Department of Educational Foundations

Department of Educational Foundations

Dr. Agumagu, Joy Ejiuwaemeonu

The Current Head of Department

Educational Foundations

The Department of Educational Foundations was established as a service unit in the then Faculty of Science and Technical Education (now Faculty of Education). It served mainly as a service department to the departments of Technical and Science Education and Business Education till 1998.

Eighteen years after the establishment of the university, the Adult and Community Education Programme was created and housed in this unit. It was therefore made a full-fledged department with a head of department. Apart from servicing the other departments, it then graduated its own students in the sub-discipline of Adult and Community Education which lasted for four years. Direct entry students are admitted to do a three-year B.Sc. programme since 2006/2007. By 2017/2018, the department of Educational Management was created out of the department of Educational Foundations. In the following academic session 2018/2019, Adult Education and Community Development was also carved out of the parent department. With these developments, the department of Educational Foundations was left with no undergraduate students and programmes of her own until 2020/2021 academic session. However, it runs the Master of Education (M.Ed.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programmes in Educational Guidance and Counseling, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education, Measurement and Evaluation, History & Policy of Education. The department has successfully graduated students who hold responsible positions in the society, in the public sector, as well as in the organized private sector.

The Department of EDF is also involved in Part-Time Programme administered by the University’s Center for Continuous Education (CCE) which is a five (5) year programme. However, candidates with appropriate qualifications as prescribed by the university are admitted into the undergraduate programme for four years. The department has full autonomy to operate as academic department with a Head of Department who would be responsible to the Dean of the Faculty of Education.

Staff list in the Department

Name | Rank | Area Of Specilisation | Email Prof. Joseph Bilaalo Vipene | Professor | Physical & Health Education | [email protected] Prof. G. A. I. Nwogu | Professor | Philosophy of Education | Prof. Naboth H. A. Nwafor | Professor | Philosophy of Education | [email protected] Prof. Comfort Agi | Professor | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Prof. Maxwell Eremie | Professor | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Prof. Samuel W. Amadioha | Professor | Curriculum & Instruction | [email protected] Dr. (Mrs) Joy Ejiuwaemeonu Agumagu | Reader | History of Education | [email protected] Dr. Hillary Wordu | Reader | Educational Technology | [email protected] Dr. Esezi Isaac Obilor | Senior Lecturer | Measurement & Evaluation | [email protected] Dr. Otakpo Angel Chile | Lecturer ll | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Dr. Agbor Patricia Ellah Okin | Lecturer | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Dr. Obua Anthony (Contract) | Lecturer | Sociology of Education | [email protected] Dr. Wagbara Sampson Ebere | Lecturer | Measurement & Evaluation | [email protected] Dr. John Ihuoma Nelson | Assistant Lecturer | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Dr. Ukoima Nkalo Ruth | Assistant Lecturer | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Dr. Mercy Chukwu | Lecturer II | Educational Psychology | [email protected] Dr. Miwari Goodluck Uwaks | Lecturer II | Measurement & Evaluation | [email protected] Dimkpa Chioma Ann | Assistant Lecturer | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Nbame Letam | Assistant Lecturer | Measurement & Evaluation | [email protected] Ogu Edna Ngozi | Assistant Lecturer | Curriculum & Instruction | [email protected] Louis Emmanuel Jaja | Assistant Lecturer | Sociology of Education | [email protected] Ugada Catherine | Assistant Lecturer | Measurement & Evaluation | [email protected] Ihunwo Asumptha Eberechi | Assistant Lecturer | Sociology of Education | [email protected] Wobeh Florence Chisa | Graduate Assistant | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Wike Confidence Obunwo | Graduate Assistant | Guidance & Counselling | [email protected] Peter Tamunoininaemi | Assistant Chief Confidential Secretary | Office and Information Management | [email protected] Bekwe Ferdinand Manuchim | Administrative Officer | Mechanical Engineering | [email protected]

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Department of Educational Foundations does not only service the entire Faculty of Education in the core educational foundation courses, but also teaches and graduates her own students who are admitted in line with the university admission criteria/guidelines, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

STRUCTURE OF THE UNIT

Head of Department

Staff

Student

Non- Academic

Academic

Coordinator

Professor

Confidential Secretary

Reader

Clerical Officer

Student Adviser

Senior Lecturer

Part Time

Student Project

Exams and Records

Computer Operator

Lecturer I

SIWES

Lecturer II

Assistant Lecturer

Graduate Assistant

Administrative Procedures of Department of Educational Foundations

PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROGRAMMES

To encourage and ensure continued academic and professional growth and development of teachers and school administrators in the field of Social Sciences Education and Arts and Humanities Education, and general teacher education in Rivers State in particular and Nigeria in general. A degree in Economics, Geography, Political Science & Government, Christian Religious Studies, English, French, and History & Diplomatic Studies all laced with education affords the student the opportunity of becoming a well-trained teacher and promoter of human resources.

OBJECTIVE

The objectives of the programme are to:

• Produce teachers to teach Social Science and Humanities effectively at various school levels.
• Prepare students for higher studies in General Education, Social Science Education, and Humanities Education.
• Equip students to have an intelligent understanding of the increasing complexities of General Education, Social Science Education, and Arts and Humanities Education.
• Produce research oriented teachers and the school administrators.