Curriculum vitae
CURRICULUM VITAE: Prof A. A. Ladele
I. (a) Name: Ademola Adekunte LADELE
(b) Date of Birth: 13 October, 1956
(c) Department: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
(d) Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
II. (a) Present Post (with date): Professor (01 October, 2007)
(c) Date of Last Promotion: 0l October, 2007
III. University Education (with dates):
(i) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 1976 - 1979
(ii) University of Ibadan, Ibadan 1982 - 1990
IV. Academic Qualifications (with dates and granting bodies):
Qualifications Granting Bodies Dates
B.Sc. Agriculture OAU, Ile Ife June 1979
M.Sc.Agric. Extension UI, Ibadan Dec. 1983
Ph.D. Agric. Extension UI, Ibadan April 1990
V. Professional Qualifications and Diplomas (with dates): Nil
VI. Scholarships, Fellowships and Prizes (with dates):
Cocoa Board Award (Obafemi Awolowo University) 1977-1979
University of Ilorin Staff Development Award 1987-1988
VII. Honours, Distinctions and Membership of Learned Societies:
Nigerian Rural Sociological Association [NRSA] (Editor-in-Chief) 2005 to 2010
Nigerian Anthropological and Sociological Association [NASA] (Member)
Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria [AESON] (Associate Editor)
Agricultural Society of Nigeria [ASN] (Member)
Agricultural Research and Extension Network [AREN] (Member)
Farm and Infrastructure Foundation [FIF] (Project Director)
Association for International Agricultural Extension and Education
[AIAEE] (Member)
e-Learning Africa (Member)
VIII. Details of Teaching Experience at University level:
(a) Employer Duration Post Held
(i) University of Ilorin 1985 - 1988 Asst. Lecturer
1988 - 1991 Lecturer II
1991 - 1993 Lecturer I
1993 - 1997 Senior Lecturer
1997 - 2000 Reader
(ii) University of Ibadan
(Dept. of Agric. Extension Services) July 1997 Visiting
to Oct. 1997 Senior Lecturer
(iii) University of Ghana
(on sabbatical leave)
(Agricultural Extension Dept.) Oct. 1997 Visiting Scholar
to Sept. 1999
(iv) University of Ibadan July 2000 - 2003 Senior Lecturer
(v) University of Ibadan 2003 to 2007 Reader
(vi) Olabisi Onabanjo University Jan 2007 to Jan 2008 Reader [Visiting]
(vii) University of Ibadan Oct 2007 to date Professor
(b) Courses taught:
(i) University of Ilorin AXR 203 - Introduction to Rural Sociology
AXR 502 - Sociology of Rural Life.
AEF 402 - Economics of Co- operation (course, jointly taught).
AXR 656 - Research Methods in Extension Education
(ii) On Sabbatical leave
University of Ghana AGEX 301- Extension Methods
AGEX 602- Research Methods
AGEX 607- Extension Methods
AGEX 609- Communication
(iii) University of Ibadan
(a) Undergraduate
Course No. Course Title Units Academic session
AES 310 Agric. Extension Education 2 2000 - 2006
AES 313 Educational Psychology 2 2000/2001
AES 410 Community Agric. Extension 2 2000 - 2006
AES 514 Rural Youth Extension Programme 2 2000 - 2006
(b) Postgraduate
AES 701 Seminar 1 2000 - 2003
AEA 712 Programme Planning and Evaluation 2 2000/2001
AES 710 Principles, Concepts and Processes in
Agricultural Extension 2 2001- 2006
(iv) Olabisi Onabanjo Unibversity (on Sabbatical leave)
(a) Undergraduate
Course No. Course Title Units Session
AXR 301 Agric. Ext. Teaching Methods 2 2006/2007
AXR 504 Social Psychology for Agric. & Rural
Development 2 2006/2007
AXR 515 Group Dynamics in Extension 2 2006/2007
(b) Postgraduate
Course No. Course Title Units Session
AXR 713 Communication in Extension 2 2006/2007 AXR 804 Extension Management and Administration 2 2006/2007
AXR 807 Social Statistics and Computer Sciences 3 2006/2007
AXR 812 Organization and Administration of
Community Development 2 2006/2007 AXR 819 Communication and Teaching Methods in
Extension 2 2006/2007
(c) Supervision of students
- 1. Completed
a) Undergraduate Project Supervision
33 B.Sc. Agric. Research Projects in Agric. Extension
b) Postgraduate
1 M.Sc. Agric. Extension (Unilorin)
4 M. Phil. Agric. Extension (University of Ghana)
13 M.Sc. Agric. Extension (U.I.)
6 Ph.D. Agric. Extension (U.I.)
2. In progress
(a) Undergraduate Project Supervision
2 B.Sc. Agric. Extension (UI)
(b) Postgraduate
3 M.Sc. Agric. Extension (U.I.)
6 Ph. D. (University of Ibadan)
(d) Other departmental / faculty responsibilities
I. University of Ilorin
i) Farm Practical Training, Departmental Coordinator 1989 – 1991
ii) Departmental Seminar Coordinator. 1990 - 1996
iii) Faculty of Agriculture's (Unilorin) Representative on
Faculty of Business and Social Science Board. 1988 - 1991
iv) Unilorin Library Users' Committee (Member) 1993 - 1995
v) Faculty of Agriculture’s representative on Junior
Staff Appointment and Promotion Board. 1994 - 1997
vi) Faculty of Agriculture’s representative on Library and
Publication Committee 1994 - 1997
vii) Science Sub-Editor, Centrepoint
(University of Ilorin multidisciplinary Journal) 1995 - 1997
viii) Chairman, Editorial Board - Agrosearch
(A Journal of Agriculture Food and Development) 1993 - 1997
ix) Chairman, Faculty of Agriculture's Seminar 1994 - 1997
x) External Examiner for Ph.D. thesis, University of Ibadan April 2000
xi) Editorial Adviser, Agrosearch, Unilorin Journal 2005 to Date
II. University of Ghana
(i) Internal examiner for 4 M. Phil. Agric. Extension candidates 1997 - 1999
(ii) Departmental Curriculum Review Committee 1997 - 1999
(iii) Staff and Postgraduate Seminar co-ordinator 1997 - 1999
III. University of Ibadan
(i) Staff Seminar Committee Chairman 2000 - 2003
(ii) Editor, The Ibadan Extension (Departmental Monograph) 2000 - 2003
(iii) Departmental Finance committee 2000 - to date
(iv) Committee on Resuscitation of Agric. Farm 2000 - 2002
(v) Publication Committee (Faculty) 2000 - 2002
(vi) Postgraduate Coordinator 2002 - 2003
(vii) External Examiner for B.Sc. degree; LAUTECH, Ogbomoso 2002
(viii) External Examiner for M.Sc. degree; University of Ilorin 2004 -2005
(ix) External Examiner for M. Phil degree; Univ. of Ghana, Legon 2006
(x) External Examiner for M.Sc. degree; FUTA, Akure. 2005 to date
(xi) External Examiner for M.Sc. degree; University of
Nigeria, Nsukka 2006 to date
(xii) Acting Head of Department, A. E. & R. D., UI. Aug. 2004 - 2006
(xiii) Internal Examiner for several Ph. D degree candidates. 2000 to date
(xiv) External Examiner for Ph. D. for three candidates;
OAU, Ile-Ife 2007 - 2010
(xv) Chairman, UI Radio Project Committee 2005 - 2010
(xvii) Head of Department, A. E. & R. D., UI. Aug. 2010 to Date
IV. Olabisi Onabanjo University
(i) Chairman, Departmental Seminar Committee 2006/2007
(ii) Chairman, Departmental Student Affairs Committee 2006/2007
(iii) Chairman, Village Community Extension Outreach
Programme 2006/2007