Email: neakpotu@delsu.edu.ng

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  • Area of Specialization: Educational planning, Demography, Economics of Education
  • Department of Educational Management & Foundations

  • Nelson Ejiro Akpotu, PH.D. a professor of Educational planning with research interesting Demographic Aspects of Educational Planning and Economis of Education. I served as Director of Academic Planning of the University and currently the Director of Open and Distance Learning. I was a visiting professor to the National Universities Commission (NUC) from November 2010 to October 2011. I attended the Famous College of Education Abraka, University of Calabar and University of Benin. I am happily married with Children.
    My Publications
  1. Sanubi, F.A and Akpotu, N.E (2015) The Nigerian Educational system and Vision 20:2020:A critical development planing preceptive, International Journal Of Educational Administration And Quality Study/Academic Journal
    https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1075846 Vol.17(2) Pages: 22-38

  2. Akpotu, N.E. (2011) A Critical Analysis of Funding Strategies for Repositioning Higher Education in Nigeria, Africana
    Critical-Analysis-Funding-Strategies-Repositoning-Higher-Education-Nigeria-AFRICANA Vol.4(2) Pages: 101-122

  3. Adeyemi, J. Kola. and Akpotu, N.E (2009) Cost Analysis of Teacher Absenteeism in Nigerian Secondary Schools, Journal of Social Sciences
    https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Cost-Analysis-of-Teacher-Absenteeism-in-Nigerian-Adeyemi-Akpotu/2c5f9b8f01810f01cba1627f2b96d87e1a941ca5 Vol.21(2) Pages: 137-144

  4. Akpotu, N.E. and Akpochafo, W.P (2009) An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Upsurge of Private Universities in Nigeria, Journal of Social Sciences
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2009.11892663 Vol.18(1) Pages: 21-27

  5. Akpotu, Nelson Ejiro; Dickson Onoyase and Anne Onoyase (2008) Effective Intervention Conflict Management Techniques as Perceived by Academic Staff, Non-Academic Staff and Students in Nigerian Universities, Journal of Social Sciences
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2008.11892640 Vol.17(2) Pages: 113-120

  6. Akpotu, Nelson Ejiro (2008) Social Cost Analysis of Secondary Education in South West Nigeria (1996-2001), Journal of Social Sciences
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2008.11892598 Vol.16(1) Pages: 27-33

  7. Akpotu, Nelson Ejiro (2008) Education as Correlate of Fertility Rate among Families in Southern Nigeria, Journal of Human Ecology International Interdisciplinary journal of Man-Environment Relationship
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2008.11906056 Vol.23(1) Pages: 65-70

  8. Akpotu, Nelson Ejiro; Dauglason G. Omotor and Dickson Onoyase (2007) Family Size and Parents' Socioeconomic Variables as predictors of investment in Children Education in Southwest Nigeria , Journal of Home and Community Science
    https://www.research gate.net/publication/228343320_Family_Size_and_Parents'_Socioeconomic_Variables_as_Predictors_of_Investment_in_Children_Education_in_South-West_Nigeria Vol.1(2) Pages: 127-132

  9. Akpotu, N.E.; Akpochafo, W.P.; Onoyase, D. (2006) Students' Preferences for Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, Higher Education Review
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44837095_students_preferences_for_tertiary_institutions_in_Nigeria Vol.38(3) Pages: 37-45

  10. Akpotu, N. E. (2005) Enrolment Pattern in Public and Private Schools in Delta State: Implications for Basic Education, Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning
    Vol. Vol. 5. No. 2, Pages: 234- 239.

  11. Akpotu, N. E. & Nwadiani, M. (2005) Distance Education in Nigerian Universities, The African Symposium. An On-Line Journal of the African Educational Research Network (AERN)
      Vol. Vol. 5, No. 2, July Pages: 24-34.

  12. Akpotu, N. E. (2005) Deregulating the Nigerian University System: Implications for Equity and Access, The Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP)
    Vol. Pages: 57-62.

  13. Akpotu, N.E. (2004) Planning Nigeria’s Basic Education: Challenges for Child Labour, V.T. Jike (ed.) The Scourge of Child Labour in Nigeria. A Book of Readings. NISS Publications
    Vol. Pages: 55-62

  14. Oghuvbu, E. P. & Akpotu, N.E. (2004) Factors Affecting the Attainment of the objectives of Technical School Education in Nigeria, African Journal of Education and Developmental Studies (AJEDS)
    Vol.Vol. 1, No. 1 Pages: 18-23

  15. Akpotu, N. E. & Jike, V. T. (2004) ) “An Analysis of the Link between Education and Crime: Prison Inmates Perception in Nigeria, The African Symposium. An On-Line Journal of the Africa Educational Research Network (AERN)
    Vol. Vol. 4, No. 4, December Pages:

  16. Akpotu, N. E. & Oghuvbu, E. P. (2004) Performance Appraisal of the Nigerian Secondary School Teachers: The Students’ Perspectives, Journal of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM)
    Vol. Vol. 32, No. 3. Pages: 55-62

  17. Adeyemi, J.K. and Akpotu, N.E. (2004) Gender Analysis of Student Enrolment in Nigerian Universities, Higher Education
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44834997_Gender_analysis_of_student_enrolment_in_Nigerian_universities Vol.48(3) Pages: 361-378

  18. Akpotu, N.E. (2004) An Analysis of the Cost of National Strikes in Nigerian Universities (1992-2003), Higher Education Review
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44835826_An_Analysis_of_the_cost_of_national_strikes_in_Nigeria_universities_1992-2003 Vol.37(1) Pages: 49-58

  19. 8. Akpotu, N.E. (2003) The Cost of Campus Violence and the Maintenance of Law and Order in Nigerian Universities”), V.T. Jike (ed.) The Nigerian Police and the Crisis of Law and Order: A Book of Reading
    Vol.Book of Readings Pages: 197-210.

  20. 9. Akpotu, N.E. (2003) “The National Policy on Education and Functionality: A Critique of the Post-Primary (3-3) Level., Journal of Education & Society
    Vol.Vol. 6, No. 1, March. Pages: 105-114.

  21. Akpotu, N.E. (2003) An Appraisal of the N.C.E. Minimum Teaching Qualification Policy and Teacher Quality Control in Nigerian Schools, Teacher Education and U.B.E. Annual Book of Reading, Philosophy of Education Association of Nigeria. (PEAN)
    Vol. Pages: 150-161

  22. Akpotu, N.E. (2003) University Autonomy and Globalization: Implications for Nigerian Universities, Globalization and Education in Nigeria. Annual Book of Reading Philosophy of Education Association of Nigeria. (PEAN)
    Vol. Pages: 14-22

  23. 14. Akpotu, N.E. & Musa, R. J. (2003) Basic Education and Globalization, What Hope for the Nigerian Poor?, Nigerian Journal of Educational Philosophy (NJEP)
    Vol.Vol. 10, No. 1 Pages:

  24. 15. Akpotu, N.E. & Nwadiani, M. (2003) Factors Influencing Academic Staff Turnover in Nigerian Universities, Higher Education Review
    Vol.36, No. 1 Autumn Pages: 45-56

  25. Nwadiani, M. & Akpotu, N. E. (2002) An Analysis of Academic Staff Turnover in Nigerian Universities (1990-1997), Education innovation
    https://www.sematicscholar.org/paper/ACADEMICS.STAFF-TURNOVER-IN-NIGERIAN-UNIVERSITIES-Nwadiani-Akpotu/c9c498ea026371f96cebacc4dd8a9393fabc41f Vol.123(2) Pages: 305-312

  26. Akpotu, N.E. (2002) Education for All: A Critique of its Implementation in Nigeria”, Nigerian Journal of Educational Philosophy (NJEP)
    Vol.Vol.9 No. 1 Pages: 57-64

  27. 4. Adeyemi, J.K. & Akpotu, N.E. (2001) Analysis of Absenteeism Rate among Secondary School Teachers in Nigeria, International Studies in Educational Administration – Journal of Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, Hong Kong
    Vol.Vol. 29, No. 1 Pages: 40-57

  28. 2. Akpotu, N.E. (1999) A Critical Review of the Place of Economics of Education in the Twenty-first Century Teacher Education Endeavours in Nigeria, Teacher Education – A Journal of the Association of Teacher Educators of Nigeria, (ATEN)
    Vol.Vol. 1, No. 2 September. Pages: 1 – 18

  29. Akpotu, N.E. (1999) A Critical Review of the Place of Economics of Education in the Twenty-first Century Teacher Education Endeavours I'm Nigeria ". Teacher Education , A journal of the Association of Teacher Educators of Nigeria, (ATEN)
    Vol.1(2) Pages: 1-18

  30. 3. Akpotu, N.E. ((1999)) An Analysis of Academic and Non-Academic Staffing positions in Nigerian Universities (1988-1992)”, Journal of Educational Research and Development (JERD)
    Vol.Vol. 1, No.1 November, Pages: 40-58

  31. AKPOTU, N. E. ((1995/96):) 1. Education and Economic Development: A Review” , The Educational Planner – Journal of the Nigerian Society for Educational Planning
    Vol.Vol. 5 Nos. 1 & 2, Jan. & July, pp. 39 – 48 Pages: 39 _48