Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang
DepartmentCurriculum and Teaching
DesignationLecturer II
EmailAbout Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang
Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang started his career as a stoke broker in Lagos. He was promoted to the rank of manager in core function and Asset Ltd and was posted to Calabar. His love for academic makes him leave the company and applied as an academic staff in the University of Calabar in 2010 and was latter given an appointment as an Assistant Lecturer after completing his masters degree in the department of environmental education in 2012. He has worked hard and presently promoted to the rank of lecturer II as of the time of this report. Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang was born on the 14th of April, 1979 in Calabar, Cross River State. He started his education at Akim Primary School in 1985 and graduated in 1990 with First Leaving Certificate, he gained admission into the Prestigious Hope Wadell Training Institution in 1999 and obtained his SSCE (WAEC) in 1996. In 1998 he enrolled in the University of Calabar to study Personnel Management in the Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA) where he obtained a Diploma certificate. He latter obtained his direct entry admission in the department of Environmental Education in the University of Calabar and graduated with second class upper in 2008. He enrolled again in the same university for his masters degree in Environmental Education and graduated in 2011. His quite for higher education moved him to enrolled for his Doctorate degree in curriculum studies in the department of curriculum and teaching in the university of Calabar and completed his programme and obtained a Ph.D in curriculum studies (Teacher Education) in 2016. Since his employment in the services of the university, he as been involved in teaching many courses including citizenship education, entrepreneurship education and other courses in the department. Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang also served as a part time lecturer in the department of curriculum studies at the Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) and also a facilitator at the National Open University of Nigeria, Calabar study centre. Dr. John Okpa Ukwetang has attended many conferences both local and international and had many publications in local and foreign journals. He is married with three children.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSCE | Hope Wadell Training School,Calabar Cross River State. | 1991 | 1996 delete_forever | |
| Diploma in Personnel Management | University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. | 1999 | 2000 delete_forever | |
| B.Ed in Environmental Education (Second Class Upper) | University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. | 2004 | 2008 delete_forever | |
| M.Ed Environmental Education | University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. | 2009 | 2011 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D in Curriculum Studies Teacher Education. | University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. | 2012 | 2016 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Ukwetang, J.O., & Agbor, C. (2019). Instructional materials and academic performance of biology in senior secondary schools in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State. 2(1), 226-233. | |
| Agbor, C., & Ukwetang, J.O. (2019). Lecturers educational qualification and their perception of curriculum hegemony . Prestige Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2(1), 250-259. | |
| Ukwetang, J.O., & Agbor, C. (2018). Teachability of environmental education in post secondary school in Nigeria, A case of Calabar municipality Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of environmental and tourism education JETE, 1(1), 196-205. | |
| Agbor, C. & Ukwetang, J.O. (2018). Tourism laws and environmental litigations in Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Tourism Education JETE, 1(1), 36-46 | |
| Ukwetang, J. O., Edu, G. O. & Ukah J. U. (2017). An analysis of teaching method in tourism related topics in Basic Education in Nigeria: A case study of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. Advances in multidisciplinary & scientific research journal, 3(4), 87-92. | |
| Ambe , B.A., & Ukwetang, J.O. (2017). Educational strategies in alleviating poverty for sustainable forest resources management in rural fringes of Cross River State Nigeria SDGs (1, 12, 15). Education for today, Journal of faculty of education, university of Calabar, Nigeria, 13(3), 37-44. | |
| Eja, E.I., Ukwetang, J.O., & Abonor, L.B. (2016). Residents’ perception in the impact of tourism support services on poverty alleviation in Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. Worldwide Journal of multidisciplinary research and development 2(12,) 15-20. | |
| Eja, E.I., Ukwetang, J.O., & Otu, J.E. (2016). Assessing the catalytic influence of modern information system and socio-economic status of communities attitude and awareness to forest resource sustainability in Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Review of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 3(2), 22-29. | |
| Ukwetang J. O. & Ambe B. A. (2016), Dimensionality of teacher education in Nigeria. Education for today, Journal of faculty of education, university of Calabar, Nigeria. 12(2), 68-73. | |
| Ukwetang, J.O., Otu J.E., & Neji, H.A. (2014). Accessing the influence of gender awareness and attitude to forest resource conservation in Cross River State. Research for Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(2), 82-86. | |
| Neji, H.A., Ukwetang, J.O., & Nja C.O. (2014). Evaluating the adequacy of laboratory facilities on students academic performance in secondary schools in Calabar, Nigeria (IOSR) Journal of research and method in education, 4(3), 11-14. | |
| Ukwetang, J.O., Nneji, H.A., & Onuoha, C.O. (2013). Assessing indigenous communities socio-economic status as catalyst for forest resources conservation in a Akamkpa Local Government Area, Nigeria. Journal of Education and practice, 4(13), 67-71. | |
| Ene, I.E., Anthony, E.I., & Ukwatang, J.O. (2013). Factors in school cultism: The alarm and the siren. International journal of scientific and engineering research .4(6),26-30. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Conference of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar on education and Contemporary Issues | 2014-09-01 | 2014-09-01 | ||
| International Conference of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar on knowledge Integration for national development. | 2015-09-02 | 2015-09-05 | ||
| The 9th Research Nexus Africa Network Conference (2017) held at the University Auditorium, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nigeria, | methods in tourism in Basic Education in Nigeria: A case study of Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2017-05-31 | 2017-05-02 | |
| The 9th Annual Conference Inclusive Education, Entrepreneurship and National Development organised by Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar Cross River State Nigeria. | 2019-09-10 | 2019-09-13 |