Email: vokonta@delsu.edu.ng
- Area of Specialization: Educational Planning
- Department of Educational Management and Foundations
- Okonta, Vinella had her National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Secretarial Administration from the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi; Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE); Master in Education (M.Ed.) Educational Administration and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Educational Planning from the Delta State University, Abraka in 2013. She joined the services of the University as a Confidential Secretary Grade I in 1993 and rose through the ranks to the position of Principal Personal Secretary in 2010. In January 2021, she was converted to the position of Lecturer I in the Department of Educational Management & Foundations. She has published in some national and international journals.
My Publications- Osakwe, G. N. and Okonta, V. (2025) Factors of students’ non lecture attendance and administrative strategies for its effective management in Nigerian universities., International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE)
https://ijere.iaescore.com/index.php/IJERE/article/view/30309 Vol.14(1) Pages: 382 – 388
- Nkedishu, V. C. and Okonta, V. (2024)) Artificial intelligence and future of secondary education in Delta State: Implications for educational administration., Journal of Asian Scientific Research.
https://archive.aessweb.com/index.php/5003/article/view/5073 Vol.14(3) Pages: 277 – 288
- Okonta, V. and Nkedishu, V. C. (2024) (2024) Gender Disparity in Principal Officers’ Position in Nigerian Universities: Implications for Educational Planners and Administrators., International Journal of Education, Learning and Development
https://eajournals.org/ijeld/vol12-issue-4-2024/gender-disparity-in-principal-officers-positions-in-nigerian-universities-implications-for-educational-planners-and-administrators/ Vol.12(4) Pages: 16 – 37
- Okonta, V. and Moses-Promise, O. J. (2024) Managing secondary schools for effective quality service delivery in the 21st century: Challenges and the way forward, Bayero Journal of Education in Africa (BJEA)
Vol.10(1) Pages: 170 – 184
- Nkedishu, V. C. and Okonta, V. (2024) (2024) Unpacking optimism versus concern: Tertiary students’ multidimensional views on the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)., International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Scope (IRJMS)
Vol.5(4), Pages: 362 – 377
- Okonta, V. and Osakwe, G. N. (2024) Rethinking the funding paradigm for secondary school education in a depressed economy in Anambra State., International Journal of Research (IJR),
Vol.11(9) Pages: 341 – 350
- Nkedishu, V. C. and Okonta, V. (2023) Transforming Teaching from Conventional to Digital Learning: Sensitivity in Higher Education., British Journal of Education
Vol.11(4) Pages: 18 – 36
- Okonta, V., Moses-Promise, O. J. and Osakwe, G. N. (2023) Astronomical Increase in Number of Nigerian Universities: A Curse or a Blessing?, KWASU International Journal of Education (KIJE),
Vol.6(1) Pages: 70 – 78.
- Osakwe, G.N., Moses-Promise, O. J. and Okonta, V. (2023) Assessment of Students’ Perceptions on Teachers’ Job Negligence in Classroom Activities in Secondary Schools in Delta State for Improved Teaching and Learning., Ekiti State University Journal of Education (EKSUJOE)
Vol.10(2) Pages: 199 - 206
- Okonta, V. and Egwunatum, B. N. (2021) Girl-Child Enrolment in Basic Education during COVID-19 Pandemic in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State., Journal of Perspectives in Gender Development (JPIGD)
Vol.2(1) Pages: 134 – 141
- Egwunatum, B. N. and Okonta, V. (2021) Constructive Expatiation of Index Number and Progression Rate of Students’ Enrolment in Public Secondary Schools in Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State., Journal of Engineering, Computational & Applied Sciences (JECAS), (Special Issue Publication of the Faculty of Education, Taraba State University, Jalingo),
Vol.1(1) Pages: 115 – 123
- Okonta, V. (2020) Trend Analysis of the Demand and Supply of University Admission Places in Delta State University (2013 - 2017)., Universal Journal of Educational Research.
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.082614 Vol.8(12B) Pages: 8118 - 8128
- Okonta, V. (2020) The Ratio 60:40 Science/Arts and Humanity Admission Policy in Delta State University (2013 - 2017): A Myth or Reality?, Benue State University Journal of Education.
Vol.20(2) Pages: 69 - 72
- Okonta, V. (2016) The Structure of Academic Staff in Federal, State and Private Universities in the Niger Delta Region., African Social and Educational Journal, Nigerian Edition
Vol.5(2) Pages: 246 - 252
- Okonta, V. and Iwuagwu, B. (2016) Politics of School Mapping and Facilities Provision in Educational Institutions in Nigeria., Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Research ( A Publication of the Federal University, Otuoke).
Vol.3(1) Pages: 61 - 69
- Iwuagwu, B. O.; Okogbo, B. and Okonta, V. (2016) Marital Status and Teachers' Job Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Edo State., International Journal of Social Relevance and Concern.
Vol.4(9) Pages: 33 - 38
- Okonta, V. (2015) Academic Staff Needs of Universities in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria., Delsu Journal of Educational Research and Development (DJERD).
Vol.2 (2) Pages: 49 - 57
- Okonta, V. and Akpotu, N. E. (2011) An Assessment of Human Resource Need for Pre-Vocational Education in Junior Secondary Schools in Delta State., Research in Education
Vol.17 (1) Pages: 26 - 33
