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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. 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