Role
Dr Rowley is a Research Fellow in the Sociology of Health and Illness. She is investigating the experiences of people who care for former athletes living with neurodegeneration.
Career overview
Dr Rowley is an experienced lecturer and social scientist. She was a Senior Research Fellow at Staffordshire University teaching on the Doctorate of Education and is a doctoral supervisor. Dr Rowley was also a lecturer and course leader at the University of Liverpool Medical School and taught at the Centre for the Treatment of Addiction for six years.
She completed her Doctorate in Education in 2013 investigating the impact of education on addiction recovery and developed this work into a three year funded research programme across Europe. Recent research includes: Poverty at the end of life, Malnutrition in older people and the impact of the 'Levelling Up' agenda on care careers.
Dr Rowley also manages Trent Dementia - a charity based in Nottingham supporting people affected by dementia .
Research areas
Jane is involved in research at Caring for Former Athletes who live with Neurodegeneration
External activity
Dr Rowley also manages Trent Dementia, a charity for people affected by dementia in the East Midlands.
Publications
Hudson, R., Forrester, G., Rowley, J. & Pugh, J. (2023) Reasons, resources and reality. Investigating the complexity of pupils’ aspirations and how they conceive pathways to their future adult selves. In Chiou, V et al. (Eds.) Contemporary Challenges in Education. Paradoxes and Illuminations. Münster, Germany: Waxmann Publishing Co., pp.130-140.
Forrester, G., Hudson, R., Rowley, J. & Pugh, J (2022) Mind the aspiration gap: how primary school pupils perceive their future adult selves and the perspectives and expectations of parents and teachers, Educational Review, DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2022.2134845
Forrester, G., Pugh, J., Hudson, R. & Rowley, J. (2022) Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage: practitioners’ perspectives of best practice and effective provision. Education 3-13, 50 (8), pp. 1072-1084DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2021.1930095.
Rowley J, Richards N, Carduff E, Gott M. (2021) The impact of poverty and deprivation at the end of life: a critical review. Palliative Care and Social Practice. 2021;15. doi:10.1177/26323524211033873
Chapter
ROWLEY, Jane, FORRESTER, Gillian, ADEFILA, Arinola, PUGH, Jim, BASFORD, Jo and HUDSON, Ruth (2022) Evaluation of the Sector Hub Action Research Project. Funded by the Community Renewal Fund Promoting care as a career – a pilot project devised and led by Acacia Training in Stoke on Trent. Research report for external body. Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent. (Submitted)
FORRESTER, Gillian, HUDSON, Ruth, ROWLEY, Jane and PUGH, Jim (2022) Mind the aspiration gap: how primary school pupils perceive their future adult selves and the perspectives and expectations of parents and teachers. Educational Review. ISSN 0013-1911
Richards, N. and Rowley, J. (2021) Can dying at home dying COVID-19 still be an indicator of ‘quality of death’? Discussion Paper. Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
Richards, N. and Rowley, J. (2020) Structural inequalities and dying at home during COVID-19. Discussion Paper. Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
FORRESTER, Gillian, ROWLEY, Jane, PUGH, Jim and HUDSON, Ruth (2020) An investigation into the aspirations and perceptions of future selves of young learners in Staffordshire. Research report for external body. N/A.
FORRESTER, Gillian, HUDSON-GILL, Ruth, ROWLEY, J and PUGH, Jim (2019) “Understanding the World”: a pilot study of effective practice and provision in early years settings. In: International Insights: Equality in Education. Waxman Publishing Co, Münster, pp. 85-98. ISBN 978-3-8309-4022-7
The Food Train (2017) - 21 Years of Conversation with Older People. https://www.thefoodtrain.co.uk/images/documents/21_Years_of_conversation_with_Older_People_in_Scotland.pdf https://www.thefoodtrain.co.uk/index.php/resources/research.
Forces in Mind Trust and Clore (2016)
FORRESTER, Gillian, PUGH, Jim, HUDSON, Ruth and ROWLEY, Jane (2021) Understanding the World in the Early Years Foundation Stage: practitioners’ perspectives of best practice and effective provision. Education 3-13. International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 50 (8). ISSN 14757575
SLACK, Kim, HUGHES, Amanda and ROWLEY, Jane (2015) Report by the RECOVEU Consortium. RECOVEU: A participative approach to curriculum development for adults in addiction recovery across the European Union. Report for Deliverable 4.4: Focus Group Overview. EU Lifelong Learning Project. Project No. 538955-LLP-1-2013-UK-GRUNDTVIG-GMP. Project Report. Staffordshire University. (Unpublished)
Rowley, Jane, SLACK, Kim, Hughes, Amanda, Patouris, Eliza, Themistokleous, Sotiris, Solomou, Maria, Varga, Claudia, Amariei, Nicoleta, Copoeru, Ion, Stanceanu, Mihaela, McAlleenan, Gerry, Dillon, Sonya, Nocente, Marilena, Catalfio, Federica and Fabrizi, Gabriella (2014) RECOVEU Policy and Practice Review: Work Package 3 - Establishing context. Grundtvig Multilateral - EU Lifelong Learning Programme. Project Number: 538955-LLP-1-2013-1-UK-GRUNDTVIG-GMP. Technical Report. RECOVEU consortium. (Unpublished)
ROWLEY, Jane, SLACK, Kim and HUGHES, Amanda (2014) Report by the RECOVEU Consortium. RECOVEU: A participative approach to curriculum development for adults in addiction recovery across the European Union. Report for Deliverable 3.4: Final Policy and Practice Review. EU Lifelong Learning Project. Project No. 538955-LLP-1-2013-UK-GRUNDTVIG-GMP. Project Report. Staffordshire University, UK. (Unpublished)
SLACK, Kim, ROWLEY, Jane and HUGHES, Amanda (2016) Report by the RECOVEU Consortium (December 2016). RECOVEU: A participative approach to curriculum development for adults in addiction recovery across the European Union. Report for Deliverable 7.1: Pilot Delivery Review (Final). EU Lifelong Learning Project. Project No. 538955-LLP-1-2013-UK-GRUNDTVIG-GMP. Project Report. Staffordshire University, UK.
HUGHES, Amanda, ROWLEY, Jane and SLACK, Kim (2016) Report by the RECOVEU Consortium (December 2016). RECOVEU: A participative approach to curriculum development for adults in addiction recovery across the European Union. Report for Deliverable 7.3: Evaluation Toolkit Feedback Review (Final). EU Lifelong Learning Project. Project No. 538955-LLP-1-2013-UK-GRUNDTVIG-GMP. Project Report. Staffordshire University, UK.
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