Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin
Curriculum Vitae
Last updated: 01.09.2013
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 29 December 1974
Year of Immigration: 1991
Country of Birth: Ukraine
Marital Status: Married +2
Nationality: Israeli
E-mail: and
Cellphone: +972-54-484-8796
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2001-2007 Sociology, Tel-Aviv University,
Tel-Aviv, Israel.
M.A. 1997-1999 Sociology, Tel-Aviv University,
Tel-Aviv, Israel (Cum Laude).
B.A. 1993-1997 Sociology, Tel-Aviv University,
Tel-Aviv, Israel (Cum Laude).
THESIS AND DISSERTATION
Ph.D. Dissertation: "The Effects of the Immigration on Educational Attainments
of Immigrants and Native Israelis"
Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
(Supervised by: Prof. Yossi Shavit and Prof. Hanna Ayalon).
M.A. Thesis: "Reform, Expansion and Opportunity in Israeli Higher Education
from the early 1980s to the late 1990s"
Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
(Supervised by: Prof. Yossi Shavit and Prof. Hanna Ayalon).
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2011-present Head of Information, Measurement and Estimation Department, Education Division, Municipality of Ashdod.
2008-2011 Researcher in BMBF (the German Ministry of Education and Science) project, (PIs: Frank Kalter, Irena Kogan, Cornelia Kristen, Noah Lewin-Epstein and Yossi Shavit).
2008-present Lecturer, Ruppin college (courses taught: "Statistics for MA", “Introduction to Global Immigration Studies for MA”, "Methodological Research for MA", “Immigration and Education”).
2007-2010 Lecturer, the Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (courses taught: course "Introduction to Sociology", ''Introduction to Research", "Sport and Inequality").
2007-2009 Adjunct lecturer for course "Methodological Research", School of Communication, Colman College, Tel-Aviv.
2006-2007 Senior researcher in Center for Economic and Social Research, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo.
2005-2006 Senior Researcher in Center of Planning, Evaluation and ICT Education, Culture and Sports Authority, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo.
2003-2007 Instructor for course "Computer Applications for Social Science", Tel-Aviv University.
1999-2003 Adjunct lecturer for course "Introduction to Sociology", the Open University of Israel.
1999-2000 Researcher during the Military Service in "MAMDA".
1998-1999 Research assistant of Prof. Yossi Shavit and Prof. Haya Stier. Studied socio-economic inequality in education and labour market.
1997-1998 Research assistant of Prof. Yossi Shavit. Studied ethnic inequality in education.
ACADEMIC AWARDS AND GRANTS
2010 International School on Research Methods "Workshops on Methods for Data Analysis", Berlin, Germany.
2008 International Fall School on Research Methods "Workshops on Methods for Longitudinal Data Analysis", Jena, Germany.
2007 International Fall School on Migration "Acculturation and Integration: Concepts, Results and Methods".
2004-05 Jonathan Shapiro scholarship, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tel-Aviv University.
2004 Dean's Award, Tel-Aviv University.
2003-04 Faculty of Social Science Award, Tel-Aviv University.
2002-03 Faculty of Social Science Award, Tel-Aviv University.
1999 David Horowitz scholarship, Tel-Aviv University.
1998 Dean's Award, Tel-Aviv University.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Articles
Lissitsa Sabina and Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana . 2013. “The Digital Divide as a Social Gap – Indeed? Inequality of Computer and Internet Access and Use among Immigrants in Israeli Society”, Misgarot Media 10, Winter:1-17 (Hebrew).
http://isracom.org.il/.upload/Media%20Frames%2010_3.pdf
Chachashvili-Bolotin, Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna. Ayalon. 2011.”Immigration in the 1990s from the Former Soviet Union and the Higher Education System in Israel in the First Hallf of the 1990s”Economical Herald of Donbas 4 (26), 106-113.
http://www.nbuv.gov.ua/portal/Soc_Gum/Evd/2011_4/16.pdf
Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2011. " Educational Achievements and Study Patterns among Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israeli Secondary School." Canadian Issues , Winter/Hiver 2010: 97-103.
http://www.mm.edu2.org.il/BRPortalStorage/a/1/15/70/34-g0FWFuWY1e.pdf
Lissitsa Sabina , Galily Yair and Svetlana Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2010. "Talking or Doing? Gender Differences in Physical Activity Participation in Israel on the Threshold of the 21st Century." European Journal for Sport and Society, 7 (1), 31-40.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Sabina Lissitza and Yair Galily .2010. "Physical Activity Involvement in Israel" Harefua 146(60: 349-353 (in Hebrew).
http://www.ima.org.il/harefuah/ViewArticle.aspx?aId=5
Bolotin-Chachashvili, Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna. Ayalon. 2002.
"Expansion and Equality in Israeli Higher Education." Soziologia Israelit, 2:317-347 (in Hebrew).
Shavit, Yossi, Yinon Cohen, Haya Stier, and Svetlana Bolotin. 1999.
"Ethnic Inequality in University Education in Israel." Jewish Journal of Sociology, 41 (1 and 2): 5-23.
Submitted Articles
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana and Sabina Lissitsa “The Digital Divide as a Social Gap – Indeed? Inequality of Computer and Internet Access and Use among Immigrants in Israeli Society”, Media, Culture & Society.
Chapters in Books
Kristen, Shavit, Chachashvili-Bolotin, Roth, Adler. Forthcoming. “Achievement Differences between Immigrant and Native Fourth Graders in Germany and Israel” In
R. K. Silbereisen, Y. Shavit & P. F. Titzmann (eds) The Challenges of Diaspora Migration in Today’s Societies”.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana. 2012.” Higher Education in the First Half of the 1990s and Immigration from the Former Soviet Union”. In S. Lissitsa and Yaarit
Bokek-Cohen (eds.) Old Roots in New Soil. The Adjustment of FSU Immigrants in Israel in the New Millennium. Ariel University Center.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon. 2011. "Immigration of 90s from the FSU as One of the Main Factors of the Educational Reform in Israel."in Moshe Kenigshtein (ed.), "Hed HaUlpan". Ministry of Education Press. (in Hebrew).
Shavit, Yossi, Svetlana Bolotin-Chachashvili, Hanna Ayalon and Gila Menahem. 2007. "Diversification, Expansion and Inequality in Israeli Higher Education." In Y. Shavit, R. Arum, A. Gamoran and G. Menahem, (eds.), Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative Study. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon. 2007.
"Immigration of 90s from the FSU as One of the Main Factors of the Educational Reform in Israel."in Moshe Kenigshtein (ed.), ""Russian" Face of Israel". Gesharim Press. (in Russian).
Shavit, Yossi, Hanna Ayalon, Svetlana Bolotin-Chachashvili and Gila
Menahem. 2006. "Stratification in Israeli Higher Education."In U. Cohen,
E. Ben-Rafael, A. Bareli, and E. Yaar, (eds.), Israel and Modernity. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Press. (in Hebrew).
Shavit, Yossi, Yinon Cohen, Haya Stier and Svetlana Bolotin. 2000. “Ethnic Inequality in Israeli Higher Education ” in M. Mautner (ed.) pp. 391-411, Distributive Justice in Israel. Ramot: Tel Aviv. (in Hebrew).
Published Scientific Reports and Technical Papers
Chachashvili-Bolotin, Svetlana & S. Lissitza. 2013. Immigrants from France in educational system. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 5. (Hebrew).
Lissitza, S. & S.Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2013. Academy in the field 2012-13 (community involvement) - the second report. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 5. (Hebrew).
Lissitza, S. & S.Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2013. Academy in the field 2012-13 (community involvement)- the first report. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 4. (Hebrew).
Lissitza, S. & S.Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2012. Academy in the field (community involvement)- the third report. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 3. (Hebrew).
Lissitza, S. & S.Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2012. Academy in the field (community involvement)- the second report. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 2. (Hebrew).
Lissitza, S. & S.Chachashvili-Bolotin. 2012. Academy in the field (community involvement)- the first report. The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 1. (Hebrew).
Semyonov, M. Haberfeld, Y. Raijman, R. Amit, K. Dolevn S. Bolotin-Chachashvili, A & Heilbrunn, S. 2007. Ruppin index for immigrants' integration in Israel – 2nd report The Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Publication no. 2. (Hebrew).
papers presented in professional meetings
Milner-Bolotin, Marina, Cha, Jeongho Daniel, Chachashvili-Bolotin, Svetlana, and Raisinghani, Latika. (2013). An International Study of Technology Use in Mathematics and Science Teacher Education. Paper presented at the International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Learning: Lessons, Challenges and Possibilities, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
http://ocs.educ.ubc.ca/index.php/IPTEL/IPTEL2013
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana and Sabina Lissitsa “The Digital Divide as a Social Gap – Indeed? Inequality of Computer and Internet Access and Use
among Immigrants in Israeli Society” , Paper presented in Hebrew University, Jerusalem, March, 2012.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana” Educational Achievements and Study patterns among Immigrants from the FSU in Israeli Secondary School”, Paper presented in Ruppin Academic Center. Israel, June, 2010.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana and Irit Adler " Educational Expectations:
The Case of Immigrant Students from the FSU and Native-born Jewish Students in Israel ", Paper presented in Berlin. Germany, March, 2010.
Cornelia Kristen, Shavit Yossi , Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana , Roth Tobias and Irit Adler (2009), "Competencies and achievements among immigrant and native students in Israel and Germany", Paper presented in Jena. Germany, November, 2009.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Sabina Lissitza and Yair Galily "Talking or Doing? Physical Activity Involvement in Israel on the Threshold of the 21st Century", Paper presented in Annual meeting of Israeli Sociological Society. Rishon-LeZion, February, 2009.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2008), "Immigration and Education: The Case of Israel", Paper presented in GIF 20th Anniversary. Jerusalem, November, 2008.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2008), "The Effects of Student’s Socio-economic Status and School Characteristics on Educational Achievements among 1990s’ Immigrants", Paper presented in Annual Conference " Literacy and language". Bar-Ilan University, May, 2008.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2007), "Immigration of 90s from the FSU as One of the Main Factors of the Educational Reform in Higher Education in Israel", Paper presented in Annual Conference " New Trends in Education". Tel Aviv University, June, 2007.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2007), "Immigration and Education: the Case of Israel", Paper presented to "Russian-Speaking Jewish Immigrants in Israel and Germany: Policies, Realities, Lessons" international conference at the Van Leer Institute. Jerusalem, March, 2007.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2007), "The Effects of the Immigration on Educational Attainments of Native Israelis", Paper presented in Annual meeting of Israeli Sociological Society. Haifa,
February, 2007.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2006), "Immigration and the Educational Attainment of Native and Immigrant High School Students in Israel", Paper presented to the ISA research Committee on Social Stratification and Mobility, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, May 2006.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2006), "Immigration Policy during the 90s in Higher Education", Paper presented to the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel, Marсh 2006.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2005), "Immigration from the FSU and Secondary Education in Israel", Paper presented in Annual meeting of Israeli Sociological Society.
Tel-Hai, February, 2005.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2005),
"Immigration, Gender and Education: the Case of the Immigrants from the FSU",
Paper presented in Conference by the Institute for Immigration and Social Integration in Ruppin Center “The Impact of Aliyah on the State of Israel and Its Social Fabric”. Netanya, Israel, May, 2005.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (2005), "Immigration and University Education in Israel", Paper presented in Conference by Interdisciplinary Center for Policy and Care of Children and Adolescence Studies “Youth in Changing Society-The First Scientific Conference”.
Tel-Aviv, Israel, April, 2005.
Shavit, Yossi., Svetlana Bolotin-Chachashvili, Hanna Ayalon and Gila Menahem (2004), "Diversification, Expansion and Inequality in Israeli Higher Education" Paper presented in Conference “Inequality in Education”,
Prague, Czech Republic, May, 2004.
Chachashvili-Bolotin Svetlana, Yossi Shavit and Hanna Ayalon (1999), "Expansion and Equality in Israeli Higher Education", Paper presented in Conference by Horowitz Institute, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May, 1999.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Israeli Sociological Society
Member of Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility
MAJOR FIELDS OF INTEREST
Sociology of Education,
Sociology of Immigration,
Measurement and Estimation.
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