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Prof Sarah Crafter's Inaugural Lecture: Children of migration as brokers of 'care'

Dates
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 18:00 to 19:00

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Sarah Crafter will explore what it means for children and young people to be ‘brokers of care’ in the context of migration. What does it mean for young people to provide care for others, such as family members, peers and the local community? What does it mean for children and young people to be receivers of care in the context of a hostile immigration environment? Visit OU research event page for further details.

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About Professor Sarah Crafter

Sarah Crafter is a Professor in Cultural-Developmental Psychology in the School of Psychology and Counselling in the OU’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her work is broadly interested in young people’s migration experiences and how they impact on their everyday lives, particularly transitions to adulthood. She is currently undertaking the following projects relating to this topic: Children Caring on the Move; NEW ABC: Networking the educational world: Across boundaries for community-building and Empowering Young Language Brokers for Inclusion in Diversity (EYLBID).