Dr. Rafiu Abdulwahab

Dr. Rafiu Abdulwahab

Post
Senior Lecturer
Department
Adult & Primary Education
Email
abdulwahab.r@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room D9, First Floor, Adult and Primary Education Building, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Early Childhood & Primary Education Studies

Qualifications

  • Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in Early Childhood and Primary Education (Primary Education Studies Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, PortHarcourt : 2021 2021
  • Master of Education(M.Ed) in Primary Education Studies Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, 2010
  • Bachelor of Education in Social Studies Education Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 2004
  • Nigeria Certificate in Education in Social Studies Double Major Federal College of Education, Zaria 2000

Professional Affiliations

  • Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Reg. No:SO/P/05696 2010
  • Primary and Tertiary Teachers Education Association of Nigeria (PATTEAN) 2011 To date
  • Early Childhood Association of Nigeria (ECAN) 2014 - To date
  • Association of Nigerian Educators (ANE) ANE/11/256 2011 –To date
  • Association for the Promotion of Academic Excellence in Tertiary Institution (APAETIN) 2012 -To date

Research Affiliations

  • Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, PortHarcourt , Rivers State
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University, Malete 2024 - To Date [ Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching, Mentoring, Research and Supervision]
  • Assistant Examiner (Degree and Postgraduate Programme), National Teacher’s Institutes, Kaduna State, Nigeria. [2020 – To Date]
  • Visiting Lecturer, Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Directorate of Continuing Education Programme (DCEP) in Affiliation with Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin [2015- 2023]
  • Facilitator, Primary Education Programme @ National Teachers Institute Degree Programme, Ilorin Study Center – Nana Aisha Memorial College of Education, Alagbado- Ilorin [ 2015 to-Date]
  • Lecturer, Department of Early Childhood Care and Education/ Primary Education Studies, School of Education, Federal College of Education, Kano [Oct. 2011 - March 2015].

Undergraduate Teaching

  • PES 102: Introduction to Sociological Foundation of Nursery and Primary Education
  • PES 202 : Introduction to Nursery Education Curriculum
  • PES 203 : Introduction to Primary Education Curriculum
  • PES204 : Childhood Education Teaching Methods
  • PES 206: Mother-Tongue Education
  • PES 302: Overview of Youth Leadership in Nigeria
  • PES 311: Elementary Primary social studies curriculum and methods
  • PES 308: Elementary Mathematics Curriculum
  • PES 401: Comparative Studies of Nursery and Primary Education
  • PES 403: Practicum in Nursery and Primary Education
  • PES 405: School organization, administration and management
  • PES 407: Teaching Reading at the Elementary Level
  • EDU 311: Teaching Practice 1
  • EDU 411: Teaching Practice 11
  • EDU 499: Research Project in Nursery/ Primary Education
  • PED 114 Social Studies in Primary Education
  • PES 305 Physical Training and Recreation in Primary Education

Postgraduate Teaching

  • CES 919: PhD Graduate Seminar
  • CES 807: M.Ed Graduate Seminar
  • CES 805: Comparative Studies of Nursery and Primary Education
  • CES 801: Development of Childhood Education Curriculum
  • CES 841: Social Theories of Childhood
  • CES 806: School/Family/Community Partnership
  • CES 832:Theory and Research in Early Childhood Development
  • CES 842: Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Social Studies
  • CES 803: Socio-Cultural and Contemporary Issues in Childhood Education