Department of
Adult Education
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Welcome to Department of Adult Education
I would like to heartily welcome you to the Department of Adult Education. The Department is structured for the development of humanity and capacity building. Please understand that it is a privilege to be admitted to read Adult Education, because, this is a course that will not only ‘build’ you as a person, but will also enable you to ‘build’ others. Our focus is to empower you, not only to make sane and rational decisions, but to be self-directing.
As an adult educator, you are to be a change agent. You are expected to open the ‘eyes’ of men to the possibilities in their lives. You therefore, have to believe in change yourself, to know the incompleteness of man and that man is always in the process of ‘becoming’ and striving towards self-actualization. Through the tools that you will be equipped with in the process of your academic career in the Department, you should become a tool in the process of empowering man to ‘become’, so that man can move from the level of ‘primary consciousnesses’ to the level of critical consciousness.
There are a lot of opportunities out there for you as an adult educator, for example: working as a development expert in any of the international Organizations, NGOs, Ministries, Training Institutions, or to be self-employed etc. The key to your success, here in the Department and out there, after your programme, is hard work.
Welcome once again, we wish you the best in your journey, and we are here to support you.
OJO, Ronke Christiana
Head of Department (HOD)
Our Vision
Our vision is to be a Department committed to excellence in the promotion of a knowledge society through pursuance of life-long learning: learning to know, to do, to be and to live together.
Our Mission
- To produce top rate and professionally competent adult education practitioners in the diverse fields of Adult Education.
- To train high – level manpower who are employable in a globalize economy and who can be self-employed.
- To promote personal and professional development of Adult Education students as facilitators.
- To foster professional exchange and networking among Adult Education practitioners and educators
About the Department
In the 1977/78 session, the Department of Adult Education was established together with the Department of Educational Foundations and Educational Administration (now Educational Management) to offer professional degrees in Adult Education, Guidance and Counselling and Educational Administration for 300 and 400 level students, respectively. In the 1988/89 session these Departments began to offer full professional degrees from 100 to 400 levels.
The Department of Adult Education runs a four-year degree programme. Candidates with the O/L certificate are admitted into 100 Level through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) while those with the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and Unilag Foundation Programme are admitted into 200 Level through Direct Entry admission.
The first Head of the Department was Prof. Lalage Bown, a renowned educationist, and former Board Member of the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (2000 – 2007). Others who have headed the Department are: Prof. Lekan Oyedeji, Prof. J.K. Ansere, Late Prof. Kobina Asiedu, Dr. Bata Musa, Prof. M.N. Okeninmkpe, Prof. Lere Adewale, Dr. T.O. Popoola (late), Prof. G.G. Oke, Prof. O.I. Jegede, Prof. (Mrs.) C. O. Oladapo, Prof. T.V. Bakare, and Prof. M.N. Egenti. The current Head of Department is Prof. RC. Ojo.
LECTURERS IN THE DEPARTMENT
- Prof. O. A. Obashoro-John
- Prof. C.O. Oladapo, 3. Prof. T. V. Bakare
- Prof. E.B. Anyikwa, 5. Prof. R.O. Oyelami, 6. Prof. R.C. Ojo
- Prof. A.F. Afonja
- Prof. P. I. Ememe
- Dr. T. O. Ojeomogha 9. Dr. J.O. Okebiorun 10. Dr. O.O. Aitokhuehi 11. Dr. L. O. Ige
- Dr. O. Yinusa
- Dr. M.A. Adeosun 14. Dr. T.A. Odusanya
Programmes
Take a significant step in your career journey by investing in your professional development through our faculty’s specialized certificate programs, designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in a focused area of study.
Undergraduate Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
Student Opportunities
Discover the exciting opportunities awaiting students within this department. Here, you can explore pathways for intellectual growth, engage in stimulating learning experiences, and lay the foundation for future academic and professional success in a specific field of study.
