Pat Sikes

Pat Sikes
CitizenshipBritish
Occupationprofessor
SpouseDavid
Academic work
DisciplineQualitative Research
InstitutionsUniversity of Sheffield

Pat Sikes is a British professor emeritus of Qualitative Inquiry from the University of Sheffield. She wrote Researching Sex and Lies in the Classroom (2009) and Parents Who Teach (1997), edited Researching Race and Social Justice in Education (1997), and co-wrote Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers (1999).

Personal life

Sikes is married to her former teacher David, with whom she had two children. Having lived with dementia since the age of 55, David died in 2020 at the age of 72.

References

  1. ↑ "Sikes, Pat, Emeritus Professor". sheffield.ac.uk. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  2. ↑ Angelides, Steven (2011). "Researching sex and lies in the classroom: allegations of sexual misconduct in schools". International Journal of Research & Method in Education. 34 (1): 113–114. doi:10.1080/1743727X.2011.552188. ISSN 1743-727X.
  3. ↑ Erooga, Marcus (2012). "Researching sex and lies in the classroom: allegations of sexual misconduct in schools by P. Sikes and H. Piper, Routledge/Falmer, London, 2010. 176 pp. ISBN 978‐0‐415‐48118‐2 (Pbk)". Child Abuse Review. 21 (3): 227–228. doi:10.1002/car.1146. ISSN 0952-9136.
  4. ↑ Boulton, Pam (1998). "Review of Parents Who Teach: Stories from Home and School". British Journal of Educational Studies. 46 (2): 214–216. ISSN 0007-1005.
  5. ↑ Peach, Ceri; Edwards, John; Holdaway, Simon; Verkuyten, Maykel; Foster, Peter; Favell, Adrian; Koser, Khalid; Zhou, Yu; Hagendoorn, Louk; Brar, Narinder; Burgers, Jack; Küçükcan, Talip; Samota, Neena (1998). "Reviews". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 24 (2): 387–401. doi:10.1080/1369183X.1998.9976639. ISSN 1369-183X.
  6. ↑ Travers, Maxwell (2003). Review of Peter Woods' Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers. University of Tasmania. Journal contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/102.100.100/530317
  7. ↑ Hendry, Charles (2007). "Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers". Nurse Researcher. 14 (2): 88–89.
  8. ↑ "The love that leads to jail". TES. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  9. ↑ "How often do abusive teacher-pupil relationships occur?". BBC News. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Death in the absence of hugs – Solidarity and Care". The Sociological Review. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  11. ↑ "Guilt is everywhere for carers of people with dementia | Alzheimer's Society". www.alzheimers.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-23.