Name
Prof. Charles Patrick Akpan
DepartmentEducational Management
DesignationProfessor
EmailAbout Prof. Charles Patrick Akpan
Prof. Charles P. Akpan joined the services of University of Calabar in June, 1994 as Graduate Assistant. He rose through the ranks and was promoted Professor in 2016. He holds a B.Sc (Hons) Ed. (Chemistry), M.Ed and Ph.D in Educational Administration and Planning, all from the University of Calabar, Calabar. He has served in various capacities in the University, including Acting Head of Department of Educational Administration and Planning and Sub-Dean, Faculty of Education. He is a Fellow of the Association of Public Policy Administrators of Nigeria (FAPPAN), Fellow of Institute of Peace and Conflict Management (FIPCM), Ghana, member of Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) and Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). He has attended several local and international conferences and presented academic papers. He has also published many scholarly articles on Educational Administration and Planning in reputable academic journals within and outside Nigeria. He is an accomplished university teacher.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.S.L.C | St. Mary’s Practising School, Ediene-Abak, Abak, Akwa Ibom State | 1965 | 1969 delete_forever | |
| W.A.S.C | Holy Family College Oku-Abak, Abak, Akwa Ibom State | 1973 | 1977 delete_forever | |
| N.C.E | College of Education, Uyo , Akwa Ibom State | 1978 | 1981 delete_forever | |
| B. Sc (Hons) Ed. (Chemistry) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 1984 | 1989 delete_forever | |
| M.Ed (Educational Administration & Planning) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 1995 | 2000 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D (Educational Administration & Planning) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 2000 | 2004 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Akpan, C. P., Ekpenyong, E. B., & Oduntan, A. B. (2019). Change Management Variables as Predictors of Teachers’ Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 7(3), 1-13. | |
| Akpan, C. P., & Etor, C. R. (2016). Accreditation of Academic Programmes and Quality University Education in South-South Nigeria. International Journal of Educational Studies, 13(2), 37-53. | |
| Akpan, C. P., & Onabe, D. B. (2016). Management of Students’ Personnel Services and Sustainable Secondary Education in Calabar Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Global Journal of Human Resource Management, 4 (3), 26-26. | |
| Akpan, C. P., & Ekere, S. C. (2016). Organizational Climate as Determinant of Sustainable Peace Culture in Higher Institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of social science, 7(3), 467-474. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2016). Leadership Qualities and Administrative Task Performance Effectiveness of Secondary School Principals in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: Teacher’s Perspective. International Journal of Education and Research, 4(6), 237-238. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2016). Innovative Practices in School Administration. International Journal of Educational Administration, Planning and Research, 8(1), 43-54. | |
| Onabe, D. B., & Akpan, C. P. (2016). Students’ Personnel Library Services and Sustainable Secondary Education in Calabar Education Zion of Cross River State, Nigeria. Education for Today, Journal of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, 12(2), 96-101. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2015) Work-related Variables as Correlates of Institutional Commitment of Secondary School Teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria. Mediterranean Journal of Social Science, 6 (3), 315-325. | |
| Akpan, C. P. & Ita, A. A. (2015) Teacher Professional Development and Quality Universal Basic Education in Lagos State, Nigeria. Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, 3(9), 65-76. | |
| Sule, S. A., Ita, A. A., & Akpan, C. P. (2015). Effective Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: Prospects, Challenges and Way Forward. Lagos Education Review, 15(1), 263-271. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2014) Perception of Principals on Parents’ Involvement in School- Based Management in Cross River State, Nigeria. International Journal of Education and Research, 2 (5), 529-540. | |
| Akpan C. P. (2014) ICT Competence and Lecturers’ Job Efficacy: A Study of two Universities in Nigeria. African Higher Education Review, 8 (2), 35-43. | |
| Akpan, C. P. & Etor, C. R. (2013). University Lecturers’ Perception of Entrepreneurship Education as an Empowerment Strategy for Graduate Self-employment in South-South Nigeria. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3 (5), 1180-1195. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2013). Job Security and Job Satisfaction as Determinants of Organizational Commitment among University Teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria. British Journal of Educatio, 1(2), 82-93. | |
| Akpan, C. P. & Archibong I. A. (2012). Personality Variables as Predictors of Leadership Role Performance Effectiveness of Administrators of Public Secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. International Education Studies, 5 (4), 212- 221. | |
| Akpan, C. P. & Etor, C. R. (2012). Challenges of Human Capacity Development in Federal Universities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. Journal of Education and Practice, 3 (9), 25-34. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2012). Resource Management and Job involvement among University Lecturers in South-South Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, (8), 12-22. | |
| Etor, C. R., Akpan, C. P., & Mbon, U. F. (2011). Knowledge Management Constraints of Tertiary Institutions in Cross River State. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 11 (2), 229-243. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2011). Analysis of leadership Competence of Administrators of Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 11 (1), 119-134. | |
| Etudor-Eyo, E., Akpan, C. P., Akuegwu, B. A., & Bisong, C. K. (2011). School Physical environment and Teachers’ instructional Effectiveness in Akwa Ibom State. Journal of World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP), 7 & 8, (1), 118-125. | |
| Akpan, C. P., Archibong, I. A. & Undie, J. A. (2010). Lecturers Access to Research Fund in Nigerian Universities: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement. Annals of the University of Oradea. Installment Sociology-Social Work-Philosophy, 9, 35-45. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2010). The Impact of Climate Change on the Effective Management of Physical Facilities in secondary Schools in Cross River State. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 10(2), 149-160. | |
| Akpan, C. P., Ntukidem, P. J., Ekpiken, W. & Etor, R. (2009). Challenges of Teacher Education in Nigeria. International Journal of Internet Education, 4, 169-178. | |
| Etor, R., Akpama, S. I., Akpan, C. P. & Etor, C. R. (2009). Higher Education and Youth Preparation for Entrepreneurship: A focus on functional Education. Journal of Educational Review, 2 (3), 313- 318. | |
| Ntukidem, P. J., Akpan, C. P., Ekpoh, U. I., & Edet, O. E. (2009). Principals’ Personal Variables and Management of Indiscipline among Secondary School Teachers. The Calabar Counsellor: Journal of Counselling Association of Nigeria, 3 (2), 180-203. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2009). Analysis of Resource Adequacy for the Implementation of the Senior Secondary School Curriculum in Cross River State. Nigerian Journal of Curriculum Studies, 3 (1&2), 98-106. | |
| Akpan, C. P. & Ntukidem, P. J. (2008). Teachers’ Perception of Training and Re-training Programme and their Attitude towards Work in Public Secondary Schools in Cross River State. African Journal of Special Educational Needs. 4, 92-100. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2008). Human Resources Management and Commitment to Duty among Academic Staff of Higher Institution in Cross River State, Nigeria. South African Journal of Education Leadership and Management, 1(1), 53-64. | |
| Etor, R. B., Akpan, C. P., Etor, C. R., & Mbon, U. F. (2008). Managing Higher Education for Industrial Development in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 8 (2), 137-147. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2008). Lecturers’ Perception of the Role of ICT in the Management of University Education for Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 8 (1), 113-127. | |
| Undie, J. A., Akpan, C. P., & Uko, E. (2007). Teachers’ Subject Placement and Institutional Effectiveness in Cross River State Secondary Schools. Nigerian Journal of Curriculum Studies, 14 (3), 248-256. | |
| Akpan, C. P., Ekpiken, W. E., & Okon, C. E. (2007). Incentive Management and Job Involvement among Teachers in Technical Schools in Cross River State. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 7 (2), 97-106. | |
| Akpan, C. P., Okey, S. M., & Esirah, E. (2005). The Effectiveness in Maintenance of Discipline among Administrators of Private and Public Secondary Schools in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 5 (2). 71-77. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2001). Strategies for Sustainable Management of School Physical Facilities in the 21st Century. International Journal of Educational Administration, Planning and Research, 1(1), 125-135. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2001). Motivating Teachers for Effective Performance: A note to school Administrators. West African Journal of Research and Development in Education, 8 (1), 195-205. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2000). Teaching Practice Supervision: Types of Supervision. Education for Today: Journal of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, 1(1), 120-128. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (2000). Effective Planning: A Pre-requisite for Successful Implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Scheme. International Journal of Research in Basic and Life-long Education, 1 (1&2), 103-109. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (1999). Teacher Education: Focus on the Training and Retraining of Practicing Teachers, Teacher Education, 1(1), 26-31. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (1999). The Control Functions of the School Administrator. Journal of Educational Policy and Administration, 1 (1), 25-28. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (1999). Effective Communication: A viable Instrument for Poverty Alleviation in the 21st Century. The Researcher: Journal of Nigerian Education Research Reporters’ Association, 4(1), 67-71 | |
| Akpan, C. P. (1999). Financing University Education in a Depressed Economy. Nigerian Education Journal, 2 (2), 59 - 66. | |
| Akpan, C. P. (1998). Improving Teachers’ morale in school. Nigerian Journal of Educational Foundations, 2 (1), 119- 128. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth National Annual Conference of the Nigerian Education Research Reporters Association (NERRA) held at the University of Calabar, Calabar . | Effective Communication: A Viable Instrument for Poverty Alleviation in the 21st Century. | 1999-09-21 | 1999-09-25 | |
| First National Conference of the Institute of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, held at University of Calabar . | Effective Planning: A pre-requisite for a successful implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Scheme. | 2000-06-26 | 2000-06-30 | |
| Fifth biennial conference of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, Nigerian chapter, held at the University of Calabar, Calabar . | Teachers’ perception of training and retraining programme and their attitude towards work in public secondary schools in Cross River State. | 2000-06-26 | 2000-06-30 | |
| National Conference on “Generation, Quality Assurance and Dissemination of knowledge in Nigerian Tertiary institutions in the 21st Century†held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. | Strategies for Realistic Quality Assurance in knowledge Generation in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-21 | |
| International Conference of Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning with the theme “Public/Private School Dichotomy in Nigerian Education System†held at the University of Calabar, Calabar . | Effectiveness in maintenance of Discipline among Administrators of Private and Public Secondary Schools in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2005-10-11 | 2005-10-13 | |
| Thirtieth Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning, held at Enugu State University . | Access to University Education in Nigeria: Issues and Problems | 2006-10-02 | 2006-10-05 | |
| Tenth International Conference of Education Management Association of South Africa (EMASA) held at Garden Court; Southern Sun East Boulevard, Cape Town . | Human Resource Management and Commitment to Duty among Academic Staff of Higher Institutions in Cross River State of Nigeria. | 2007-03-16 | 2007-03-18 | |
| International Conference of Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) held at the University of Lagos, Lagos. | Incentive management and Job Involvement among Teachers in Technical Schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2007-09-24 | 2007-09-27 | |
| Seminar organized by the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Cross River State Chapter, at Calabar Museum Complex. | Motivation of Teachers for Effective work Performance in Private Schools. | 2008-06-30 | 2008-06-30 | |
| Second African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) Conference and General Assembly, held at Lagos, Nigeria. | Enhancing Quality in Open and Distance Education through Effective Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria. | 2008-07-08 | 2008-07-11 | |
| Third Regional Conference of Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET) held at Ibadan, Nigeria . | Higher Education and Youth Preparation for Entrepreneurship: A focus on Functional Education. | 2008-08-18 | 2008-08-21 | |
| International Conference of the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP), held at Abuja . | a. Lecturers’ perception of the Role of ICT in the management of University Education for sustainable development in Nigeria | 2008-09-23 | 2008-09-27 | |
| Seventh International Conference of Internet Education, Cairo, Egypt | The Challenges of Teacher Education in Nigeria. | 2008-10-07 | 2008-10-07 | |
| Third Biennial Conference of Curriculum Organization of Nigeria (CON), Calabar Chapter, with the theme “Education for National Development: Revisiting the Curriculum†held at the University of Calabar, Calabar. | Analysis of Resource Adequacy for the Implementation of Senior Secondary School Curriculum in Cross River State. | 2009-02-11 | 2009-02-14 | |
| Fourth Regional Conference on Higher Education Research for Sustainable Development in Africa, organized by Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET), held at Kampala, Uganda. | Lecturers’ Access to Research Funding in Nigerian Universities: Challenges and Strategies for Improvement. | 2009-08-17 | 2009-08-20 | |
| International Conference on Educational Management, Environmental Literacy and Climate change, held at Port-Harcourt, Nigeria . | Impact of Climate Change on the Effective Management of Physical Facilities in Secondary Schools in Cross River State. | 2010-10-26 | 2010-10-29 | |
| Retreat on Reinventing University of Calabar Graduate School for Quality and Effective Service Delivery in the 21st century organized by Graduate School, University of Calabar, Nigeria . | 2011-04-13 | 2011-04-11 | ||
| Sixth Regional Conference on Higher Education for Knowledge Creation and Capacity Building organized by Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET) held at University of Lagos, Nigeria. | Challenges of Human Capacity Development in Federal Universities in Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. | 2011-08-08 | 2011-08-12 | |
| National Conference on Knowledge and Learning Management (KALM): Principles, Opportunities, Applications and Challenges organized by the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning, held at Ekpoma, Edo State | a. Analysis of Leadership Competence of Administrators of Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State | 2011-10-10 | 2011-10-14 | |
| Seventh Regional/ Tenth Anniversary Conference on Higher Education for a globalized world, organized by Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET), held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan . | University Lecturers’ Perception of Entrepreneurship Education as an Empowerment Strategy for Graduate Self-employment in South-South Nigeria. | 2012-09-17 | 2012-09-21 | |
| Thirty-first Annual National Conference of the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning ,held at Markurdi, Benue State, Nigeria . | Assessing the Transformational Leadership Capacities of Academic Heads of Departments for Effective Academic Output of Lecturers at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. | 2012-10-09 | 2012-10-13 | |
| University of Calabar Leadership Retreat organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of Calabar . | 2013-01-31 | 2013-02-01 | ||
| Workshop on Quality Teaching for Quality Learning in Higher Education organized by Centre for Teaching and Learning Excellence, University of Calabar . | 2013-02-12 | 2013-02-13 | ||
| Eighth Regional Conference on Higher Education for Innovation and Development organized by Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET) held at University of Ghana, Legon-Accra. | ICT Competence and Lecturers’ Job Efficacy: A Study of two Nigerian Universities. | 2013-10-28 | 2013-11-01 | |
| Eighth International Technology, Education and Development Conference, held at Valencia, Spain . | Quality Assurance in Nigerian Universities: The Role of the National Universities Commission. | 2014-03-10 | 2014-03-12 | |
| 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN 15) held at Barcelona, Spain. | Resource Management in Higher Education in Nigeria: Problems and Measures for Improvement. | 2015-07-08 | 2015-07-10 | |
| 34th Annual National Conference of Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning held at the University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. | Assessing the Adequacy of Resources for Accreditation of Academic Programmes for Quality University Output in South-South Nigeria | 2015-10-06 | 2015-10-09 | |
| 34th Annual National Conference of Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) held at the university of Benin Edo State Nigeria. | Assessing the Adequacy of Resources for Accreditation of Academic Programmes for Quality University Output in South-South Nigeria | 2015-10-06 | 2015-10-09 | |
| 2nd International Conference on Perspectives in Education, Technological Development and Agriculture in the 21st century Africa organized by Researchers International Network held at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. | Leadership Qualities and Administrative Tasks Performance Effectiveness of Secondary School Principals in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. | 2015-10-13 | 2015-10-15 | |
| Researchers International Network (RIN) International Conference on Perspectives in Education, Technological Development and Agriculture in the 21st Century in Africa organized by Researchers International Network (RIN) held in Ghana . | Leadership Qualities and Administrative Tasks Performance Effectiveness of Secondary School Principals in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. | 2015-10-13 | 2015-10-15 |