People
Affiliation
Lecturer in Social Work, Department of Social Work (Geriatric Social Workers Association) University of Ibadan
Address
Department of Social Work
Faculty of Education
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
Contact
ayangunna@yahoo.com / ja.ayangunna@mail.ui.edu.ng
Biosketch
Dr Ayangunna is teaching, among other courses, Ageing to both undergraduates and postgraduate students at the University of Ibadan. He holds Masters degrees in Social Work (M SW) and Public Health (M Ph) respectively; and a Ph.D. in Social Welfare. The social work career of Dr Ayangunna started right from his training days in Social Development and Administration at the University of Lagos and he worked at various social welfare settings including the old peoples’ home at Yaba, Lagos.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
- Care of older persons in North Eastern Nigeria
Capacity Building Interests
- To train social workers in geriatric social work for research
Key methodological skills
- Interviews for qualitative information gathering and questionnaires for quantitative data are used
Current/planned research
- Care of older persons by geriatric social workers.