Ejagham Academia & Literature

If you carefully study the “About” of Ejagham authors wherever their books are being sold or publicised, you will notice how clearly and beautifully their profiles are laid out. After reading their “About” you will definitely know who they are, where they are from and their achievements. However, what most readers may, almost certainly, not know about them is the fact that they are Ejagham.  For whatever reason, that part of their profile has to be deduced.

Well, here at EjT, we celebrate them for exactly that reason, that these authors are Ejagham, helping to shape humanity as authors amongst others things. Hence, “Celebrating Ejagham Authors“. Please join us in the celebration.

Brief Background & Career

Fr. Emmanuel Nyenabone Nyong Edet, SPS, author of “Wisdom from the Hills“. is a missionary priest of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society. He was born in Oban, Ejagham East of Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. He considers himself first and foremost a missionary.

His missionary journey took him to South Africa where he did his philosophical studies and to Nairobi Kenya where he earned Bachelor’s degree in religious studies. He completed his master’s degree in Psycho-Spiritual counselling and therapy in Marist University College, a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in 2019. Fr. Nyenabone is currently a PhD student in the same discipline. Since his ordination in 2007 he has worked as missionary priest in South Sudan, Kenya and Bauchi in North of Nigeria.

Motivation to Write this Book

In 2002 while doing his theological studies in Tangaza College, Nairobi Kenya, he took some elective courses  in African studies at the Mary knoll Institute of African Studies, Nairobi   Kenya.

What struck him then was that the Institute was set up by an American Mary knoll missionary priest who had a lot of passion for documenting African traditional knowledge. Fr. Emmanuel was sad that a non-African was promoting African cultural knowledge while we Africans didn’t care much about our heritage.  He felt challenged to research on Ejagham tradition especially his own people Ejagham Oban, and to document some of its tradition and customs for posterity.

The Message of Wisdom from the Hills

The book begins by presenting a brief historic origin of Ejagham people. It then goes on to record in some details the different cultural expressions that make up cultural identity of Ejagham community, the Oban people. The book treats traditional practices around birth, marriage, initiation, death, etc. It also looks at cultural arts such as legends, fables, proverbs, dances, and masquerades.

Ejagham people have a body of cultural knowledge and practices that guided our ancestors on how to live and relate meaningfully not only among them but with the whole universe. “If we don’t reclaim this time-tested wisdom in Ejagham tradition we cannot possibly have a voice in our world today,” he said.

 Outlook About Writing More Books About Ejagham Tradition

“Since I published Wisdom from the Hills, it is clear to me that Ejagham people have got very rich cultural and religious traditions that must be further researched and brought to public knowledge. For instance, there is a whole healing system such as Obasi-njom among the Ejagham that compares to modern day psychotherapy practices,” Fr. Edet said.

Fr. Nyenabon’s Message to the Youths                 

There is an Ejagham proverb that says “Mone njim ebae, Mone njm esa, Mone njim jit areh nsung”. For the young people, modern technological society if care is not taken, would severe you from your traditional umbilical cord that accords you an identity in a world that doesn’t seem to know what it stands for or believe in anymore. Take advantage of this phenomenon to foster Ejagham tradition instead.

My pleas to the youth is that you be careful not to become slaves to other people stories and narratives while forgetting yours.

Brief Background & Career

Kadimo Oqua fondly called UncleKady is from Ejagham Qua. UncleKady, is of the Ika Ika Oqua dynasty in Calabar Municipality. His Grandfather, Ntoe Ika Ika Oqua II, was the revered King in Calabar Province who was in the contingent of those that negotiated Nigeria Independence in the 1956 London conference. Kadimo’s father was also a king, late Ndidem (Dr.) Thomas Ika Ika Oqua III. The Ndidem is the Grand Patriarch of the Qua Nation and Paramount Ruler, Calabar Municipality in Cross River State, Nigeria.

Academically, Kady holds a ND in Mass Communications from the Polytechnic Calabar. He further attended the University of Calabar to study Theatre Arts, the course of his choice. UncleKady had his first, second and third degrees from the Department of Theatre and Media Studies, University of Calabar, where he teaches Directing and Media Arts.

UncleKady is happily married with children

Professionally, Kadimo Oqua has directed many stage plays, radio plays and films.  Kady is credited with the introduction of the multimedia directing to his Department in particular and the University of Calabar community at large. Multimedia directing is the style where stage drama is fused with film in a live theatre presentation.

He is also a prolific writer. He has written many radio. Screenplays and stage plays. Among the stage plays are Ego, We Men and I Know who I Am is the latest in his series of play.

Outlook On Writing More Books

As an academic staff; I have written several books for students, ranging from Design and Communication books, Stage Acting and Directing books. But a Beautiful Imperfection is the first autobiography

I also have plans to publish another book on the proper history of Old Calabar, as to be told by a Qua- Ejagham Man, whose ancestors first settled in Calabar during the great Bantu Migration. That also will be an interesting read.

Dr. Kadimo Oqua’s Message to Ejagham Youths                 

Ejagham youth should “go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. Without surrender, be at peace with everyone,” while fostering love and unity among the Ejagham people, through your conduct.

Books Authored by Dr. Kadimo Oqua

What do you do when your child is suicidal due to an illness he knows nothing about?

What do couples do when they are ignorantly responsible for the negative health ordeal of their child?

There is a saying that “Blood is life.” But what does one do when blood becomes the agent of death?

What do parents do when they are faced with a sickle cell sufferer as a child? A situation that would have been an avoidable mistake?

In most parts of Africa, sickle cell disorder is still very rampant as most couples are still very ignorant about it.

The book, A Beautiful Imperfection, chronicles the true life experience of the author as a sickle cell survivor.  The book also exposes how a sufferer can survive this and adds other relationship matters by weaving the tragic story through tattoos of comic circumstances and revealing that Sickle Cell sufferers, if properly managed, can live to adulthood.

This book outlines the Principles of Graphics and Advertising for the ambulatory public chronicle and explains the principles and techniques of creating a layout for the development of Poster and Billboard advertisements especially for that type of audience always on the move. The book goes further to criticize some advert pieces and even recommends how and where to place such advertised message when created.

This is a handbook for training directors in the field of opera, dance choreography, carnival and general theatrical directing. The book takes a view of the history of acting and directing, explaining some operatic principles and techniques that can be adopted and adapted to mount an operatic performance on stage. What is more, the book goes further to chronicle some world class theatrical events and renowned dancers and choreographers.

Ego weaves a tragic love story round the incredible and incurable virus of HIV AIDS.

The play analyses the different ways of contracting the HIV virus and recommends safe play.

Ego was first performed at the University of Calabar Arts Theatre, Nigeria, for the launch of the Nigerian Youth Aids Programme (NYAP) on March 15, 1983.

This play tries to point out that most women’s inadequacies are sometimes inadvertently caused by men.

The play, through the characters, satirises the obnoxious role placed on the African women, highlighting their inadequacies and suggesting remedies.

We Men was launched for Women’s Rights, Advancement and Promotion of Alternative (WRAPA) in Abuja, Nigeria in April 12, 2001 as a sensitization drama for the launch of Women’s Right.

What do parents and guardians do when they are faced with the problem of Sickle Cell Anemia and don’t know what to do.

I know Who I am tries to chronicle the steps that triggers Sickle Cell crises in a patient and enumerate ways to remedy.

Background & Career

Ekaba Bisong is from Bendeghe-Ekiem in Etung LGA, Ejagham Etung Cluster in Cross River State, Nigeria. Born to Prof. Francis and Prof. Nonso Bisong in Calabar, Cross River State in Nigeria.

Ekaba is currently a Data Science  Lead at T4G in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He previously worked as a Data Scientist/ Data Engineer at Pythian in Ottawa, Canada. In addition, he maintains a relationship with the Intelligent Systems Labs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada  with a research focus on Learning Systems (encompassing learning automata and reinforcement learning), Machine Learning, and Deep Learning.

Mr. Ekaba Bisong is a Google Certified Professional Data Engineer, a Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning and author of the book “Building Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models on Google Cloud Platform” with Apress (Springer Nature) Publishers.

Mr. Ekaba Bisong research interests are in the theoretical and practical aspects of machine learning, the principles and algorithms that affect learning and how they are applied to specialized domains in making predictions, especially where there are rapid shifts in observable features as well as how mathematical principles, statistics and probabilistic reasoning can be applied to aid better decision making. He is also interested in researching the frontiers involving the synthesis of deep learning and reinforcement learning (what is now known as deep reinforcement learning), and how they can improve the learning task of an agent interacting in a non-deterministic, non-stationary environments (where exact mathematical analysis are no longer feasible), especially when the states of the environment are only partially observable.

Early Days

Ekaba is an old boy of Hope Waddell Training Institution (H.W.T.I), Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Hope Waddel was established in 1894 and is the oldest school East of the Niger in Nigeria.

Ekaba went on to complete his Bachelor degree in Computer Science at Babcock University in Ogun State, Nigeria. He later obtained his Masters Degree in Computer Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

The Message of the Book

This book seeks to equip the reader from the ground up with all the essential principles and tools for building learning models. Machine learning and deep learning is rapidly evolving, and often it is overwhelming and confusing for a beginner looking to delve into this field. Many have no clue where to start. This book is a one-stop shop that takes the beginner on a journey to state-of-the-art theoretical understanding and practical mastery without assuming any pre-requisite. Although this book is written with the beginner at heart, it is not ridiculously verbose and repetitive, but written in a direct and succinct manner that will appeal to experts and serve as a refresher for the core concepts.

 Author’s  Message to Ejagham Youths                 

We must be encouraged to persevere and to take personal responsibility for ourselves, our families and our communities. We persevere in hope and with courage because our efforts is not an effort in futility and our courage is not dialectical.

This notion of concrete hope and courage with meaning is firmly etched in the Christian worldview of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. In all of history, there is no man that died and toady remains alive. All the central figures of all worldviews are dead or mythical. Only Jesus is alive. This is the anchor of our hope and our courage and our perseverance. So we live and move and have our being in Christ, by Faith, through Grace, on the Authority of Scripture, and to the Glory of God.

Background & Career

Mr, Ita Akuku is from Ishi Ibohr (ISHIBORRI) in the Nkim nation of the Ejagham Bakor extraction in Ogoja in Cross River State of Nigeria.

His primary and secondary education were in St. Benedict’s Catholic School, Ishi Ibohr, Ogoja and St. Augustine’s junior Seminary, Ezzamgbo, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.

While he got his National Certificate in Education, NCE in English/History in the College of Education, Uyo and Diploma in Journalism from the Institute of Journalism, Ogba-Lagos respectively, Ita bagged his BA, in Communication Arts from the University of Uyo.

He has seen service with the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC in Port Harcourt, New Nigerian Newspapers, NNN, Kaduna as a journalist and a teacher of English in the secondary school.

As a writer, to his credit, are some of the following titles: Nje – a literary text; The Anger of Atam – the Cross River State politics of marginalization of the minority; Nkim Tradition and Culture – The celebration of life (septuagenarian celebration of Ishig Akub-a-ngon); The Thorny Road to Succession; The Paramount Ruler; and The History of Ishi Ibohr (Ishiborri) and the Catholic Church at 100 Years.

The Message of Ita Akuku’s Books

“The Paramount Ruler” is prominently the biography of Chief George Nsor Ibembem and his grim determination to mounting the headship saddle of the Ogoja government created traditional rulers’ council.

This is a story on the practice of witchcraft in the traditional African society, particularly where Christianity is to make an inroad.

The plague: This is an investigation on members of the Nigerian publics, particularly those males holding responsible, positions who sexually exploit needy females for favour. This immorality, at times, culminates in deadly diseases, among which is HIV AIDS.

This book is a lamentation of the degradation of academic excellence in schools on account of Exams malpractice. It proffers a solution for a regeneration of this lost scholarly option through swotting.

The Anger of Atam: The book features a social cultural organisation – The Atam Congress, seeking liberation for the people of Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State from the political grip of the South and Central Senatorial Districts.

 Nkim Tradition and Culture: This is a reminiscence of the tradition and culture of Nkim people which Christianity is trying to erode to the detriment of posterity. One of the life cultural celebration which has stood the test of time, the septuagenarian celebration Akub-a-Ngon Age Grade of 2013 is vividly captured.

This book discusses the reason for the separation of Agboja and Ishi Ibohr into two sub kingdoms of the Nkim nation and the rites of making an NTOL (King).

Outlook On Writing More Books

The urge is very strong in working on  the (i) the Ejagham youth consciousness and their identity as a people (ii) cultural revival and the detrimental impact of the Western culture on the natives of Africa.

Ita Akuku’s Message to Ejagham Youths                 

The youth must imbibe an unblemished patriotism with passion to enhance posterity with better tools for greater Ejagham tribe.

Bakor Ejagham Cultural Dance: Moni-a-Nkim dance. Initially, dancers were restricted to virgins.

The Author:  

Brief Background & Career

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita is a native of Orem village, Ejagham Akamkpa Cluster in Akamkpa LGA of Cross River State, Nigeria. He was born on the 10th April, 1967. He attended Presbyterian Primary School Akim Qua Town from 1973 to 1979.

He did his Secondary education at Immaculate Conception Seminary Mfamosing from 1979 to 1984.

He did his BSc degree in Chemistry at the University of Calabar from 1985 to 1989 when he graduated. He was posted to former Gongola State for the NYSC assignment in 1989 and completed his NYSC in September 1990 at Federal University of Technology in Yola.

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita is a family man and devout Christian. He is married to Dr. Caroline Iserom Ita nee Caroline Etangeyong. They are blessed with five children: Florence Njine Iserom, Charles Ita Iserom, God’sgift Jenechingi Iserom, Magdalene Offah Iserom, Catherine Ogyebambingi Iserom, and Jacob Ekupnse Iserom.

In October 1990 he was employed as a Graduate Assistant by the University of Calabar where he is still lecturing till now. In 2010 he became the first Professor of Chemistry specializing in Physical, Theoretical and Mathematical Chemistry. In Akamkpa LGA he is also the first Professor of Chemistry.

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita has written at least 170 journal articles spanning the areas of Chemistry, physics and Mathematics. He has also written four Textbooks three of which are in www.amazon.com.

In 2018 he presented his Inaugural lecture on “Nanoparticles: A vanguard of Chemistry ingenuity for national development.”

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita is a football enthusiast.

Outlook On Writing More Books

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita intends to write more books particularly a book on Chemical Kinetics and another one on Impulsive Differential Equations in Chemistry. He is also publishing more journal articles and supervising more MSc and PhD students.

 Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita’s Message to Ejagham Youths                 

His advise to Ejagham Nation is that we should hold God in very high esteemed and the children should continue to study very hard and should not be discouraged.

Prof. Benedict Iserom Ita’s Books

Divine Intervention: My Personal Experience.  

This book discusses so many interventions in the author’s life and the great miracle where (according to the author) God Spoke to him in the presence of ‘My Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary’ on 22nd August 2016.

 The IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic and Inorganic Compounds  

This textbook was in 1999. It introduces a very simple but unique way of naming organic and inorganic compounds. The book is very good for beginners of naming of compounds using IUPAC nomenclature in West Africa.

 Introduction to Physical Chemistry

The book was written in 2003. It contains very useful but easily understood topics for undergraduate students. It treats Gas Laws, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics and Chemical as well as Statistical Thermodynamics. It is believed that the book will help even the beginners of physical chemistry in understanding the topics.

Solved Problems in Quantum Chemistry                     

This textbook was published in 2005 and solves some difficult problems in quantum chemistry easily.

The Inaugural lecture

The Inaugural lecture on Wednesday 21st February 2018. It summarizes the importance of nanoparticles and their applications in science and technology.

The Author:  

Brief Background & Career

Professor Alice Eta Asim is a professor of Educational Evaluation and the current Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. She holds a PhD. from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Prof. Alice Asim is a wife, mother and grandmother. She is married to Mr. Wilfred Eta Asim and the marriage is blessed with two children, Okang Eta Asim (daughter) and Asim Eta Asim (son).

Professor Alice Eta Asim’s maiden name was Alice Edet Edim. She is the 4th child in a family of 5 children. She is an indigene of Ikpai Omin Clan, in Calabar Municipal, Ejagham Qua Cluster in Cross River State, Nigeria. Her father was a teacher and her mother a farmer. She is a wife, mother and grandmother.

Prof Alice Asim had her first school leaving certificate in 1970 from Akim Qua Primary School where she attended for only a year after spending some years in Our Lady’s High School, Kaduna, then to St Isaac’ Elementary school, Surulere, Lagos. Having returned to her place of origin it was incumbent on her to attend the best female secondary school then. So, the prestigious Holy Child Secondary School Marian Hill, Calabar was where she spent the next 5 years and was one of 2 students who came out with Grade 1 in the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination. After a brief stint at School of Arts and Science Uyo, she proceeded to University of Calabar on Federal Government Scholarship as the first female student to be admitted into the Department of Physics.

After teaching physics, Additional mathematics and General mathematics as a National Youth Corper Service Corp (NYSC) member, she decided to make a career in education and read for M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Evaluation from University of Ibadan. As the best graduating student at the Masters level she was given the option of progressing to the Ph.D. level with the option of not purchasing a Ph.D. form.

She has been a member of the Research Board of Advisors of the American Biographic Institute and was cited in the 9^th edition of International “Who is Who” of Professional and Businesswomen.

In 2004 she was the only African among the 5 scholars/recipients of the Commonwealth Association for Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators (CASTME) Award. The award which given in London was for her work on the use of pre-structured concept maps for teaching HIV concepts in primary school science.

She joined the services of University of Calabar in 1998 as Lecturer II, she rose through the ranks and by the time she was being assessed for Senior Lecturer position, her publications were enough to qualify her for professorship, but for fear of setting a precedence, she had to wait for the mandatory 3 years per post. Befittingly, the announcements of her Associate Professorship and Professorship were exactly one year apart 2010 and 2011 respectively.

As a widely travelled academic, she has attended many conferences in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe and published extensively resulting in over 55 publications in local and foreign books and journals. Prof Asim has a passion for writing and has authored a variety of books which include academic, motivational, children’s stories, and a compendium of over 200 poems.

The book, “Science Poems for Children” which she co-authored as a Ph.D. student with her Ph.D. supervisor, Late Prof. S.T. Bajah in University of Ibadan shot her into the limelight as an Educational Consultant with British Council. Since then, she has been an Educational Consultant to: UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, NTI, ETF, TETFUND, etc.

She has taught physics, general and further mathematics, as well as introductory technology at the secondary school level. At the undergraduate level she has taught Educational Tests and Measurement, Research and Statistics, Testing in Counselling, Programme Development and Evaluation as well as supervision of undergraduate projects. At the post graduate level, she has imparted knowledge in Advanced Educational Research Methods, Advanced Statistics, and supervised thirty-seven Master’s and Ph.D. students (25 as Chief Supervisor and 12 as co-supervisor) as at December 2022.

Membership of Organizations/ Associations:

• World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI)
• Educational Assessment and Research Network in Africa (EARNiA).
• Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology and Mathematics Educators (CASTME)
• Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN)

• Association of Educational Researchers and Evaluators of Nigeria (ASSEREN)
• Nigeria Academy of Education (MNAE)
• Distinguished Fellow, African Academics Network (FAAN)
• Global Quality Assurance Association.

As an ardent Sabbath observer, she was a one-time Secretary Sabbath Association of Nigeria (SBA). She is a member and patron of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) Cross River State Chapter. Currently she is the Cross River State Chairperson of Organisation of African Instituted Churches(OAIC) Women and Children OAIC is one of the 5 Blocks that make up Christian Association of Nigeria.

 Outlook On Writing More Books

Prof Alice Asim’s believe is that there are many things to say to people that may give them the needed direction in life, word of comfort, inspiration, or assurance. The easiest way to do so is through books. Books are indelible, they outlive the authors of such books and can reach different continents. Thus, her outlook on writing more books is that she sees all around her things that inspire her to write. There are more books to be completed. According to Prof. Asim, her ink will keep flowing as long as God spares her life.

Prof. Alice Asim’s Message to Ejagham Youths                 

The first advise to our youths is that they should fear God Almighty. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.  Humility, integrity, and hard work should be the watchword of Ejagham youths. They should note that I came from a lowly background and today have reached the peak of my career. God who made this possible for me can do it for any other Ejagham child.

Books Written by Prof. Alice Asim   

SCIENCE POEMS FOR CHILDREN

BY S. T. BAJAH and ALICE ETA ASIM (1997)

Johnmof Printers Ltd. Ibadan.

This book of poems has been written with children in mind. We believe that science can be taught using different media and techniques. Children of Africa should be given the opportunity to enjoy science. The poems here presented capture various concepts in science. This book provides a melodious example of the integrated approach to the teaching of science. In it both science and poetry are taught in a most entertaining way. Now we want our children to talk science, sing science and act science. This innovative book of Science Poems for Children is accompanied with Teacher’s/Parent’s Guide along with an audio and video cassette.

 THE GREEDY MAN OF ADOTE LAND

BY ALICE ETA ASIM (2000)

Mira Publishers, Uyo.

The Greedy Man of Adote Land is the first in my Good Character–moulding Series for Children. This story which is based on happenings in our society is meant to assist parents and teachers in the task of proper child upbringing. The intention of this book is to teach its readers about the dangers and terrible consequences of greed.

It is important to remember that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old, he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22, Verse 6).

INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIRS

BY ALICE E. ASIM (2006)El-

Sapphire Publishers: Lagos

This a collection of inspired poems with commentaries and Bible references. This book contains words of comfort, hope, encouragement, and victory for the young and old. The Holy Bible says, “The devil is roaring like a lion looking for who to devour.’’ You can overcome this devourer through Biblical principles applied as you journey through life.

PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

BY UMOINYANG, I. E., ASIM, A. E., AKWA, A. M. & BASSEY, S.W. (2004).

Helimo Associates: Calabar   

Principles and Techniques of Educational Assessment and Evaluation is a main text in the first course in Educational Test, Measurement and Evaluation at OND, NCE, BACHELORS AND GRADUATE Level. It provides the basics for success in this core course in Education. It is a must-read text for pre-service and in-service teachers who

 RESEARCH IN EDUCATION: CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES

AUTHORS: ALICE E. ASIM, IDAKA E. IDAKA & ENI I. ENI (2017).

Bloann Educational Publishers.

The motivation to write this book came from our contact with both undergraduate and graduate students over a period exceeding 20 years. We discovered a yawning gap in the intellectual armoury of students as they commenced writing their projects/theses. It was for this reason that this concise, illustrative, and easily understandable text has been written for the benefit of undergraduates, graduates, lecturers and researchers in Education and Social Sciences.

RESEARCH CULTURE AND METHODOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE TREND.

AUTHOR: ALICE ETA ASIM (2016).

Benue State University, Makurdi, Graduate School Publication.

This Postgraduate Lecture Series No. 5 looks at research as a mandate of higher education. It discusses the steps necessary to arrive at dependable knowledge. Examples from different areas of specialization are used to expatiate on the technicalities of research. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches are differentiated in key aspects. Known ethical issues that can affect the quality of research are addressed. Research data collection instruments and techniques and the likely forms of bias in research have been pointed out. The future of research, in terms of multidisciplinary approach; and handling of big data in research, are highlighted.

BEYOND GENDER FAIRNESS IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT: What Is and What Should Be.

AUTHOR: ALICE ETA ASIM (2018).

WCCI Seminar Series No. 9

This World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) Seminar Series No. 9 discussed fairness as a deliberate attempt to avoid bias against or towards individuals because of their ethnicity, race, sex, gender, or any other orientation. Gender fairness in curriculum is ensuring that there is no gender bias against girls or boys during development and implication of the curriculum. The document discusses what needs to be done, pointing out that gender equality has implications for Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship.

EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION IN CONTEXT: FACT-FINDING, FAULT-FINDING AND EXERCISE IN FUTILITY.

AUTHOR: ALICE ETA ASIM (2022).

University of Calabar Press.

This is the 109^th Inaugural Lecture of University of Calabar. In this book, the author explains the concepts of educational measurement, assessment, and evaluation; what the present scenario is as regards these terms and what it should be in the context of higher education. The fact-finding, fault-finding concepts are elaborated upon, while an extensive discussion on what may make educational evaluation at the tertiary education level an exercise in futility. The author also shares her research focus in the Educational Evaluation arena in attempt to ensure that the principals of educational evaluation follow global best practices. She also shares her contributions to knowledge economy as a teacher, consultant, and mentor.

CALM IN TURBULENCE

AUTHOR: ALICE ETA ASIM (2019).

Asitech Printers, Calabar.

Everywhere we turn and whatever we watch or listen to show there is turbulence in the world. In such times as we are passing through, it becomes difficult to be focused in life. Though church services and programmes abound, many people still find it difficult to be calm in their spirit. In the quest for inner peace that has eluded the world; many have pursued ephemeral things that cannot guarantee lasting happiness. I am delighted to share with the world the fact that man can still experience calm during turbulence. As an aid in this direction, it is my candid prayer that these inspired verses will give the needed calm in whatever turbulence we experience.

 THESIS AND DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.

EDITOR: ALICE ETA ASIM (2018).

Asitech Printers, Calabar.

This book of thesis and dissertation abstracts is the maiden edition of such a publication in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar. This compilation was born out of the necessity, as the Head of Department, to bring under a single cover, the numerous research outputs from the Department. The Masters and Doctoral thesis and dissertation abstracts are in the areas of: Sociology of Education, Educational Psychology, Research, Measurement and evaluation, and Philosophy of Education. It is believed that this Book of Abstracts will be a useful resource for graduate students and teachers in Faculty of Education of different higher education institutions.