Studies:

Since 09/2006 PhD student at the University of Strathclyde

The research topic is creative learning processes of refugee children and the utilisation of social capital within school environment.

2004/2005 University of Glasgow, MPhil in Education

Thesis compared Scotland & Saxony, concerning the early childhood education impact of an available national curriculum framework for balancing the discrepancies between theory and practice.

1999/2004 TU Dresden 

Undergrad studies in Educational Sciences, Medieval History and History of Arts

 

Memberships:

•  SERA Student Representative
• Research Fellow for AERS, taking part in a case study for the Schools and Social Capital Group Case Study
•  Member of the University of Strathclyde Migration Research Enhancement Group
•  Member of the Children, Young People and Families Research Network

 

Current Work:

• 2007-2008 IT Tutor University of Strathclyde
• 2007-2008 Tutor for Contemporary Professional Issues and Education course University of Strathclyde
• 2007-2008 Education Project Officer for The National Trust of Scotland, The Hill House
• Since May 2006 Education Assisstant Palace of Holyrood House
• 2006-2007 Tutor for the Top Up Programme at Glasgow University Top Up

 

Additional Projects:

• Dec 2006/ Summer 2007, Research Assistant, evaluating qualitative questionnaires for departmental TALQIC project
• Since 2007 Research Assistant, conducting and evaluating focus groups for departmental Teachbility project

 

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