Geoffrey Hubbard
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Geoffrey Hubbard was director of the National Council for Educational Technology (now called "British Educational Communications and Technology Agency; becta)
and Chair of the National Extension College
's trustees from 1989 to his death in June 1998.
He was also a well-known, active Quaker
. He gave the Swarthmore Lecture
at London Yearly Meeting
1991, published as Patterns and Examples. Quaker Attitudes and European Opportunities.
He also wrote an introduction to the Quaker faith: Quaker by Convincement(1974).
Becta
Becta was a non-departmental public body ] funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, in the UK It was a charity and a company limited by guarantee. In the post-election spending review in May 2010, it was announced that Becta was to be abolished...
and Chair of the National Extension College
National Extension College
The National Extension College was set up over 40 years ago as a not-for-profit organisation to help people of all ages fit learning into their lives. Originally founded in 1963 as a pilot study for the Open University....
's trustees from 1989 to his death in June 1998.
He was also a well-known, active Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
. He gave the Swarthmore Lecture
Swarthmore Lecture
Swarthmore Lecture is one of a series of lectures, started in 1908, addressed to Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends .The preface to the very first lecture explains the purpose of the series....
at London Yearly Meeting
Britain Yearly Meeting
The Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, also known as Britain Yearly Meeting , is a religious organisation in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, often defined as a denomination of Christianity.It is a part of the international religious...
1991, published as Patterns and Examples. Quaker Attitudes and European Opportunities.
He also wrote an introduction to the Quaker faith: Quaker by Convincement(1974).