Dr Adewale B. Sanni

Asst. Secretary
Dr Adewale B. Sanni

Portfolio

  • ◆ Assistant Secretary of HERPNET
  • ◆ Supporting administrative operations and member communications
  • ◆ Liaison for conference documentation and chapter reports

Education

  • ◆ Ph.D. in Educational Management (Educational Planning and Policy)
  • ◆ M.Ed. in Educational Management (Educational Planning and Policy)
  • ◆ B.Ed. in Educational Management/Economics
  • ◆ N.C.E. in Mathematics/Economics

Adewale Babajide SANNI, Ph.D. is an educational management scholar and early-career academic at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, specialising in educational planning and policy, economics of education, and higher education research and policy. His research focuses on the intersection of educational policy, resource allocation, equity, access, efficiency and educational outcomes, with particular interest in generating evidence to inform educational planning and policy decisions.

He is a member of a TETFund National Research Fund (NRF)-supported research team investigating the economic costs of educational exclusion and policy frameworks for reducing the number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. His broader research interests encompass educational access and equity, learning poverty, education financing, policy implementation and evaluation, educational efficiency, higher education planning and management, postgraduate education, employability, and emerging issues in digital and AI-enabled education.

Dr Sanni also serves as Assistant Secretary of the Higher Education Research and Policy Network (HERPNET), through which he contributes to scholarly networking, higher education research and policy dialogue. He currently serves as Master's Programme Coordinator in the Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, following a successful tenure as Undergraduate Programme Coordinator.

His emerging scholarly agenda seeks to connect educational planning, economic analysis, empirical research and policy evaluation to address contemporary challenges facing education in Nigeria and beyond. He is committed to producing policy-relevant research, developing collaborative research partnerships, mentoring emerging researchers, and contributing to evidence-informed improvement in educational systems.

Publications

Ala, M. A., Raji, I. A., & Sanni, A. B. (2025). University Ownership and Academic Achievement Among Undergraduates in Nigeria. British Journal of Education, 13(9), 101-114.

HERPNET Journal Publication

Sanni, A. B., Raji I. A., and Tella, A. R. (2025). Extra Curriculum Activity Participation and Employability Prospects of Undergraduates. ESUT Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 10(2), 273-285.

HERPNET Journal Publication

Ala, M. A., Raji, I. A. and Sanni, A. B. (2025). Teacher-student relationship and academic performance of public secondary school students in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State. African Journal of Educational Management. 26(2). 595-611

HERPNET Journal Publication

Sanni, A. B. and Raji, I. A. (2024). Social class factors and academic well-being among public secondary school students in Ekiti North Senatorial District, Nigeria. African Journal of Educational Management Vol. 25. No. 1: 260-280.

HERPNET Journal Publication

Arigidi, E. and Sanni, A. B. (2024). Skills enhancement and digital literacy among public secondary school teachers in Rivers State, Nigeria. West African Journal of Educational Administration and Planning Vol. 2. 99–108.

HERPNET Journal Publication
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