Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
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Lang-Wojtasik, Prof. Dr. Gregor
Address(es) Office: University of Education, Intercultural Education and Global Learning, Kirchplatz 2, 88250
Weingarten, Germany
Home: Feldgasse 36, 90498 Nuernberg, Germany
Telephone(s) Office: +49-751/501-8056
Home: +49-911/5971668
Fax(es) +49-751/501-58056
E-mail
langwojtasik@ph-wqeingarten.de
Nationality
German
Date of birth 27/05/1968
Main Focus of Research - Research on school-development, in particular basic education and school-theory
- Empirical educational research, in particular qualitative methodology and methods of evaluation
- Comparative and international education, with a particular focus on Global Education, Education
for Sustainable Development, multicultural education
- School and globalisation
- Didactics of Primary and secondary school
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Dates Since 01/10/07
Professor
Teaching in Educational Science. Courses include Teacher Training, Theoretical and qualitative
research in school theory, international education and global learning
University of Education, Intercultural Education and Global Learning, Kirchplatz 2, 88250 Weingarten,
Germany
University
Dates Since 01/11/01
Lecturer and Researcher
Teaching in Educational Science. Courses include Teacher Training, Theoretical and qualitative
research in school theory, international education and global learning
Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultaet, Allgemeine Paedagogik,
Regensburger Str. 160, 90478 Nuernberg, Germany
University
Dates 01/09/02 – 31/08/04
Teacher (part-time)
Teaching music in Primary and Secondary School
Volksschule Hummelsteiner Weg und Gabelsberger Straße, Nuernberg, Germany
Public School
Dates 01/10 /1990 – 31/10/2000
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Researcher
Student and Graduate Assistant
Department of Intercultural Education, Universitaet Hannover, Fachbereich
Erziehungswissenschaften, Bismarckstr. 2, 30173 Hannover, Germany
University
Dates 1992 – 1999
Music-teacher (part-time)
Teaching clarinet
Musikschule Ostkreis Hannover e.V., Schulstr.11, 31303 Burgdorf, Germany
Music-school
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competences
Dates 28.2.2007
Privatdozent (‘private university lecturer’)
Educational Science
University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Dates 2000 – 2001
Dates 1999
Second state exam
Teacher Training
Federal State of Lower Saxony (Internship in Hannover, Germany)
Mediator
Moderator in non-violent conflict resolution
SOPRA (Social Institute for consultancy, Training an Therapy), Hannover, Germany/Association of
Education-Initiatives in Lower Saxony, Hannover, Germany
Dates 1996 – 2000
PhD
Educational Science
University of Hannover, Germany
Dates 1994 – 1995
Qualification for PhD-studies
Educational Science and Educational Research
University of Hannover, Germany
Dates 1992 – 1994
First state exam
Teacher Training
University of Hannover, Germany
Mother tongue(s)
German
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
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European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
Language C2 English C2 English C2 English C2 English C2 English
Language B2 French B2 French B2 French B2 French B2 French
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Additional information - Consultancy and evaluation in the fields of basic education and global learning
- Contributor to various conferences on basic education (e.g. ‘World Education Forum’ in Dakar
2000) and global learning (e.g. ‘Learning for a Global Society’ in Maastricht 2002);
- Organizer of expert-seminars and facilitator of workshops in evaluation of global learning (e.g.
‘Sharing best practice and theory in global education: Improving quality and rasing standards’ in
Nuernberg 2003; London 2003)
- Faciliator of Development Education journeys to India and Bangladesh, including Reverseprogrammes
in Germany (1987 – 2001)
- Various papers and publications in the above mentioned research-fields
- Secretary of the editorial staff and member of the editorial board of ZEP (Zeitschrift fuer
internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspaedagogik; founded in 1978 this is the
leading periodical on global learning in Germany) since 1998
- Member of the executive committee of SIIVE (Section for international and intercultural
comparative education of the German Association of Educational Science) since 03/2002;
Chairman till 03/2007.
5 important publications - Asbrand, Barbara/Bergold, Ralph/Dierkes, Petra/Lang-Wojtasik, Gregor (Hg.): Globales Lernen
im Dritten Lebensalter. Ein Werkbuch. Bielefeld 2006 (Global Learning concerning Third Age).
- Lang-Wojtasik, Gregor/Lohrenscheit, Claudia (Hg.): Entwicklungspädagogik – Globales Lernen –
Internationale Bildungsforschung. 25 Jahre ZEP. Frankfurt/M.: IKO 2003 (Development
Education- Global Learning – International Education Research).
- Lang-Wojtasik, Gregor /Scheunpflug, Annette: Kompetenzen Globalen Lernens. In: Zeitschrift für
internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik 28(2005)2, S.2 – 7 (Competencies
of Global Learning).
- Lang-Wojtasik, Gregor: Concepts of Global Learning – the German debate. In: The Development
Education Journal 10(2003)1, p.25 – 27.
- Lang-Wojtasik, Gregor: Bildung für alle! Bildung für alle – Zur Theorie non-formaler
Primarbildung am Beispiel Bangladesh und Indien. Hamburg: LIT 2001 (Education for Alll!
Education for All – Theory of non-formal primary education concerning Bangladesh and India)
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