Research study looking for Chinese participants
Are you someone from Mainland China, Hong Kong, or from other Chinese ethnicities (e.g. Malaysian Chinese) who has lived in the UK for over 5 years? Are you over the age of 70?
A study exploring the experience of place and community amongst older Chinese people is recruiting participants to take part in one-off interviews.
This study is being undertaken by a PhD researcher from the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group who is also project manager for the CEDP Chinese Centre in Brighton.
Please find details below. The Business Confucius Institute is not involved in or affiliated with this research project, so please contact the researcher directly if you are interested in taking part.
About the project
Project description
It is important to ensure that everyone has access to the best services for wellbeing in later life. To do this we need to understand how communities work to create policy, services and funding that supports all communities, including the Chinese community in the UK . Research has found that older ethnic minority people living nearer to other ethnic minority people, will experience a better sense of community and culture, better social support and are less isolated. However, there is a lack of research on more geographically dispersed communities, such as the older Chinese community in the UK.
There is a need to explore the experiences and social relationships of older Chinese individuals and the influence neighbourhood and place has on the formation of relationships and sense of community.
Who they are looking for
- The project is looking for people from Mainland China, Hong Kong, or other Chinese ethnicities (i.e., Malaysian Chinese) over the age of 70 who have lived in the UK for longer than 5 years.
- To participate in a one-off interview that will involve semi-structured questions – this can be in person, online, or on the phone.
- Participants will receive a £20 voucher for their help.
- An interpreter is available in Cantonese or Mandarin.
Contact details
Miriam Tenquist
Email: Miriam.tenquist@manchester.ac.uk
Number: 07733194009
Information in Traditional Chinese
重要的是要確保每個人都能在以後的生活中獲得最好的福利服務。為此，我們需要了解社區如何制定支持所有社區（包括英國華人社區）的政策、服務和資金。
研究發現，與其他少數民族住得更近的年長少數民族會體驗到更好的社區和文化意識、更好的社會支持並且更少孤立。然而，缺乏對地理上更分散的社區的研究，例如英國的老年華人社區。
有必要探索中國老年人的經歷和社會關係，以及鄰里和地方對關係和社區意識形成的影響。
该计划开放给来自中国大陆、香港或其他华人（即马来西亚华人），70岁及以上，在英国居住超过5年的人士。
參加將涉及半結構化問題的一次性採訪— —這可以是面對面的、在線的或通過電話進行的。
參與者將獲得 20 英鎊的代金券以表彰他們的幫助。
提供粵語或普通話口譯員。
聯繫方式:
高娜
電子郵件：Miriam.tenquist@manchester.ac.uk
號碼：07733194009