WORK INFORMATION
| First Name | Leona |
| Middle Name (initial) | Eucharia |
| Surname | Ekechukwu |
| Programme | Educational Management and Planning |
| Department | Educational Foundations |
| Faculty | Education |
BIOGRAPHY (EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS)
Leona Eucharia Ekechukwu presently serves as Assistant Lecturer at the Department Educational Foundations, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. She obtained her M.Ed in Educational Administration and Planning from the National Open university of Nigeria in 2016 followed by a postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE),in the year 2010, same University. Leona Eucharia Ekechukwu research areas include Curriculum implementation and Planning, Equality of Educational opportunity, Gender Access Open and Distance Learning and Early childhood Education etc. She has published articles in quality journals. She has worked as a Technologist between (2014-2015) in the Department of physics/Geology/Geo-physics Faculty of Science, in this institution before joining lecturing in the year (2016-TILL DATE) Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State.
Leona Eucharia Ekechukwu is specialized in Educational Administration and Planning, member of Nigerian institute of Science Technologist (NIST), member Nigerian Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) She has 7 years of working experience in well-established academic institutions. Leona Eucharia Ekechukwu has impacted knowledge to undergraduate students of Faculty of Education. She has started her P.hD studies in renounce University.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| S/N | INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED | DEGREE(S) AWARDED | YEAR |
| 1 | NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA | M.ED | 2016 |
| 2 | NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA | PDGE | 2010 |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR | HND | 2002 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| S/N | |
| 1 | Curriculum implimentation and planning |
| 2 | Equality of educational opportunity |
| 3 | Gender access, open and distance learning |
| 4 | Early childhood education |
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
| S/N | |
| 1 | NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIST (NIST) 2002 TILL DATE |
| 2 | NIGERIAN ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL ADIMINISTRATIONAL AND PLANNING (NAEAP) 2019-DATE. |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (MAXIMUM OF 10, WITH LINKS WHERE AVAILABLE)
| S/N | |
| 1 | FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION: THE DRIVING FORCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN IN THE YEAR 2020. ASIAN SOCIAL SCIENCE; ISSN: 1911-2025. WWW.WORLDACADEMIAJOURNALS.ORG |
| 2 | THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEUSHIP EDUCATION ON THE EMPOWERMENT OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WORLD APPLIED SCIENCE JOURNAL. ISSS: 1818-4952 |
| 3 | EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NIGERIA. WORLD APPLIED JOURNAL. ISSN: 1818-4952 |
| 4 | NEED FOR MODIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA TO ENHANCE TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH. JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. ISSN: 2550-794X |
| 5 | OVERSCHOOLING AND CURRICULUM IN NIGERIA. MIDLE-EAST JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. ISSN: 1990-9233. |
| 6 | MAINTAINING THE COMPETENCY AND RELEVANCE OF TEACHERS ECONOMIC TECHNOLOGICAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE COUNTRY. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION: ISSN: 2636-7270 |
| 7 | DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS ACHIVEMENT IN AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICAL WORKS IN TECHNICAL COLLAGES IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY. AMERICAN-EURASIA J.AGRIC & ENVIRON.SCI. ISSN: 1818-6769. |
| 8 | BIG DATA AND ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: PROSPECT AND CHALLENGES. AMERICAN-EURASIA J.AGRIC & ENVIRON.SCI. ISSN: 1818-6769. |
| 9 | EFFECT OF PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION ON STUDENTS MATHEMATICS TEST ANXIETY, ATTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN NIGERIA AIR FORCE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AMERICAN-EURASIA J.AGRIC & ENVIRON.SCI. ISSN: 1818-6769. |
| 10 | RATIONAL EMOTIVE INTERVENTION FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG ENGLISH EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATES: IMPLICATION FOR SCHOOL CURRICULUM INNOVATION. MEDICINE (2019) 98-40, WWW.MD-JOURNAL.COM |