Dr. Benjamin Ayua Ambe
DepartmentEnvironmental Education
DesignationLecturer II
EmailAbout Dr. Benjamin Ayua Ambe
Dr. Benjamin Ambe is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Education, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. He attended the Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa where he obtained the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) with majors in Chemistry and Integrated Science in 1997. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree Honours in Environmental Education with Majors in Geography in 2002; and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Education in 2011 from the Prestigious University of Calabar. Dr. Ambe obtained his PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016 from the University of Calabar. He joined the services of the University of Calabar after his foray in politics in 2014 as an Assistant Lecturer and was upgraded in 2016 to Lecturer II. Since joining the University, he has been teaching and mentoring, researching and contributing to churning out 21st century savvy graduates. His major research areas over the years have been in the areas of Environmental Education Pedagogy, curriculum implementation, Environmental Geography Education, Population Studies, Urban waste Management, Water, sanitation and Health (WASH), Early Child Care/Basic Education implementation, Environmental conservation/management, and Eco-Tourism Education. Dr. Ambe has made contributions to some book chapters, published many local and foreign journal articles in reputable peer reviewed Journals. He is an active participant in many seminars, conferences and workshops where he has presented papers in some. Benjamin is a BOT member of Environmental/Tourism Educators and Researchers Association of Nigeria (ETERAN); he is a member of World Council of Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) Nigeria Chapter, North America Association for Environmental Educators (NAAEE), Member Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA); Member, International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS). He is married with children.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLC | Government Primary School, Ranch | 1982 | 1988 delete_forever | |
| SSCE | Government Secondary School, Obudu | 1989 | 1994 delete_forever | |
| NCE | Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa | 1994 | 1997 delete_forever | |
| B.ED | University of Calabar, Calabar | 1998 | 2002 delete_forever | |
| M.ED | University of Calabar, Calabar | 2005 | 2011 delete_forever | |
| PhD | University of Calabar,Calabar | 2011 | 2016 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Ambe, B. A. (2018). Changing Paradigms to shape the future of environmentalism in Africa. Journal of Environmental and Tourism Education (JETE), 1 (2). | |
| Williams, A. & Ambe, B. A. (2018). Rural dwellers perception and education on use of pesticides for the control of mosquitoes in the southern senatorial district of cross river state, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Tourism Education (JETE), 1 (2). | |
| Ambe, B. A., Agbor, C. E. & Eyo, E. O. (2018). Extent of provision of infrastructure and instructional materials for the Universal Basic Education Curriculum in schools of Cross River State, Nigeria. International Journal of Contemporary Social Science Education (IJCSSE), 1(1), 86-96. | |
| Ambe, B. A. & Eneyo, E. O. (2018). Evaluation of community mobilization and enrichment of school curricula strategies for the 9-year schooling programme in Cross River State, Nigeria. prestige Journal of counselling psychology, 1 (1), 225-238. | |
| Okim, D. O. Abang, R. & Ambe, B. A. (2018). Evaluation of marketing potentials of lakes as ecotourism assets in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Tourism Education (JETE), 1 (1), 51- 58. | |
| Ambe, B. A. & Onnoghen, N. U. (2018). Teachers’ gender and self-concept as predictors of Environmental Education curriculum in Cross River State Schools, Nigeria. Multi-disciplinary journal of Research and Development perspectives, 7 (1), 36-44. | |
| Ambe, B. A., Imoke, M. J. & Okim, D. O. (2018). Determinants of Rural Settlement Patterns and Impacts on the Environment of some Settlements of Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Tourism Education (JETE), 1 (1), 1-14. | |
| Ambe, B. A. (2018). Status of teachers’ recruitment, retraining and motivation for the universal Basic Education programme in schools of Cross River State, Nigeria. British Journal of Education, Learning and Development psychology, 1(1), 11-28. | |
| Ambe, B. A & Ukwetang, J. O. (2017). Environmental Education Strategies in Alleviating Poverty for Sustainable Forest Resources management in the rural fringes of Cross River State, Nigeria. Education for Today, Journal of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, 13 (3), 37- 44. | |
| Ambe, B. A. & Ephraim, I. E. (2017). A survey of students learning achievements in literacy, numeracy and lifelong skills acquisition in the Universal Basic Education Curriculum in schools of Cross River State, Nigeria. International Journal of Continuing Education and Development Studies (IJCEDS), 4(1), 205 - 218. | |
| Ukwetang, J. O. & Ambe, B. A. (2016). Multi dimensionality of Teacher Education in Nigeria. Education for Today, 12 (2), 68-73. | |
| Ambe, B. A., Eja, I. E. & Agbor, C. E. (2015). Assessment of the Impacts and People’s Perception of Bush Burning on Grasslands and montane Ecosystems of Obanliku Hills/plateau, Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 5(6), 12-20. | |
| Ambe, B. A. & Agbor, C.E. (2014). Assessment of Teachers Professional Competence, Teachers Teaching Experience on the implementation of Environmental Education Curriculum in Cross River State, Nigeria. Journal of Educational & Social Research, 4(6), 521-528. | |
| Ambe, B. A. & Agbor, C. A. (2014). Assembling the influence of gender awareness attitudes to forest resources conservation in Cross River State. Research In humanities and social Sciences, 4 (2), 82-86. | |
| Ukwayi, G. U. & Ambe, B. A. (2013). Learner Empowerment for self and National Survival in the 21st Century. The New Nigerian Educator, 3 (1), 24 - 29. | |
| Uffia, I. O. & Ambe, B. A. (2013). Implication of Population Increase, waste generation on effective solid waste disposal and management in Calabar Urban, Cross River State, Nigeria. African Journal of Social Policy and Administration, 6 (2), 65-73. | |
| Uffia, I. O., Ambe, B.A. & Agbor, C. E. (2013). Evaluation of Institutional Framework for Solid Waste Disposal and Management in Calabar Metropolis. African Journal of Social Science Policy and Administration, 8 (2), 87. | |
| Agbor, C. A. & Ambe, B. A. (2013). Assessment of participation in Quality tourism development in Cross River State, Nigeria. International Journal of Research and Advancement in Educational Methods, 10(1), 37-50. | |
| Ukwayi, G. U. & Ambe, B. A. (2012). Strategies for repackaging Environmental Education for National Development. International journal of Advancement in Educational methods, 2(1),59-62. | |
| Ambe, B. A. (2012). Environmental Education: An Introductory discourse. The New Nigeria Educator, 2(1), 23-31. | |
| Inyang-Abia, M. E. & Ambe, B. A. (2006). Information communication Technologies (ICTS) and Environmental sustainability. West African journal Of Educational Research (WAJER), 9(1-2) 6-11. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd National conference of the school of Education, Federal College of Education, Obudu | Computer in Education: a panacea for improving the quality of education in Nigeria. | 2013-07-24 | 2013-07-27 | |
| 5th International Conference of the Faculty of Education, University Of Calabar, Nigeria on Education and contemporary issues | 2014-09-02 | 2014-09-05 | ||
| International Conference on chemical, Environment & Biological Sciences (CEBs, 2014) Held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Influence of Teachers Professional qualifications and areas of specialization on the implementation of the Environmental Education curriculum in Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2014-09-17 | 2014-09-18 | |
| 6th International conference of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar on Knowledge Integration for National Development | Multi-dimensionality of Teacher Education in Nigeria. | 2015-09-02 | 2015-09-05 | |
| International conference of Faculty of Education, University of Calabar on Sustainable Development Goals: The Educationist perspective | Environmental Education strategies in alleviating poverty for sustainable forest resources management in the rural fringes of Cross River State, Nigeria (SDGs 1, 12, & 15). | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-09 | |
| 2nd International Conference on the Role of Assessment and Research in Catching-up with the trends in Global Education organized by Educational Assessment & Research Network in Africa (EARNIA) | 2016-11-28 | 2016-12-02 | ||
| 7th Annual Conference of the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar on Quality Education, Technology and Economic Development | Students’ enrollments and dropout rates in the JSS3 classes of Universal Basic Education programme of Cross River State, Nigeria. | 2017-10-22 | 2017-10-25 |