income countries.
3. Where existing home schooling systems and networks were in place.
In a number of countries, the rapid extension of programmes using existing widely
accessible technologies such as radio- including solar powered radios, and television
took place.
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schooling during the Covid pandemic. Educators reported children’s education continued satisfactorily during Covid where:
1. Virtual schools already existed e.g. in Australia, Canada, the UK, these exist for children in remote areas or for children for whom normal school attendance is not possible. This existing provision usually has some face to face elements built in, but
even without this, children could progress their learning for the most part, as before.
2. Schools had well-developed existing online systems and where families/schools
could provide internet connectivity and personal devices to all the children. Families without internet access and devices were prevalent in high, medium and low
income countries.
3. Where existing home schooling systems and networks were in place.
In a number of countries, the rapid extension of programmes using existing widely
accessible technologies such as radio- including solar powered radios, and television
took place.
schooling during the Covid pandemic. Educators reported children’s education continued satisfactorily during Covid where:
1. Virtual schools already existed e.g. in Australia, Canada, the UK, these exist for children in remote areas or for children for whom normal school attendance is not possible. This existing provision usually has some face to face elements built in, but
even without this, children could progress their learning for the most part, as before.
2. Schools had well-developed existing online systems and where families/schools
could provide internet connectivity and personal devices to all the children. Families without internet access and devices were prevalent in high, medium and low
income countries.
3. Where existing home schooling systems and networks were in place.
In a number of countries, the rapid extension of programmes using existing widely
accessible technologies such as radio- including solar powered radios, and television
took place.