Franziska Buser

Franziska Buser is a Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Extracurricular Education within the Institute of Education at the University of Zurich. She focuses on Childhood studies, migration, intersectionality, and social inequality in education. Her research examines the social participation of refugee children, ethnographic studies in early childhood education, and systemic responses to youth welfare challenges.

Education:

• MA in Education (specializing in Early Childhood Education and Childhood Studies) from the University of Fribourg (2017)
• BSc and MSc in Education and Psychology from the University of Fribourg (2014)

Key Projects:

• "Social Participation Opportunities of Refugee Children – A Citizen Science Project"
• "Between Apartment and Return Center: An Ethnography of Refugee Children’s Everyday Lives"

Her career includes roles as a Research Assistant in projects like the SNF-funded "Conspicuous Children" study (2017–2018) and work in social inequality research at the University of Teacher Education Fribourg (2016–2017). She has also served as a caregiver at a day school (2014–2018) and a Tutor at the Department of Education (2015–2016).