Associate Professor Jane Mears

Associate Professor Jane Mears

Community and Social Work

• Biography
• Areas of Research and Teaching Expertise
• Grants and Current Projects
• Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

Jane Mears is an Associate Professor in social policy. She has a long history of researching issues of concern to women. The projects she is involved in at the moment are focussed on violence against older women and care work, paid and unpaid.

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Areas of Research and Teaching Expertise

Social Policy; Care Work, Paid and Unpaid; Women and Violence, particularly older women.

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Grants and Current Projects

2009 Department of Disability Ageing and Home Care, Transformations of Care: Living the Consequences of Changing Public Policy in Australia  $89,430

2008-2009 Working with Older Women’s Network on The Disappearing Age: A Strategy to Address Abuse of Older Women and the associated research projects.

2008-2009 Working with Dr Frances Parker on Diversity and Achievement: How Non Traditional entry students succeed in Higher Education

2008 Australian contributor to Transforming Care Project  University of Stockholm

2008 Australian Partner in successful SSHRC, Canada, grant. Beyond the Weekly Bath - Building 21st Century Community-Based Care Policy

2007 Mears, J and Field, S. Talking to ACAT Workers About Abuse of Older People, NSW Department of Health

2007 IRIS for Transformations of Care: Living the Consequences of Public Policy in Sweden, Canada and Australia

2006 Field, S and Mears, J. Abuse of Older People: Review of research and policy NSW Department of Disability, Ageing and Home Care

2005 Mears, J and Bolzan, N CAESS National and International Research Scheme

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Publications

Books and Chapters

Mears, J (2009) ‘Blurred boundaries and paid care work: how paid care workers and care managers negotiate work relationships’ in Meagher,G and King,D (eds) Paid care in Australia: profits, purpose and practices, Sydney University Press.

Mears, J and Watson ,E (2008) ‘Boundaries Blurred and Rigid at the Frontline of Care: Care workers and the negotiation of relationships with the older people they are caring for’ in Martin Matthews, A and Phillips, J (eds) Blurring the Boundaries: Ageing at the Intersection of Work and Home Life. Lawrence Erlbaum.

Mears, J (2007) ‘Paid Care Workers in the Community: An Australian Study’ in Balloch, S and Hill, M (eds) Care, Citizenship and Communities: Research and Practice in a Changing Policy Context, Policy Press, Bristol.

Mears, J and Johansson, S (2007) Omsorgspersonalens varld I Sverige och Autralien-en jamforeslse (Comparing the world of paid care workers in Sweden and Australia’) in Johansson, S (ed),Social omsorg i socialt arbete Gleerups, Malmo.

De Vries, J, Macdonald, G & Mears, J (2005) Ten Hours in a Lifetime. University of Western Sydney

Mears, J & Bolzan, N (2002) ‘The community hides such problems’: Dealing with Abuse of Older People from NESB, Transcultural Mental Health Centre, Sydney.

Mears, J & Sargent, M (2000) Older Women Speak Up: Violence Against Older Women In the Home, University of Western Sydney.

Watson, E & Mears, J (1999) Women, Work and Care of the Elderly, Ashgate.

Journal Articles

Mears, J (2003) ‘Violence Against Older Women in Australia: A social issue, not a personal problem,’ Violence Against Women, Vol 9 No 9 Sept/Oct, Sage, Thousand Oaks.

Bolzan, N, Smith, M, Ansiewicz, R & Mears, J, (2001) 'Creating Identities: Mental Health Consumer to Citizen?' Journal of Social Work Sage U.K

Bolzan, N & Mears, J (2001) 'Support Groups Come of Age: The integral part support groups play in continuity of care for those with a mental illness', Network: Journal of the College of Community Psychology, Australian Psychological Society.

Mears, J & Noble, C (2000) 'Women, leadership and legislation in Australia: progress or procrastination?' Women in Management Review. Manchester, vol 19, issue 8, Sept, pp. 404-411.

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Mears, J and Garcia, E (2010) 'Transformations of Care: Living the consequences of changing public policies in Australia' Submitted to ADHC October 2010. Revised October 2011

Mears, J (2008) ‘Caring for Older Australians: A Focus on Care Workers and Care Practices that Make for Good Care’, Paper 1, SPRC, UNSW and The Benevolent Society: Research into Practice Briefing Papers in Community Aged Care

Mears, J and Field, S (2007) Policies and Protocols for ACATs Dealing with Abuse of Older People. Report to the NSW Department of Health

Mears, J (2006) The World of Care Work: Report on research project ‘Talking to Care Workers’ for The Benevolent Society of NSW

Sargent, M & Mears, J (2002) More than Survival: Report 1 for Older Women.

Mears, J & Sargent, M (2002) Survival is not Enough: Report 2 for Professionals