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Dr Matthew  Witenstein

Dr Dr Matthew Witenstein

Assistant Professor
University of DaytonUnited States
04
16

Research focus

Matthew A. Witenstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at University of Dayton. His US work focuses on immigrants in higher education and international educational experiences while his international/comparative education research focuses on higher education quality, organization and governance issues. He is co-editor of the Palgrave Macmillan book series “South Asian Education Policy, Research and Practice”, Associate Editor of the journal Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education, Editorial Board member of Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice and of Perspectives in Education. Witenstein has authored numerous peer reviewed articles (including in Teachers College Record, International Review of Education, About Campus and Ethnic and Racial Studies) and book chapters. Matthew currently serves as Secretary and Executive Board Member of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) while having served CIES in various leadership roles for more than a decade. He has been an invited speaker at higher education institutions, ministry and government agencies throughout the US and South Asia.

SDG targets

4.3

Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education

4.4

Increase the number of people with relevent skills for financial success

4.5

Eliminate all discrimination in education

4.7

Education for sustainable development and global citizenship

4.B

Expand higher education scholarships for developing countries

4.C

Increase the supply of qualified teachers in developing countries

16.6

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive and representative decision-making

Projects

Several projects related to international education development, higher education policy projects from an organizational theory perspective, & projects on the experiences of immigrants in higher education