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Mr. Jaco Hoffman
Affiliation
Research Fellow, Oxford Institute of Ageing
Part time lecturer/Research Associate, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Part time lecturer/Research Associate, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Address
PO BOX 567
Witbank
1035
South Africa
Witbank
1035
South Africa
Contact
jaconda@iafrica.com
Biosketch
Mr. Hoffman did post-graduate studies in the fields of Sociology, Socio-Gerontology and Theology at the Universities of Northwest and Pretoria. He is currently affiliated with the University of Pretoria as part-time lecturer and associate researcher in Gerontology. His research interests include intergenerational studies and he currently serves as editorial board member of the “International Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: programs, policy, and research” – The Haworth Press. Mr. Hoffman is the current president of the South African Gerontological Association (SAGA) and it also actively involved in various practical programmes and projects in the field of ageing in South Africa and Africa.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Intergenerational relationships in African Families,
- HIV/AIDS and Older Persons
Capacity Building Interests
- Lecturing (Gerontology)
- Gerontology curriculum development
- Organisation and implementation of training courses in gerontology
Key methodological skills
Qualitative research (Narrative approach)
Current/planned research
- D.Phil programme – The Intergenerational contract within the African context
Current engagement in capacity building - African Gerontological Society (AGES)
- South African Gerontological Association (SAGA)
- South African Older Person’s Forum
- Facilitation of short-term course in gerontology in South Africa (INIA)