Dr. Philip Ugonna Ebirim holds a PhD in Educational Management with a specialization in Economics of Education from the University of Port Harcourt, an M.Ed in Educational Administration and Planning from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a B.Sc. in Education Economics from Imo State University, Owerri. He is a lecturer in Educational Foundations and Management at Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, and serves as Assistant Branch Secretary of the Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP). He reviews for the RSIS International Journals, and his research focuses on administration, economics, management, and planning of education with numerous publications in scholarly journals and presentations at professional conferences and workshops both at national and international level.