Welcome! Fall 2006

Students like to know about their instructor.

Here we go - below is my professional bio.

Dr. Akojie's Bio

Dr. Akojie began her career as a classroom social studies teacher in 1979 after earning a Bachelor degree in Secondary Education. While teaching 12^th grade Economics and AP Geography in Nigeria, she worked on a Masters degree and earned it 1987; M.Ed is in Educational Administration with specialization in Planning. Dr. Patricia Akojie then rose to the position of the head of the Social Studies Department and later Assistant Principal. The Akojies migrated to the United States in 1992 and Patricia continued her teaching career as a substitute teacher in Paducah City and McCracken Schools and later got a full-time position with Paducah Tilghman High school as a Social Studies teacher. Dr. Akojie’s thirst for research got her back to the University walls to pursue a doctoral degree. She earned her doctoral degree in Educational Policy and Evaluation from the University of Kentucky, Lexington in 2002.

Dr. Patricia Akojie started her career in higher Education in Students Affairs as a Hall director at the University of Kentucky and later an Educational Advisor for the Educational Talent Search Program at Lexington Community College in Lexington, Kentucky. After obtaining her Ph.D, she started her college-level teaching career at Murray State University, where she taught mostly Research and Educational Ethics courses. She also taught online course for the Orange Lutheran Online, Axia College, and the University of Phoenix Online and was an adjunct for the Louisville campus of the University of Phoenix. In the fall of 2006 she joined Brescia University School of Education.

Patricia enjoys reading and loves spicy food. She also loves to travel. Talking about travel, she has been to five countries - Republic of Togo, Canada, Britain, Italy, and of cause Nigeria. Married to Dr. Felix Akojie, a Biology professor at WKTCC. Patricia and Felix have four children. All four are presently in college.

PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Contributed to Educational Talent Search informational materials to Parents and students - Akojie, P. A (2001). Going to College. Educational Talent Search Magazine 4(1). Lexington Community College Talent Search. Lexington, Kentucky.

Bringing Community Service into the College Curriculum. Paper presentation at the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges (SACC) annual conference. Boston, Massachusetts. April 9, 1999.

Early Career Experience of Young Adults. Paper presentation at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning's (CAEL) International Conference. Seattle, Washington. November 13, 1999.

Nigeria – People, Culture, and Education. Paper presentation at the Lexington Community College Upward Bound Summer Program. Lexington, Kentucky. April 30, 2001.

UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION AND OTHER RESEARCH WORK

Work in Progress for Publication - Epistemology of Life after High school.

Akojie, P. A. (2002). The First-Year After High School for Vocational Students: A Phenomenological Study. Unpublished Doctoral thesis. University of Kentucky. Lexington.

Akojie, P. A. (1987). An Evaluation of the Adequacy of Some Physical Facilities in Secondary Schools in Bendel State. Unpublished Masters Thesis. University of Benin. Nigeria.

Akojie, P. A. (1996). A Second Chance. Unpublished manuscript (Pilot study, Fall 1996). University of Kentucky.

Akojie, P. A. (1996). In their own voices: The Vocational Learning Experience. Unpublished manuscript. University of Kentucky.

Nanna P. A. (1979). Academic Performance of Day and Boarding Students in Benin-City Secondary Schools – A comparative Survey. Research Project submitted to the Faculty of Education. University of Benin. Nigeria.

Nanna, P. A. (1979). The Economic Problems of Importing Technology to Nigeria. A study submitted to the Department of Economics and Statistics. University of Benin. Nigeria.