Faculty Research Profiles: Klaus Witz

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Retired Associate Professor

Curriculum & Instruction
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1310 S. 6th St. MC 708
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Research Biography

My past research has involved qualitative research (audio and video) in cognition and self and research in philosophy of education and science, and a book on the Upanishads.

In the last 13 years or so I have been developing a "participant as ally and essentialist portraiture" interview methodology, and writing on "self" and spirituality, and their role in becoming a teacher or mathematician or physicist. Instead of continuing to write in the area of perennial philosophy, I have also been working on a book on Divinity and Reality from the point of view of subjective experience and living a moral-spiritual life.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 1963
  • M.A., Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 1960
  • B.S., Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 1958

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, 1996--
  • Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, 1977-1979
  • Associate Professor, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 1976-1977
  • Assistant Professor, Mathematics, University of Illinois, 1963-1967

Activities & Honors

  • Referee, Qualitative Inquiry, 2006- present
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Qualitative Research in Psychology, 2005- present
  • External Examimer for Ph. D. Dissertations in Education, Andhra University is the state university of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, Andhra University, 2004- present
  • organize and chair panels at QI2004, QI2005, QI2006, QI2007, Institute of Communications Research , 2004- present
  • Reviewer for Visual Arts Research (VAR), VAR is a peer refereed Journal put out in the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Visual Arts Research , 2003- present
  • Presentations on Essentialist Portraiture, Sunchon National University, 2003-2005
  • Outside Examiner for dissertataions in mathematics education, Nagarjuna University, 2001-2005
  • Member of Governing Council, World Association of Vedic Studies, 2000-2002
  • Chair of Standing Comittee on Interreligious Dialogue , World Association of Vedic Studies, 2000-2002
  • Outside examiner for dissertations in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Andhra University, 1996-2000

Grants

  • Fellow, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Andhra University, 1996

Selected Publications

  • Witz, K. (in press). Fulfillment in mathematics: Perspectives and case studies. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen.
  • Witz, K. (2006). The participant as ally and essentialist portraiture. Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 246-268.
  • Witz, K. and Lee, H. Science as an ideal. In Press. Journal of Curriculum Studies
  • "Awakening to" an aspect in the other: On developing insights and concepts in qualitative research. In Press, Qualitative Inquiry. (Has already been published: Qualitative Inquiry, v. 13 (2) (March 2007), pp. 235-259.
  • Witz, K., & MacGregor, N. (2003). Morality, spirituality and science in the elemenetary classroom. In D. Zeidler (Ed.), The role of moral reasoning on socio-economic issues and discourse on science education (pp. 165-182). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.

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