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DR LOUIS OKON AKPAN’S PUBLICATIONS

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b. Chapters in Books Published
2). Akpan, L. O. (2013). The perpetuation of long stay in office by Nigerian political leaders. In Mngomezulu,
B.R. (Ed.). The President for Life Pandemic in Africa, 81-104. ISBN: 978-1-909112-315. London:
Adonis & Abbey Publisher Ltd.
3). Akpan, L. O. (2017). University education and its impact on Nigerian technological advancement. In
Meda, L. & Makura, A.H. (Eds.). Technology driven curriculum for 21st century higher education
students in Africa, 187-210. ISBN-13:978-9956-762-47-7. Bamenda: Langaa Research & Publishing.
4). Akpan, L. O. (2020). Exploring the use of indigenous Language in the teaching and learning of Geography
in Nomadic Schools, Nigeria. In Musa, J.M., Noah, J.D., Nuhu, B.J.,Olarewaju, O.J., & Stephen, G. T.,
(Eds.). Dynamics of educational planning, policy and management: A book in honour of Professor
Godwin Owoicho Akpa, 189-200. ISBN:978-164921830-8. University of Jos, Jos: LEAGO Charis
Enterprises Ltd.
5). Akpan, L. O. (2021). Virtual-Based assessment during COVID-19 pandemic: National Open University of
Nigeria Lecturers’ Lived Experience. In Osuji, U.S.A. (Ed.). Educational issues, developments and
innovations: Festschrift in Honour of Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, 381-396. ISBN:978-978058-068-
1. Abuja: National Open University of Nigeria Press.
6). Akpan, L. O. & Oluwatuyi-Akpan, O. J. (2022). Inclusion of economically deprived secondary school
children in virtual-based learning during COVID-19 in Malawi. In Meda, L., & Chitiyo, J. (Eds.).
Inclusive pedagogical practices amidst a global pandemic: Inclusive learning and educational equity,
33–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10642-2_3. London: Springer, Cham.
7). Akpan, L. O. (2022). Suggested approaches to implementation of the proposed open schooling programme
for Basic Education in Nigeria. In Oni, S. (Ed.) Emerging perspectives on Universal Basic Education (A
Book of Readings on Basic Education in Nigeria), 377-386. . ISBN: 978-978-59206-5-9. Ibadan: His
Lineage Publishing House.
8). Akpan, L. O. (2024). Exploring the future of qualitative and mixed methods research space in Nigerian
Universities. In Transformative Leadership and Sustainable Innovation in Education: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives (pp. 93-105). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-536-
120241017
9). Akpan, L. O. (2024). Can entrepreneurial skills development mitigate poverty among dropped out high
school teenage mothers in North-Central Nigeria?. In Cases on the Interplay Between Family, Society,
and Entrepreneurship (pp. 210-226). igi-global.com
10). OnyinyeGlenda Atnadu Fajemi & Akpan, L.O. (2024). Examining Tertiary Education Trust Fund

(TETFund) intervention projects and tertiary institution development in Imo State. In Eyisi, J.,
Ogunleye, B., Ukwueze, A., Nwafor, B., Mac-Ozigbo, A., Olatunji, S. &Eyisi, Jr, J. (Eds.). Excellence
in Nigerian Education system:A Festchrift for Professor Patrick Eka Eya, 938-952. Abuja: National
Open University of Nigeria Press.
(c) Journal Articles
Major Journal Articles
11). Lawal, B. O., & Akpan, L. O. (2002). A comparative analysis of sandwich education programme in
University of Calabar and Usmandu Danfodio University, Sokoto, 1990-2000. West African Journal of
Research and Administration, 9(1), 160-171. ISSB 1117-6520. Published by International Association
of Researchers for Development in Nigeria.
12). Akpan, L. O. (2004). High rate of dropout among sandwich education students in some selected
Universities in Nigeria, International Journal of Educational Administration. Planning & Research,
2(1), 256-261. ISSB: 15962458. Published by Department of Educational Administration and Planning,
University of Calabar.
13). Akpan, L. O. (2005). Historical development of primary education in fishing settlement of Niger Delta
region of Nigeria. African Journal of Historical Sciences in Education, 1(1), 99-104. Published by
History of Education Society of Nigeria.
14). Akpan, L. O. (2008). Trends of HIV/AIDS mortality in Nigeria: Its impact on Universal Basic Education
(UBE) programme. African Journal of Historical Science and Education, 4(1), 74-83. ISSN: 0794-
2192. Published by History of Education Society of Nigeria.
15). Akpan, L. O. (2009). The role of continuing education programme in eradicating poverty among Nigerian
youths, Journal of Qualitative Education, 5(1), 137-141. ISSN:0331-4790. Association for
Encouraging Qualitative Education in Nigeria (ASSEQEN).
16). Akpan, L. O. (2010). Historical development of nomadic education in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Journal
of Qualitative Education, 6(2), 94-98. ISSN:0331-4790. Association for Encouraging Qualitative
Education in Nigeria (ASSEQEN).
17). Akpan, L. O. (2017). A comparative study of nomadic education policies in Kenya, Somalia and
Mongolia, Academic Journal of Research and Development, 7(2), 13-34.ISSN: 1597-7978. Published
by Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Sheda, Abuja.
18). Akpan, L. O. (2017). Racial diversity in South African high schools: 23 years after apartheid

government,
NOUN Journal of Education, 4, 55-62.ISSN:2504-8945. Published by Faculty of Education, National
Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria.

19). Akpan, L. O. (2018). Life without education: Narratives of internally displaced school children in Borno
State, Nigeria. Journal of Adult and Non-Formal Education, 3, 53-61. ISSN: 2465-6607. Published
by Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria.

20). Akpan, L. O. (2018). Why teaching practice, when I know how to teach: Open University of Tanzania
students’ narratives. NOUN Journal of Education (NJE), 5, 65-74.ISSN: 2504-8945. Published by
Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria.

21). Akpan, L. O. (2018). Teenage mothers and challenges of re-enrolment in senior secondary schools in
Bungoma County, Kenya. Niger Delta Journal of Education, 10(1), 231-240. ISSN: 978-245-572-5.
Published by Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State,
Nigeria.

22). Akpan, L. O. (2018). An overview of nomadic education policies in Nigeria, 1996-2008. Journal of
Educational Foundations and Development, 8, 210-224. ISSN: 2476-8375. Published by
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City,
Nigeria.

23) Akpan, L. O. (2019). Nomadic education as a panacea for farmers and pastoralists’ conflict in Benue State,
Nigeria. Journal of Educational Foundations, 4(1), 115-127.ISSN:1597-3824. Published by
Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Benue State University, Benue State,
Nigeria.

24) Akpan, L. O. (2019). Exploring male dominance in managerial positions in Nigerian Universities.
International Journal of Topical Educational Issues, 3(1), 195-207. ISSN: 978-978-953-736-6.
Published by Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto,
Nigeria.
25) Akpan, L. O. (2019). Investigating the exclusionary dynamics of girls with disabilities in primary schools
in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. UNESWA Journal of Education, 2(1), 306-318. ISSN: 2616-3012.
Published by Faculty of Education, University of Eswatini, Kingdom of Swaziland.
26). Akpan, L. O. (2019). Revitalising nomadic primary schools in Somalia in the post-civil war. NOUN
Journal of Education (NJE), 6, 199-211. ISSN:2504-8945. Published by Faculty of Education,
National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria.
27) Akpan, L. O. (2020). I have not seen any: Underrepresentation of qualitative researchers at the faculties of
education in Nigerian Universities. Social Sciences and Education Research Review, 7(2), 126-151.
ISSN-L2392-9863. Published by Department of Communication, Journalism and Education Science,
University of Craiova, Romania.
28) Akpan, L. O. (2020). Incessant dropout among black learners in high schools of Kwa Zulu-Natal Province,
South Africa. Educational Thought, 10(1), 239-255. ISSN:1596-969X. Published by Institute of
Education, Adekunle Ajasin University.

29) Akpan, L. O. (2020). Exploring the use of Facebook in teaching nomadic children in Kenya: A lesson for
Nigeria. Journal of Educational Research on Children, Parents & Teachers, 1(2), 114-126. ISSN:
2664-3812. Published by African Educational Research and Development Foundation (AERD).
30) Akpan, L. O. (2021). Dynamics of friendship interactions among students of diverse ethnic groups in
Nigerian universities. Journal of Educational Research on Children, Parents and Teachers, 2(2), 350-
366. ISSN: 2664-3804. Published by African Educational Research and Development Foundation
(AERD).
31) Akpan, L. O. (2021). Systemic marginalisation of black high school learners during COVID-19 pandemic
in Free State Province, South Africa. Academic Journal of Research and Development (AJORAD),
15(1), 46-61. ISSN:1597-7978. Published by Nigerian Educational Research and Development
Council (NERDC), Sheda, Abuja, Nigeria.

32) Akpan, L. O., Saidu, R. & Oluwatuyi-Akpan, O. J. (2021). Evolving conflict management tactics for
attainment of optimal efficiency in University in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Zaria Journal of Studies
in Education (ZJSE), 4(3), 106-113. ISSN: 0794-6015. Published by Department of Educational
Foundations and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

33) Akpan, L. O. & Mayowa-Adebara, O. (2021). Students’ satisfaction with online facilitation provided by
lecturers in National Open University of Nigeria. Journal of Measurement and Evaluation, 4(1),119-
129. ISSN:2682-5120. Published by Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education,
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko.
34) Akpan, L. O. & Oluwatuyi-Akpan, O. J. (2021). Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: A curse or a
blessing in disguise for distance learning students in Nigeria. The African Journal of Qualitative &
Mixed-Methods Research (AJQUM-MR), 1, 20-30. Published by Association of Behavioural
Research Analysis and Psychometricians (ABeAP).
35) Akpan, L. O. (2021). The dynamics of learning among pre-service learners at formal and informal settings
in Kumasi, Ghana, African Journal of Science, Technology & Mathematics Education (AJSTME)
6(1), 10-20. ISSN: 2251-0141. Published by Dept. of Science Education, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
36) Akpan, L. O. (2022). Female university students' perception of Taliban regime education policies after the
fall of Afghanistan. Ibadan Journal of Educational Studies, 19(1), 33-48. ISSN:1596-5953. Published
by Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan.
37) Akpan, L. O. (2022). The massacre of higher institution students by Boko Haram, bandits and kidnappers
in Nigeria: The victims’ narratives. Rima International Journal of Education (RIJE) 1(1), 126-138.
ISSN: 2756-6749. Published by Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University.

38) Akpan, L. O. (2022). Assessing school feeding programme at basic primary education in Nigeria and South
Africa. International Journal of Educational Issues (IJEI), 8(1), 48-59.ISSN:2550-7753. Published by
Department of Arts Education, Adekuunle Ajasin University.
39) Akpan, L. O. (2022). Investigating perceived reasons for xenophobic attacks on foreign students in South
African universities. NOUN Journal of Education (NJE), 8, 110-119. ISSN: 2504-8945. Published by
Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria.
40) Akpan, L.O.& Omolara Joy Oluwatuyi-Akpan (2022). Friendship formation between/among Immigrant
children at High Schools in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Gambia Journal of Educational
Research (GAMJER), 1, 91-105. ISSN: 2806-4879. Published by School of Education, University of
the Gambia, Gambia.
41) Akpan, L. O. (2023). Perceived Influence of teachers’ classroom organisational skills on high school
students’ academic performance in Anglophone Cameroon. Rivers State University Journal of
Education (RSUJOE), 26(1), 98-105. ISSN: 2735-9840. Published by Faculty of Education, Rivers
State University, Port Harcourt,
42) Akpan, L. O. (2023). Aspects of unethical practices perpetuated by universities during NUC accreditation
exercises in Nigeria. EKSU Journal of Education, 10(1), 174-185. ISSN:1119-4723. Published by
Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.
43) Akpan, L. O (2023). Impact of doctor of philosophy degree programme on students’ experience: A case
study of National Open University of Nigeria. Zamfara International Journal of Education (ZIJE), 3
(3), 63-72. pISSN: 2814-1377. Published by Faculty of Education, Federal University Gusau,
Zamfara State.
44). Akpan, L.O. (2024). Exploring management approaches in High schools at KwaZulu-Natal Province,
South Africa: A comparative narration of males and females’ styles. Federal University Dutsin-Ma
Journal of Educational Management (FUDMAJEM), 2(1), 169-182. ISSN:1596-5414. Published by
Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina
State.
45). Akpan, L. O., & Ohadiugha, M. N. (2024). We are not economic scavengers, but migrant students: True
live experience of African migrant students in Europe. Journal of Continuing and Development
Education, 4(1),173–182.ISSN:2714-3376. Published by Department of Adult and Continuous
Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
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•    Minor Journal Articles:
d. Refereed Conference Proceedings
46) Akpan, L. O. & Wassermann, J., (2012). Educational policies for nomadic people in Nigeria from the pre-
colonial era to 1986. In Wassermann, J & Reddy, S. (Eds.). Surveying Student Research in the

Humanities, Proceeding of the 2012 postgraduate Conference of the University of KwaZulu-Natal,
Howard College. 1. (396-410). ISSN:978-0-620-55028-4. Published by Faculty of Education and
Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
47) Akpan, L. O. (2024). Our name is now Kwerekwere: True life story of migrant students in South African
Universities. In
e. Technical Reports:
f. Short note/Communications:
g. Creative Works
•    Major Creative Work:
•    Minor Creative Work:
h. Patents and Commercial Products
•    Prototypes and Certified Designs:
11. Conferences/Workshops Attended with Papers Read (in the last 5 years)
1. 1 st International Conference on Revitalising Education in Nigeria for Sustainable Development,
organised by Faculty of Education, National Open University of Nigeria, held at Abuja on 24 th -27 th
September, 2019.
Paper Presented: Revitalising nomadic primary schools in Somalia in the post-civil war
2. 3rd National Conference of Children’s Books and the Teaching of Early Grade Reading in Nigeria.
Organised by Nigeria Centre for Reading Research and Development, Bayero University, Kano held
from 8 th – 12 th November, 2021.
Paper presented: Teachers’ perception and attitude towards slow learning pupils in primary schools in
Lagos.
3. 2-day workshop on Conducting for Research organised by Forum for Open Research in MENA,
University of Cairo, Egypt, held from 26 th – 27 th October, 2022.
Paper Presented: Exploring the future of qualitative and mixed methods research space in Nigerian
universities for scholarship sustainability.
4. 1-Day Online Facilitation Training for Open and Distance Learning. Organised by National Open
University of Nigeria on 29 th August, 2022
5. 5-Days Workshop on Design and Development of Course Materials for Distance, Online and Blended
learning. Organised by National Open University of Nigeria held from 7 th -11 th Feb., 2022.
6. 1 st Annual International Hybrid Conference on Social Work Intervention and National Development
organised by Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calabar, Held from 20 th -23 rd August, 2024.
Paper presented: Our name is not Kwerekwere: Migrant students lived voices in South African
Universities.

12. Online Visibility
a. Orcid number: https://orcid.org/0000-00028885-7425
b. Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q
* Citations from inception
All Since 2019
Citations 27 16
h-index 2 2
i10-index 1 1

Nomadic Education, Education for the disadvantage people, Gender and Sexuality, International Education.

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