WORK INFORMATION
| Job Title | Lecturer II | ||||||
| First Name | Kelechi | ||||||
| Middle Name (initial) | C. | ||||||
| Surname | Mezieobi | ||||||
| Social Media Handles (links preferable) | |||||||
| Kelechi Mezieobi | @kelechimezieobi | ||||||
| Research Gate ID | Kelechi Mezieobi | Google Scholar ID | Kelechi Mezieobi | ||||
| Programme | Arts and Humanities Education |
| Department | Arts and Humanities Education |
| Faculty | Education |
BIOGRAPHY (EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
Kelechi C. Mezieobi currently serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Arts and Humanities Education, Faculty of Education, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He has a background in Educational Management and Planning, Social Studies Education and International Relations and Globalization and for several years specialized in teaching education management, sociology of education, comparative education and social studies to undergraduate and post-graduate diploma in education students.
He has taught education management and social studies at the Imo State University and has experience of teaching sociology of education and comparative education. He has published widely in his research area of social studies, education management and education in general. He is currently the Chairman, Students’ Welfare Committee of the Faculty of Education, member of the Technical Committee of the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, AE-FUNAI and so on. He was formerly the Vice-Chairman, Staff Welfare Committee of the Faculty of Education and Secretary, Examination Committee of the Faculty of Education
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| S/N | Institutions Attended | Degree(s) Awarded | Year |
| 1 | University of Manchester | MA Educational Leadership | 2014 |
| 2 | University of Salford | MA International Relations and Globalization | 2011 |
| 3 | Imo State University | B.Sc. Education/Government | 2005 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| S/N | |
| 1 | Education |
| 2 | Educational Management |
| 3 | Social Studies Education |
| 4 | Inclusive Education |
| 5 | Climate Change |
| 6 | Environmental Management Safety Practices |
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
| S/N | |
| 1 | Member, National Association of Educational Administrators and Planners (NAEAP) |
| 2 | Member, Association of Nigerian Teachers (ASSONT) |
| 3 | Member, Social Studies and Civic Educators Association of Nigeria (SOSCEAN) |
| 4 | Member, Association of Teacher Educators of Nigeria (ATEN) |
| 5 | Member, National Council of the Social Studies (NCSS) |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (MAXIMUM OF 10, WITH LINKS WHERE AVAILABLE)
| S/N | |
| 1 | Mezieobi, K. C. & Okeke, C. K. (2019) Promoting entrepreneurship education for Nigeria’s economic development. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Studies, 3(3), 64-74 |
| 2 | Mezieobi, K. C. & Okwarachukwu, A. C. (2019) Effective curriculum planning and development as tools for sustainable national security. Journal of Education and Administration, 15(3), 111-126 |
| 3 | Mezieobi, K. C. & Chukwuma-Nwankwo, I. F. (2019) Promoting the use of mother tongue in lower, middle and upper basic education level schools in Nigeria: Educational implications. IMSU Journal of Social Science Education, 13(7), 24-31 |
| 4 | Nnadozie, E. C. & Mezieobi, K. C. (2019) Entrepreneurship education in Nigeria’s higher learning: The psychological Implications. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Studies, 3(3), 39-47 |
| 5 | Nnadozie, E. C. & Mezieobi, K. C. (2019) Contemporary issues in managing quality education in a digital era: The view point of an educational psychologist in Oku, O. O., Emenalo, F. O., Onye, C. O., Nwagwu, J., Asiabaka,I. P., Ibe, H., Duru, V. N., Anyaogu, R., Ikeobioha, B. & Obih, S. O. A. (Eds.) Contemporary issues in educational management and allied disciplines in a digital era. Owerri: Meybiks Nig. Publishers |
| 6 | Nnadozie, E. C. & Mezieobi, K. C. (2019) Intelligence and motivation as determinants of students’ attitude towards teaching/learning in faculty of education, Imo state university, Owerri. Journal of Education and Administration, 15(13), 39-52 |
| 7 | Nwajiuba, C. A., Eseadi, C., Onwuasoanya, P. N., Anyaegbunam, E. N., Nji, G. C., Onwudinjo, O. Q., Uwakwe, R. C., Awoke, N., Mezieobi, K. C. & Eskay, M. (2019) Violent video games play and adolescent students’ aggressive behavior: Are they significantly related?. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14 (Special Issue 8), 10426-10429 (https://www.medwelljournals.com/current.php?jid=1816-949x) |
| 8 | Nwajiuba, C. A. & Mezieobi, K. C. (2019) Teaching skills. In Nwajiuba, C. A., Ekeh, D. O., Ugodulunwa, C. A. & Igbo, R. O. (eds.) Teaching practice manual. Ikwo: AEFUNAI Press |
| 9 | Mezieobi, K. A. and Mezieobi, K. C. (2012) An analysis of the nature of practitioner research in social studies professional practice in Nigeria in International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR), 2(3) December, 7-20 |
| 10 | Mezieobi, K. C. and Chikwelu, V. N. (2015) Education for all/inclusive education; the missing dimension. In Nigerian Educational Researcher, 20(20) April, 108-113 |
COLLABORATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
| S/N | |
| 1 | EVALUATING ACCESS, EQUITY AND QUALITY IN LOWER BASIC EDUCATION AND MIDDLE BASIC EDUCATION IN ABAKILIKI EDUCATION ZONE OF EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA (TETFund) with Dr. CA Nwajiuba, Prof. CA Ugodulunwa, Dr. Chuks Ezemoyih, Dr. Francisca Ogba, Dr. Ntasiobi igu & Kelechi C. Mezieobi |
| 2 | GENDER AND POLITICS AS DETERMINANTS OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF SDGs IN NIGERIA with Kelechi C. Mezieobi, Professor GG Agulanna, CN Nwalo, MI Eze, CM Uzoho and so on |
| 3 | SUPERVISION OF MANPOWER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGERIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE EDUCATION MANAGER with KELECHI C. MEZIEOBI, DR. NGOZI G. ISIOZOR, IJEOMA A. KALU, BEATRICE EZE, CHUKWUNENYE OKONKWO, CATHERINE M. OKPARA, DR. CHIDINMA S. MADU, DR. IFEOMA UBA, CHINONSO C. OSUJI, IFEANYI AJAEGBO & IFEOMA CHUKWUMA-NWANKWO, |
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
| S/N | |
| 1 | EVALUATING ACCESS, EQUITY AND QUALITY IN LOWER BASIC EDUCATION AND MIDDLE BASIC EDUCATION IN ABAKILIKI EDUCATION ZONE OF EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA (TETFund) with Dr. CA Nwajiuba, Prof. CA Ugodulunwa, Dr. Chuks Ezemoyih, Dr. Francisca Ogba, Dr. Ntasiobi igu & Kelechi C. Mezieobi |
Staff Information
- 08101086667, 09028920416
- Kelechi.mezieobi@funai.edu.ng