| 词条 | Christie Ade Ajayi |
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| name = Christie Ade Ajayi | birth_name = Christie Aduke Martins | birth_date = 13 March 1930 (age 88) | birth_place = Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Nigeria | nationality = Nigerian | spouse = J. F. Ade Ajayi }} Christie Ade Ajayi (born 1930) is a Nigerian specialist in early childhood education. She is the author of various English-language books for young children, and has made a point of writing stories with a Nigerian setting that her readers can relate to. As well as having long experience of teaching she has been active in a number of organisations concerned with children and education. BiographyBorn Christie Aduke Martins on 13 March 1930 in Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Christie Ade Ajayi (also written Ade-Ajayi) went to Kudeti Girls' School in Ibadan (now known as St. Anne's School) and then to United Missionary College, Ibadan where she trained to be a teacher.[1] She also studied in London at the Froebel Institute[2] and then at the Institute of Education where she received a Diploma in Child Development in 1958.[1] Between 1952 and 1978 she taught in various schools in Nigeria and one in London, became a headmistress,[3] and also went to San Jose State University, California where she was awarded a Diploma in Elementary School Administration and Leadership in 1971.[1] She married J. F. Ade Ajayi in 1956 with whom she had five children.[4] A friend of the family has described her "outgoing nature" and the family's "hospitable house".[5] BooksAde Ajayi's experience in early years teaching led to a concern "with the learning needs of Nigerian children".[6] She was motivated to encourage preschoolers and beginner readers by offering them books that reflected their own experience and culture.[7] While enjoying stories and pictures of West African characters they could enlarge their vocabulary and develop reading skills. Among her books are:
Education expertShe has held a variety of leadership posts in educational organisations.[3] These include:
In 1993 the International Journal of Early Childhood published her article on 'Collaboration with other international agencies in community development programmes: The Nigerian experience'.[14] References1. ^1 2 3 4 [https://books.google.com/books?id=xbcyAAAAIAAJ Henrietta C. Otokunefor, Obiageli C. Nwodo, Nigerian Female Writers: A Critical Perspective, Malthouse Press 1989, pp 99-100] {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ade Ajayi, Christie}}2. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=XuTyAAAAMAAJ&q Philomena Osazee Esigbemi Fayose, Nigerian Children's Literature in English, AENL Educational Publishers, p70] 3. ^1 [https://books.google.com/books?id=iBEOAQAAMAAJ&q Kunle Ifaturoti, Tinu Ifaturoti, To have and to hold, NPS Educational, 1994, p250] 4. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/10/jf-ade-ajayi JF Ade Ajayi obituary in The Guardian, 10 Sep 2014] 5. ^[https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0001972015000571 J. D. Y. Peel, J. F. ADE AJAYI: A MEMORIAL in Africa/ Volume 85 / Issue 04 / November 2015, pp 745-749] 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=RPQpYJcI1I4C&dq G. D. Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot, Student Encyclopedia of African Literature, ABC-CLIO 2008] 7. ^The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, Ed. Jack Zipes 8. ^Zaccheus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Libraries 9. ^WOMEN WRITING AFRICA 10. ^Nigerian Tribune 11. ^OMEP world assembly, Lagos 12. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=Bgs1AAAAIAAJ&q Joy Gibson, Prue Chennells, Gifted children: looking to their future, Latimer New Dimensions 1976, p349] 13. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=QEQmAQAAIAAJ&q F. Ajike Osanyin, Early childhood education in Nigeria, Concept Pub. Ltd. 2002] 14. ^[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03185622 International Journal of Early Childhood, October 1993, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp 66–68] 4 : Nigerian women writers|Nigerian educators|Living people|1930 births |
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