The journey to the founding of the association began on the 5th of October, 1992 at the University of Jos.

Our mentor, Late Dr. Joseph Agbowuro who was also a sociologist of education called a meeting of all the sociologists of education to be held at the Faculty of Education lecture theatre of University of Jos. although only very few members attended this maiden edition of the meeting of the organization

Another attempt was made in 2002 when some members in the field of sociology of Education were invited to Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, ljanikin, Ojo Lagos for another round of meetings, like that first meeting in Jos in 1992, only few members honoured the invitation.
As a result of poor attendance, those who attended the meeting were unable to launch the organization.

The third attempt was in October 2007. As usual, invitations were sent to known experts in the field of sociology of education and the meeting was held between 16th-19th of October 2007 at the Federal College of Education, Pankshin. Plateau state. To the Glory of God, the attendance was impressive and there and then, the National Association of Sociologists of Education [NASE] was born and national officers were elected and Prof [Mrs] Uche Azikiwe became the first President. The Association holds her annual conferences on the second week of October at any elected higher institution in the country.  The association has between 2008 and 2010 published three Journals and a Book of Readings.

At the 2010 conference, due to certain considerations the association changed her name from the National Association of Sociologists of Education to the Association of Sociologists of Education of Nigeria.