Generation Z's views of care and care careers: An international comparison
Start date
01 April 2019End date
31 December 2019Overview
This project aimed to learn about the views of Generation Z regarding care and care careers. In England, this generation of young people was born into a period of financial and economic austerity and have grown up with a familiarity with technology. Hence these young people are also known as the i-generation. As Generation Z is at the age of making choices regarding subjects for future study which will shape their future career choices, it is interesting and Important to explore their views of care and care careers.
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Team
Principal investigator
Co-investigator
Dr Anna Cox
Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care
Biography
Anna is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Surrey. Her research focuses on the development and implementation of interventions to support the provision of good ethical care throughout the life course. Anna has a particularly interest in the care experience of older people and people with learning disabilities. Anna leads the Together Project funded by NHSE Workforce Training and Education Directorate, South East Region and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Together Project: Supporting the delivery of good practice in maternity services for parents with learning disabilities | University of Surrey
Researchers
Andrea Lizama-Loyola
Researcher
Hanna Groothuizen
PhD Student (Generation Z literature review)
Research groups and centres
Our research is supported by research groups and centres.
The International Care Ethics (ICE) Observatory ethics in care research theme