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Research interests
My research interests focus on the lives of older people. In particular the experience of receiving care and the impact that relationships with family, friends and carers have on older people's perception, and experience, of care. My PhD, awarded in 2016, centered on care relations and explored the relevance of the policy rhetoric of choice to the experiences of older people and their informal carers. I examined the transition from independence to informal care, the introduction of formal care and the way that care relationships developed and shifted through these changes. I considered a wide range of perspectives, carers and care recipients, informal and formal care, and how all these elements intersect to provide a view of how care relationships advance or constrain older people’s opportunities to make choices.
Scholarly biography
As a mature student I studied BSc(Hons) Sociology with Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. I was encouraged to collect primary data for my undergraduate dissertation. This experience led to an enduring interest in the process of research and the relationships between researchers and participants. This was developed through an MSc in Social Research Methods before gaining a studentship at Aston University funded by the Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Aston University
Award Date: 22 Jun 2016
Master, University of Portsmouth
Award Date: 9 Aug 2011
Bachelor, University of Portsmouth
Award Date: 6 Jun 2009
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
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Ethical issues in self-funded social care: co-producing knowledge with older people
Ward, L., Ray, M., Tanner, D. & Locke, P.
3/04/17 → 1/07/20
Project: Grant
Research output
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Direct Payments for Older Adults in an Age of Austerity
Locke, P. & West, K., 20 Nov 2018, In: Ethics and Social Welfare. 12, 3, p. 216-228 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring care relations in later life: disentangling notions of care, choice and agency
Locke, P., Jun 2016Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Individualised funding for older people and the ethic of care
Locke, P. & West, K., 2016, Social policy review 28: Analysis and debate in social policy, 2016. Fenger, M., Hudson, J. & Needham, C. (eds.). Bristol: Bristol University Press, Vol. 28 . p. 251-268Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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Book Review: Catherine Needham and Jon Glasby (eds). Debates in Personalisation. Critical Social Policy 25(2) pp 295-296
Locke, P., 16 Mar 2015, In: Critical Social Policy. 35, 2, p. 295-296 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book Review