Hana Butorova

h.butorova.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Research title: Exploring mentoring as a means of facilitating PYD

Research Summary

My research interests are:

  • Positive Youth Development
  • Character education 
  • Social-emotional learning
  • Youth mentoring
  • Youth mental health and wellbeing
  • Development of youth resilience
  • Youth digital skills and digital resilience

Publications

Butorova, H. (2024) The value of mentoring: Fostering character growth through nurturing relationships. Reclaiming the Piazza. Available at: https://reclaimingthepiazza.com/the-value-of-mentoring-fostering-character-growth-through-nurturing-relationships/ 

 

Butorova, H., Skipper, Y., & Hand, C. (2024). A systematic review of digital risk and mitigations in children aged 8 to 12 – Challenges and Opportunities. Education Scotland. Available at: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/digilearn/2024/08/21/a-systematic-review-of-digital-risk-and-mitigations-in-children-aged-8-to-12-challenges-and-opportunities-by-hana-butorova-yvonne-skipper-and-christopher-hand-school-of-education-university-of-g/

 

Conferences

British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference, September 2024; University of Glasgow: How do adult mentors in a youth character-focused mentoring programme perceive their experiences and the development of their mentees?

Children and Inequality Conference, April 2022; University of Warwick. Character Mentoring Programme: Mentoring and character development in an unequal world.

Hazelwood Seminar Series, May 2022; Hazelwood House, Glasgow: The role of mentoring and character development in youth education.

Greater Good Science Center Parenting Convening, March 2021; University of California. Purposeful Parenting: Helping parents nurture character strengths in their children.

Teaching

MSc Psychological Science (conversion) courseSupporting teaching and learning on Developmental Psychology, Applied Qualitative Methods (AQM), Psychology of Adult Learning, Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology, and Educational Psychology

Student Learning Development: Lecture courses, seminars, workshops, and 1:1 appointments for students across the Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities focused on academic writing, critical thinking, planning, structuring, and editing dissertations, professional skills, research, and study skills.