Intern
Adult Education Academy

M. Ed. Babatunde Fajimi

CG8: Community  Participation, Social Cohesion and Lifelong Learning

Co-Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mar Joanpere Foraster

This comparative group addresses the growing importance of understanding how lifelong learning contributes not only to individual development, but also to collective processes of community building, social cohesion, and democratic participation.

The comparison will focus on adult education initiatives implemented in different national and/or regional contexts, including formal, non-formal, and community-based learning settings. Cases may include adult education centres, community learning programmes, civic education initiatives, and university-community partnerships across participating countries. The comparative analysis will also consider the role of local governance structures, national adult education policies, and European frameworks such as the European Agenda for Adult Learning. Particular attention will be given to how transnational policy discourses influence local practices, and how community-based initiatives respond to specific social, cultural, and economic conditions. Interdependencies between local practices and broader policy environments will be examined, especially in terms of funding structures, institutional collaborations, and the transfer of educational models across contexts.

  1. Book Chapters

  2. Fajimi, B. A. (2025). Beyond UNESCO Heritage in Southwest Nigeria: A Case for Yoruba Apprenticeship Education. In P. A. Okebukola (Ed.), Cultural Odyssey: 20 Years of Implementation of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention in Nigeria. Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (pp. 419-432). Slough, UK: Sterling Publishers.
  3. Fajimi, B. A. (2024). Community Development Associations and Fundraising for Self-Help Projects in African Suburbia for Rural Development. In C. Gyan, L. Kreitzer, & S. V. Ouedraogo (Eds.), Community Development Practice in Africa: Putting Theory into Practice (pp. 163-177). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  4. Omokhabi, A. A. & Fajimi, B. A. (2024). Suburbia in Nigeria: A New Approach to Understanding Rural Community Transformation and Development. In K. O. Kester, K. A. Aderogba, S. O. Oladeji, A. A. Omokhabi, C. W. Adeyemo, D. A. Adebayo, & O. S. E. Odusanya (Eds.), Continuing Education and Development in an Emerging Digitalised World: A Festschrift for Professor Deborah Adetunbi Egunyomi (pp. 30-43). Ibadan: Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan.
  5. Fajimi, B. A. (2024). Enhancing AI Adoption and Integration for Senior Academics through Adult Learning in Nigerian Higher Education Institutions. In P. A. Okebukola (Ed.), Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and Quality Higher Education: Book in Honour of Abubakar Adamu Rasheed. (Volume 1, pp. 735-745). Slough, UK: Sterling Publishers.
  6. Momoh, A. M. & Fajimi, B. A. (2024). Transforming the Social Sector Learning Space: Andragogical Training for Second-Career Occupations in Nigeria. In Aderinoye, R. A., Akpama, S. I., Kester, K. O., Adelore, O. O., Onimisi, E. J., Ojedeji, S. O. (Eds.), Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces: Exploring Opportunities, Possibilities and Creativity (pp. 199-210).  Yaliam Publishers, Abuja: National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult, and Non-Formal Education.
  7. Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Adult Learning and Artificial Intelligence: What Future for Adult Education? In Fakolade, A. O., Oluwole, D. A., and Akangbe, C. A. (Eds.) Creating Connections, Building Bridges: Initiating Paradigm Shift in Education (pp. 907-921). Book of Proceedings on 2023 Faculty of Education, International Conference, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
  8. Fajimi, B. A. & Akinyooye, F. E. (2022). Applying Principles of Andragogy to Training Programmes in Organisations. In K. O. Kester, A. M. Momoh, & A. A. Sarumi (Eds.), Education and Working Class Citizens’ Advancement and Wellness: A Publication in Honour of Professor P. B. Abu (pp. 201-214). Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publishers Ltd.
  9. Fajimi, B. A. (2021). Delivery of Digital Learning for Nigerian Universities in New Normal World: A Perspective. In K. O. Ojokheta & K. O. Kester (Eds.), Education Re-engineering in the New Normal World: Festschrift for Professor Rachid Adewumi Aderinoye (pp. 492-502). Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan: John Archers.
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  11. Peer reviewed Journal Articles

  12. Fajimi, B. A. (2025). Roles of Social Workers in Bridging the Gap between Social Policy and Social Action in Youth Unemployment in Nigeria. American Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 10(1). 30-46. https://doi.org/10.55284/ajssh.v10i1.1270.
  13. Fajimi, B. A., Amusa, D., Sunday, E., Bakare, T.V., Eteyi, D., & Aloba, O. (2025). Aligning Nigeria’s National Policy on Education with SDG 4: Role of Adult Learning and Education in Achieving Inclusive Quality Education, Journal of Educational Thought, 9(1). 79-97.
  14. Fajimi, B. A., Aitokhuehi, O. O. & Ememe, P. I. (2025). Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies in Rural Ecology and Rural Development in Nigeria. Journal of Educational Thought, 9(1). 284-307.
  15. Fajimi, B. A., Kester, K. O. & Ukpabi, D. (2024). Issues and Prospects in Continuing Education for Skills Development of Automobile Technicians in Nigeria. AGIDIGBO: ABUAD Journal of the Humanities, 12(2). 654-660. https://doi.org/10.53982/agidigbo.2024.1202.45-j.
  16. Ememe, P. I. & Fajimi, B. A. (2024). Rural Women’s Resilience to Climate Change in Nigerian Coastal Communities. Rivers State University Journal of Education, 27(1). 1-15.
  17. Akinyooye, F. E., Fajimi, B. A., & Opeyemi, J. O. (2023). Principal Leadership Styles and Work Climate on Performance of Public Senior Secondary Schools’ Teachers in Ibadan Metropolis. Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling. 13(3). 171-181.
  18. Ige, L. O. & Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Conflict Management Mechanisms and Community Development among Members of Community Development Association, Ogun State. UNILORIN Journal of Lifelong Education. 7(1). 79-95.
  19. Ememe, P. I. & Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Decent Work, Community Development and Social Work Practitioners’ Involvement as Correlate of Quality Life among Youths Working in Rural Communities. UNILORIN Journal of Lifelong Education. 7(1). 158-177.
  20. Fajimi, B. A. & Momoh, A. M. (2023). Theoretical Approaches to Industrial Relations in Nigerian Multinational Companies’ Subsidiaries across West Africa. FUOYE International Journal of Education, 6(2). 111-131.
  21. Kester, K. O., Momoh, A. M., & Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Influence of Organisational Policy on Employee Retention in Telecommunications Industry, Lagos State. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation. 11(2). 7-20. https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.1122302.
  22. Omokhabi, A. A. & Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Examining the Influence of Organisational Culture on Employee Retention in Telecommunications Industry, Lagos State. Nexus International University Journal of Humanities. 8(3). 149-158.
  23. Omokhabi, A. A. & Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Women in Pandemics and Sustainability of African Rural Communities. Shodh Sari – An International Multidisciplinary Journal. 02(03). 67-105.
  24. Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Enhancing Inclusive Workplace and Adaptable Workforce through Management Education in Private Secondary Schools in Sagamu Local Government, Ogun State. Innovations. 73. 157-173.
  25. Fajimi, B. A. (2023). Professional Self-Care and Social Workers’ Burnout in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ikorodu North LCDA, Lagos State. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Research. 4(1). 16-24.
  26. Ememe, P. I. & Fajimi, B. A. (2022). Promoting Youth Employment through Learn-Work-Earn (LWE) Apprenticeship Programmes Initiatives in Lagos State, Nigeria. African Journal of Adult Learning, 1(2).
  27. Fajimi, B. A. (2022). Community Involvement in Education in Nigeria: Challenges for Adult and Non-Formal Education. International Journal of Adult Learning and Continuing Education. 6(1). 66-74.
  28. Akinyooye, F. E. & Fajimi, B. A. (2022). Industrial Relations Practice in Nigeria: Issues and Perspectives. University of Delta Journal of Contemporary Studies in Education. 1(1). 130-139.
  29. Fajimi, B. A. (2022). Promoting Occupational Social Work Practice in Nigerian Organisations. Rivers State University Journal of Education. 25(1) 166-179.
  30. Fajimi, B. A. (2022). Research Design in Adult Education: Issues and Perspectives. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation. 10(3). http://ijari.org/volume/issue3.
  31. Fajimi, B. A. (2021). Remote Work and Employees’ Wellbeing in Service Sector in West Africa. African Journal of Theory and Practice of Educational Research. 9. 95-108.
  32. Fajimi, B. A. & Sarumi, A. A. (2021). Dialogue in Historical Education: A Review of Emeritus Professor Michael Omolewa’s Education Through the Rear-View Mirror. African Journal of Adult Learning 1(1). 81-97.
  33. Fajimi, B. A. (2021). Perceived Influence of Andragogical Principles on Leadership Training and Development of CEOs in Outsourcing Industry, Lagos State. UNILORIN Journal of Lifelong Education. 5(1). 182-198.
  34. Fajimi, B. A. & Momoh, A. M. (2021). Challenges and Prospects of Collective Bargaining in Public Sector in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Industrial Education and Labour Relations. University of Ibadan. 5(1). 64-82.
  35. Fajimi, B. A. (2021). Ethical Considerations for Usage of Digital Technology among Social Workers in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Social Work Education. 20. 48-60.
  36. Omokhabi, A. A. & Fajimi, B. A. (2021). School Social Work Practice and Its Challenges in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. International Journal of Community Education and Development. Volume 1, No. 1&2. 101-115.
  37. Fajimi, B. A. (2021). Digital Technology and Andragogical Learning for Workers’ Induction Training in the Workplace. Journal of Nigerian National Council for Adult Education. 27(1). 259-277.
  38. Fajimi, B. A. (2020). Responsible Leadership and Downsizing in Difficult Times. Organisation Leadership and Development Quarterly. 2(4). Centre for Organisation Leadership & Development, Harare, Zimbabwe. 36-46.
  39. Fajimi, B. A. (2020). Imperatives of Environmental Education in Effective Implementation of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) among School Children in Rural Communities. African Journal of Adult Education and Development Studies, 2. 156-165.
  40. Fajimi, B. A. & Olaleye, Y. L. (2020). Leadership Styles as Determinants of Community Organisation Effectiveness in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The Journal of Positive Psychology and Counselling. 6. 92-102.

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  • Professionalisation and Competence Development in Adult and Higher Education
  • Comparative Adult, Continuing, and Community Education
  • Social Justice, Social Work, and Community Development 
  • Qualitative Methodology in Educational Research

 

                                                                                                                                                                               

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