Prof. Prince Nwachukwu Ololube, is a Fellow of the Chattered Institute of Administration of Nigeria and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in Education and Teacher Education with focus in Educational Management and Planning/Curriculum Studies from the University of Helsinki, Finland. In addition, he holds Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management, Masters of Education in Educational Management and Planning, and a Bachelors of Science Education in Political Science. His research focuses on school business administration/management, curriculum studies/design, early childhood education, institutional management and leadership in higher education, sociology of education, education effectiveness, instructional effectiveness and quality improvement, ICT in education, adult and non-formal education, and research methodologies. Wherever Prof. Ololube finds himself and have always been, he always displayed the same enthusiasm and dynamism toward inspiring and motivating his students. He challenges them to think critically and independently. He enjoys teaching as much as he is motivated to do research. Prof. Ololube has published over 70 articles in referred journals, 7 textbooks, 4 edited books, presented at various international conferences, and contributed chapters to a number of books and encyclopedias. In all, Ololube has authored and/or co-authored more than one hundred (170) publications. Ololube’s professional contributions to the academic community include: Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Scientific Research in Education (IJSRE); Editor, Online Journal of Education Research (OJER); Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Economics, Education and Development (IJEED); Review Board Member, International Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE); International Journal of Information and Communications Technology Education (IJICTE); Editorial Board Member Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) and more. A selection of Prof. Ololube’s publications and profile are available online at www.ololube.com.

We will not have better schools without better teachers,

but we will not have better teachers without better schools in which teachers can learn,

practice, and develop - Owens.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to

entertain a thought without accepting it - Aristotle.

Education is an ornament in prosperity

and a refuge in adversity - Aristotle.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

• Member: Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria
• Member and Fellow: Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria
• Member: Education Community of practice, UK
• Member: Performance Measurement Association, UK
• Member: Academy of Educational Leadership, USA
• Members: Baltic and Black Sea Circle Consortium in Educational Research, Latvia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Institutional Management and Leadership
• Human Resources Management
• Staff Professional Growth and Development
• Education Policy
• Early Childhood Education
• School Effectiveness
• Teacher Effectiveness
• Quality Improvement
• Information Systems Management
• E-education / E-learning
• Information Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Public Administration
• Management Theories
• School Plant Planning and Management
• School Business Administration
• Instructional supervision
• Human Resources Management
• Staff Professional Growth and Development
• Arts of Teaching
• Instructional Methodology
• Method Courses in Education
• Principles and Practices of Public Administration
• Principles of Development Administration
• Entrepreneurial Development
• Industrial Relations
• Citizenship Education
• International Relations.
• Research Methodology (Quantitative/Qualitative)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/ACTIVITIES

• Editor-in-Chief: International Journal of Scientific Research in Education (IJSRE). www.ijsre.com

• Editorial Board Member: The International Journal of Economics, Education and Development (IJEED), Switzerland.

• International Editorial Review Board Member: International Journal of Information and Communications Technology Education, USA.

• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE) USA.

• Reviewer: Information Technology for Development (ITD) USA.

• Reviewer: International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) West Indies.

• Reviewer: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching. Hong Kong.

• Reviewer: (Chapters in Book). Bridging the Knowledge Divide: Educational technology for development. Book Published by Information Age Publishing. USA

• Reviewer: (Chapters in Book). Cases 'n' Places: Global Cases in Educational Technology. Book Published by Information Age Publishing. USA

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

• Best Paper Award: The International Applied Business Research (IABR) and College Teaching & Learning (TLC) Conferences,     March 20-24, 2006 Cancun, Mexico.

• Nigerian Merit Gold Award for Productivity. In Appreciation of Outstanding Contributions towards the Growth and Development of Education in Nigeria, December 15, 2012, NIMGAP, Abuja, Nigeria.

• The Presidency: Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In Appreciation for the 2011 CGS-LG Monitoring, Supervision and Data Collection. December 4, 2013, Abuja, Nigeria.

• Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria: In Appreciation of Outstanding Prowess in Administrative Matters and as a Professional Fellow, October 15, 2014. Abuja, Nigeria.

• Ranked among the very best 100 of the top 800 scientists in Nigeria institutions of higher education and the best scientist in my University between October 2015-2016, according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities of Spain: Ranking of scientists in Nigeria Institutions according to Google Scholar Citations public profiles. www.webometrics.info/en/node/99.