Durojaiye Adebayo AJEYALEMI,

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

AJEYALEMI,

First Name

Durojaiye

Other Names

Adebayo

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)

Date of Birth

November 7, 1950

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Osun

Place of Birth

Ibokun

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Kofoworola Frances Amusu 1979

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

; educationist

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

St Peter's School, Ibokun, 1956-61, LA Secondary Modern School, Ibokun, 1962, Kiriji Memorial Col lege, Igbajo, 1963,47, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, 1970-72, University of Lagos, 1973-76, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 1978-81;

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D

Previous Appointments

: Quay Staff 11,Nigerian Ports Authority, 1968-70; Management Trainee, Lever Brothers, 1977; Graduate Assistant, University of Lagos, 1977-81; Lecturer II, Department of Curriculum Studies, University of Lagos, 1981-83; Lecturer I, Unilag, 1983-84; appointed Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, 1984; AG Head, Department of Curriculum Stud ies, 1992-94;Sub-Dean, Education, 1991-92; Associate Professor, 1989-92; Professor of Curriculum Studies, 1992; Dean of Students Affairs, University of Lagos, 1995-Date; member, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1984; member, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, USA, 1990;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Science & Technology Education in Africa, Univer sity of Lagos Press, 1990; Emergent Issues In Nigerian Education, co-editor, Joja Edu cational Research and Publishers, 1987;

Outstanding Achievements

Recipient, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa Trust Fund Prize, Britain-Nigeria Association, 1978; Fulbright Research Fellowship, University of Lowa, 1990; Visiting Scholar in Curriculum Studies, University of Zimba bwe, Harare, 1988-89;

Hobbies

reading, movies, music, dancing, lawn tennis

Official Address

Department ofCurriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, Lagos State.