OKEDIJI, Prof. Francis Oluokun Ayoola,

sociologist, professor head, Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Born October 7, 1932 at llora, Oyo; Education: Baptist Day School, llora, Oyo, 1934-44; Baptist Boy's High School Abeokuta, Ogun State, 1945- 50, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America (USA), 1956-60 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA, 1960-61; University of Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana, USA, 1961-64, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 1967; holds the B.A., M.A., Ph.D. degrees; CAREER: appointed lecturer in sociology, Univeristy of Indiana; 1963 lecturer, University of Ibadan, 1964- 67; Senior Lecturer, 1967-69, associate professor, 1969-72; executive council member. Interdisciplinary Communications Programme, Smith sonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; executive council member, Population Association of Africa: has written many articles and books Publications: editor, sociology of the Yoruba (Ibadan University Press, 19- 70); Rehabiliation of Beggars in Nigeria (Ibadan University Press, 1973), Experiment in Population Education and Attitude change (Ibadan University Press 1974); editor, Population Dynamics Research in Africa (ICP, Publications: editor, Sociology of…