UBAH, NGOZI GEORGIANA

A.    PERSONAL DATA

FULL NAME:                                       DR. UBAH NGOZI GEORGIANA

PLACE OF BIRTH:                              Tiko Cameroun

SEX:                                                     Female

NATIONALITY:                                   Nigerian

STATE OF ORIGIN:                            Imo

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA:          Isu

COLLEGE:                                           Education      

Department:                                     Agricultural/Home Science Education

DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT:     6th November, 2007

DATE OF PRESENT APPOINTMENT:            11th September, 2015

PRESENT RANK:                                            Lecturer II

DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT:    6th November, 2009

CURRENT POSTAL ADDRESS:                      Department of Agricultural/Home Science Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State.

MARITAL STATUS:                                        Married

 

B.    ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1.         EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED WITH DATES

·                    POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE                                         2009 – 2014

 

·                    POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NKPOLU PORT HARCOURT                                                                           2004 – 2007

 

·                    RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NKPOLU, PORT HARCOURT                                                                          1994 – 1998

 

·                    UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE                                                           1985 – 1988

 

·                    EKWE SECONDARY SCHOOL, EKWE ISU L.G.A., IMO STATE                      1979 – 1985

 

·                    NATIONAL SCHOOL ISUNJABA

ISU L.G.A., IMO STATE                                                                                  1973 – 1979

2.         ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

·                    DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

(PH.D AGRIC EDUCATION)                                                                                        2014

 

·                    TEACHERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION                                                                               2010

 

·                    MASTER OF EDUCATION

(M.ED AGRIC EDUCATION)                                                                                       2007

 

·                    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

(B.SC (ED) AGRIC                                                                                                        1998

 

·                    NIGERIA CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION

(NCE AGRIC SCIENCE/EDUCATION)                                                             1988

 

·                    WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (WASC)                                                       1984

 

·                    FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE (FSLC)                                                          1979

 

 

3.         MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

·                    Member – Agricultural Education Teachers Association of Nigeria (AETAN)

·                    Member – Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

·                    Member – Nigerian Vocational Association (NVA)

 

C.    WORK EXPERIENCE WITH DATES

1.         WORK EXPERIENCE BEFORE PRESENT APPOINTMENT WITH DATES

ESTABLISHMENT	YEAR
Government Secondary School Elekahia, Port Harcourt	1990 – 1992
Bereton Montessori School, Port Harcourt	1992 – 2004
Federal Science and Technical College, Ahoada Rivers State	2004 – 2007
Ebenator  Ekwe Secondary School, Isu L.G.A., Imo State	2007 – 2013
Isunjaba Comprehensive School, Isu L.G.A., Imo State	2013 – 2015
Transferred Service to Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike	2015
Department of Agricultural/Home Science Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State (Lecturer II)	2015 – Date
Continuing Education Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (Part-Time Lecturer)	2016 – Date

2.         WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY

A.        CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

·        AED 121 – Introduction to Agricultural Education

·        AED 226 – Field Crop production in Schools

·        AED 400 – Research Project

·        AED 401 – Seminar in Agricultural Education

·        AED 412 – Farm Biometrics in Agricultural Education

·        AED 413 – Adult Farmer Education and productivity

·        AED 823 – Occupational Guidance in Agriculture

·        FFA 211 – Agro-forestry System

·        EDU 321 – Teaching Practice I

·        EDU 411 – Teaching Practice II

 

3.         NON-TEACHING ACTIVITIES

·        Agricultural Education 200 Level Officer and Course Adviser

·        Project Supervision/Content Reader

·        Teaching Practice Supervision

·        Attendance of Workshops/Conferences

·        Departmental Sandwich Coordinator

D.    RESEARCH EXPERIENCES WITH DATES

1.         PUBLICATIONS

A.        THESIS/DISSERTATION

·        PH.D  DISSERTATION TITLE

UBAH, G. N. (2014). Adult Farmers’ Training Needs for Improving Cassava Products Processing and Packaging in Imo State.

·        M.ED THESIS TITLE

UBAH, G. N. (2006). Causes of Students Poor Attitudes Towards Vocational Education and Strategies for Improvement in Secondary Schools in Rivers State.

·        B.Sc (Ed) PROJECT TITLE

UBAH, G. N. (1999). The Role of Agricultural Education Programmes in Developing the Isu Farming Communities of Imo State.

·        NCE PROJECT TITLE

UBAH, G. N. (1988). Studies on Post-harvest Pathology of Pawpaw Fruits (Carica papaya) in Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt

2.         BOOK OF READING

·                    UBAH, G. N. & UDOETUK, U. S. (2011). The Philosophy of Vocational Education and Content of Administrative Supervisory Training. Reading in Vocational Education and Supervision, Department of Vocational Education, University of Uyo, 137 – 153.

3.         JOURNAL ARTICLE

·                    AKPAN, A. S., EKURE, B. I. & UBAH, G. N. (2011)

Constraints of Effective Utilization of Fertilizer for Improved Crop Performance by Farmers in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Journal of Nigeria Education Research Reporters Association, 12(1):38 – 46. University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

 

·                    EKON, A. O.,  AKPAN, A. S., UBAH, G. N. & ETIM, A.  E. (2011)

Job Satisfaction Variables and Retention of Agricultural Science Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. International Journal of Advancement in Education Methods and Management, 2(1):72 – 77. Centre for Advance Training and Research, MPYRAA, Tiko, Cameroun.

·                    WORDU, E. C., AKPAN, D. G. & UBAH, G. N. (2012)

Attitude of Early Childhood Education Teachers and Academic Achievement of Pupils in English Language in Rivers State. International Journal of Innovation in Educational Methods, 4(3):167 – 170. Pan African Book Company Accra, Ghana.

·                    EKONG, A. O., AKPAN, A. S. & UBAH, G. N. (2014)

Reward System and Attrition Tendency Among Agriculture Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Aka Ibom State, Nigeria. International Journal of Advancement in Education Methods and Management, 1:1 – 10. Summes Integrated Services Publication, Bangladesh.

·                    UKO, E. O. & UBAH, G. N. (2016)

Job Entry Level Skills in Marketing of Poultry Products for Self-reliance Among Agricultural Education Graduates in South-Eastern States of Nigeria. International Journal of Educational Benchmark, 14(2): 53 – 66. Department of Vocational Education, University of Uyo.

·                    UBAH, G. N. (2017)

Vocational Education: A Tool for Economic Empowerment in South-Eastern States of Nigeria. International Journal of Educational Benchmark (IJEB), 6(1):30 – 44. Department of Vocational Education, University of Uyo.

·                    UBAH, G. N. & UKO, E. O. (2018)

Training Needs of Adult Farmers for Improving Cassava Starch Processing, Packaging and Marketing in Imo State. African Journal of Educational Assessors, 6(1): 36 – 48. Department of Vocational Education, University of Uyo.

 

·                    UBAH, G. N. & UKO, E. O. (In Press)

Skills Needed by Unemployed Youths in Local Feed Stuff Production for Successful Poultry  Enterprise in South-Eastern States of Nigeria. International Journal of Education Benchmark. Department of Vocational Education, University of Uyo.

·                    UKO, E. O. & UBAH, G. N. (In Press)

Supervision Skill Needs of Principals for Effective Implementation of Agricultural Science Curriculum in South-East. International Journal of Agricultural Education Teachers.

·                    OKETOOBO, E. A. & UBAH, G. N. (In Press)

Technical Skill Needs of Farmers in Cocoyam Production in Oyo State, Nigeria. Nigerian International Journal of Agricultural Education Teachers.

·        UBAH, G. N. & OKETOOBO, E. A. (In Press)

Adult Farmers’ Training Needs for Improving Cassava Flour Processing and Packaging in Imo State. Journals of Nigerian Vocational Association (NVA)

·        UBAH, G. N. (In Press)

Adult Farmers’ Training Needs for Improving Cassava Feed Processing, Packaging and Marketing in Imo State. Nigerian Journal for Nigerian Society for Psychological Research.

E.     CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ATTENDED/PAPER PRESENTED WITH DATES

1.         1st Annual Conference of Agricultural Education Teachers Association of Nigeria (AETAN) at Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, 12th – 15th July, 2016

Paper presented – Ubah, G. N. & Uko, E. O – Skills needed by unemployed youths in local feedstuff production for successful Poultry Enterprise in South eastern States of Nigeria.

2.         2nd Annual Conference of Agricultural Education Teachers (AETAN) at University of Agriculture, Makurdi from 9th – 12th May, 2017.

Papers presented

a.      Uko, E. O & Ubah, G. N. (2017) – Supervision Skill Needs of Principals for Effective Implementation of Agricultural Science Curriculum in South-East.

b.      Oketoobo, E. A. & Ubah, G. N. (2017) – Technical Skill Needs of Farmers in Cocoyam Production in Oyo State, Nigeria.

3.         8th Annual National Conference held at the University of Calabar, 13th – 16th November, 2017.

            Paper presented

            a.    Ubah, G. N. (2018). Adult Farmers’ Training Need for Improving Cassava Feed Processing, Packaging and Marketing in Imo State.

4.         Step down training for staff, students and other stakeholders on capacity building in Agricultural education in Nigeria by Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria in collaboration with Bern University of Applied Science, Half Switzerland.

5.         Induction Programme for MOUAU Staff held at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike from 17th – 18th October, 2016, under Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE) Programme for Sub-Saharan African (2014 – 2018)

6.         Proficiency Workshop in the Methodology of Teaching Science Education in Secondary Schools on 5th June, 2012 by Africana First Publishers Plc in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and ERC held at Ministry of Education Owerri.

F.      OTHER ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE CURRENT EMPLOYMENT/SERVICE TO RELEVANT PUBLIC BODIES

·                    Secretary/member – Bearer’s of Christ Testimony Ministry Ahoada, Rivers State 2004  till date

·                    Deaconess – Assemblies of God Church Isunjaba Section, Orlu-East District.  2013 till date

·                    Member – Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT).  2007 – 2015

·                    Member – Isu teachers Association, Isu L.G.A, Imo State.   1990 till date

·                    Past Secretary/member – Old isunjaba Solidarity Union, Port Harcourt

·                    Member – Isu Women Association, Isu L.G.A., Imo State

G.    HOBBIES

            Singing, Dancing and Reading

H.    REFEREES

1.         Professor (Mrs.) Florence Chizoba Emenalo

Imo State University

 

2.         Professor Johncliff Nwadike

            Imo State University

           

 

3.         Professor Ibiam Nnennaya

Department of Agricultural/Home Science Education, College of Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State