Student Academic Partnership –“Chinese Voices of Social Care”: Dissemination of project findings

School of Social Work, Allied and Public Health

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Anna Tsaroucha and Dr. Martin Partridge are going to be working with Miss Simeng Zhou, a level 5 Human Resources student and Mrs Arlete Smith, a level 5 Social Work Student on a Student Academic Partnership in order to disseminate the findings of a recently completed research project which explored the satisfaction of social care amongst disabled people from Chinese backgrounds in England. The study was project-managed by Dr. Partridge and was funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

Dr. Martin Partridge, Simeng Zhou, Arlete Smith and Dr. Anna Tsaroucha

The dissemination process will involve the student partners travelling across the West Midlands to various Chinese community organisations to present the project outcomes, as well as presenting key findings to students and staff across partner Universities. Both student partners have Mandarin, Cantonese and English languages, which will optimise the dissemination process. They have been contracted to work on a job share basis. This project is an excellent opportunity for the students to develop new and transferable skills working alongside two highly qualified research academics and gain valuable research and scholarly experience. Both students will also enjoy the opportunity of being able to co-author articles related to the project. Finally, there is a potential benefit for the Social Work Programme Award where this dissemination process will open and develop new links and networks for future student placements.

For more details about the project contact: m.partridge@staffs.ac.uk