Overview
About the programme
The Children and Young People Research Group in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University UK brings together academics and research students conducting social, sociological and critical psychological research into the lives of children and young people and policy/practice applications.
Particular areas of expertise in Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families research include: gender identities, exploring mothering and fathering as social identities; child language brokers; LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and young people questioning their sexuality or gender identity), mental health; children and pain, ME in childhood; parenting at a distance; professional identities; youth justice; young masculinities; special educational needs; and ‘different childhoods’.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- Parenting at a distance
- Parenting a disabled child
- Men working with / caring for children
- ‘Normative’ and ‘different’ childhoods
- Young people and cultural identity
- Child language brokering
- Young parenthood
- Youth justice and youth crime
- Prison identities and young people
- Research in prison settings (e.g. ageing/mental health)
- International childhoods
- Young people and death/bereavement
- Young people, gender identities and relationships
- Transitions to parenthood
- Children with disabilities, including autism
- Young carers
- LGBTQ youth mental wellbeing
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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- Application period: November to January
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Sociology Childhood Studies Social Policy View 49 other PhDs in Social Policy in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Entry requirements
- Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Tuition Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Milton Keynes
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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