Education and training
Dates
1997-2001
Title of qualification awarded
PhD
Principal subjects/occupational
Thesis Title: 'Young People in the Construction of the Virtual University , Empirical research
that directly contributes to debates on e-learning.
skills covered
Name and type of organisation
Brunel University, London, UK
providing education and training
Funded by an Economic and Social Research Council Award
Level in national or international
ISCED 6
classification
Dates
1993- 1997
Title of qualification awarded
Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Psychology
Principal subjects/occupational
- Sociology of Risk, Sociology of Scientific Knowledge/ Information Society;
skills covered
- E-learning and Psychology; Research Methods.
Name and type of organisation
Brunel University, London, UK.
providing education and training
Level in national or international
ISCED 5
classification
Personal skills
and competences
English
Mother tongue(s)
Other language(s)
Understanding
Speaking
Writing
Self-assessment
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
European level (*)
French
C1
Proficient user
C2
Proficient user
B2
Independent user C1
Proficient user
C2 Proficient user
German
A2
Basic user
A2
Basic user
A2
Basic user
A2
Basic user
A2
Basic user
(*) Common
European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences
- Team work: I have worked in various types of teams from research teams to national league
hockey. For 2 years I coached my university hockey team;
- Mediating skills: I work on the borders between young people, youth trainers, youth policy
and researchers, for example running a 3 day workshop at CoE Symposium `Youth Actor of
Social Change', and my continued work on youth training programmes;
- Intercultural skills: I am experienced at working in a European dimension such as being a
rapporteur at the CoE Budapest `youth against violence seminar' and working with refugees.
Organisational skills
- Whilst working for a Brussels based refugee NGO `Convivial' I organized a `Civil Dialogue'
between refugees and civil servants at the European Commission 20th June 2002.
and competences
- During my PhD I organised a seminar series on research methods.
Computer skills and competences
Competent with most Microsoft Office programmes and some experience with HTML.
Additional
PUBLICATION
information
`How to do Observations: Borrowing techniques from the Social Sciences to help Participants do
Observations in Simulation Exercises' Coyote EU/CoE Partnership Publication, (2002).
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Creating pieces of Art and visiting Modern Art galleries. Enjoy all sports particularly hockey,
football and running. Love to travel and experience different cultures.
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Betty Hobkins
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