Concepts of care for separated migrant children
The Project
This study, led by the Open University, will investigate the care of separated child migrants who arrive in the UK.
The project team will work with young researchers within refugee communities to gather data on how migrants and those involved in their care make sense of, and value, care relationships and practices.
Research team: Led by The Open University in collaboration with colleagues from University College London, University of Liverpool, University of Northampton, Rees Centre University of Oxford, University of Bedfordshire and Coram’s Children’s Legal Centre.
Former team member: Ellie Ott
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Project Details
Start date: 2019
End date: 2022
Funder: ESRC
Theme: Rees Centre; Theme 1: Language, Cognition and Development
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