Janique Charles

Doctoral Student | Wolfson College

About me

Janique is a  Probationary Research Student in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.

Her current research focuses on children’s learning and the emotional well-being of transnational Caribbean families. As a seasoned educator she has worked at the secondary school level for over a decade and obtained a Bachelor’s in Education from the University of the West. Indies.

In 2015, as a Commonwealth Scholar at the University of Warwick, she completed an MA in Educational Innovation, with distinction. She is a committed community volunteer and leader.  Her research interests remain in understanding how to improve outcomes for children in care and children who are impacted by separation from parents through migration.

Thesis

Through the Eyes of the Island Child. Children’s learning and emotional wellbeing in transnational Caribbean families: A case study of ‘left behind’ children in St Lucia