Noreen Garman Ph.D.

 

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                   Abridged Curriculum Vitae (December 1998)

 

Noreen B. Garman

Professor,  Department of Administrative and Policy Studies

Co-director,  Institute for International Studies in Education

University of Pittsburgh, 5P38 Forbes Quad

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260, USA

Office: (412) 648-7111; Home: (412) 681-2895

Fax: (412) 624-2609; Email: ngarman@pitt.edu

 

Academic Degrees

 

Ph.D.             University of Pittsburgh          1971          Curriculum & Supervision

M.A. Equiv.     University of Pittsburgh          1966          American Literature

B.A.              Baldwin Wallace College          1959          English Literature

Professional Employment

University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA)

          Assistant Professor, (1971-1978)Associate Professor, (1978-1989)

          Professor,  (1989-present)

Bethel Park High School

          Master Teacher, English, (1962-1963)

Cleveland Public Schools

          Teacher, English, (1959-1962)

 

Awards and Honors

 

Senior Research Fellowship, Flinders Institute for the Study of Teaching, The           Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, 1996  

 

American Educational Research Association Women Educator Award, 1994: For           Mentoring Women and for Activism in Women’s Issues  

 

Fulbright Grant, 1989, Senior Lectureship to the Philippines

 

American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group/Instructional           Supervision Award: 1986,In Recognition for Leadership and Scholarship in           Supervision  

 

Outstanding Faculty Award: 1977, Council of Graduate Students in Education.

 

Elected to the Curriculum Photo-Archives, 1983, (Ohio State University)

 

Selected Publications

Piantanida, M. and Garman, N. (1999) The Qualitative Dissertation: A  Guide for           Faculty and Students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.  

 

Neville, R. and Garman, N. (1998). “Philosophic Approaches to School Supervision.” In J. Firth and E. Pajak (eds), The Handbook on Research in School Supervision. Macmillan Library Reference USA. 

 

Garman, N. (1998). “Journey from Exotic Horror to Bitter Wisdom: Research and Development in Bosnia & Herzegovina.” In J. Smyth and G. Schacklock (eds.) Being Reflexive in Critical, Social and Educational Research. NY: Falmer Press. 

 

Garman, N. (1996) “Qualitative Inquiry: Meaning and Menace for Educational Researchers.” In P. Willis and B. Neville (eds.), Qualitative Research Practice in Adult Education.  Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. David Lovell Publishing.  

 

Garman, N. and Piantanida, M. (1996). “Skola U Zemljama Sa Procesom Promjene.” (Schoolmaking in Nations in Crisis) Edukacija, 25.126.09 Bosnia & Herzegovina.  

 

Garman, N. (June, 1996) “Aktivno Ucenje U Sluzbi Psihickog Oporavka” (Active Learning in the Mathematics Classroom) Didakticki Putokazi, Bosnia & Herzegovina.  

 

Garman, N. (1995) “Beyond the Reflective Practitioner and Toward Discursive Practice.” Teaching and Teachers Work, vol.3, no.1. Australia.  

 

Garman, N. (1990) “Values Education in the Philippines and the Living Curriculum.” Educational Quarterly,  vol.37, no.1.  

 

Garman, N. (1997) “Educating Teachers in Bosnia & Herzegovina” Paper presentation at the International Conference on the University in the Twenty-First Century, University of Lodz, Poland, November 14-17.  

  

Research Grants

 

Participatory Planning for the Renewal of Teacher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Principal Investigator. In partnership with the Federation Ministry of Education, the project was funded by the World Bank and the Open Society/Soros Foundation to bring together educational leaders representing all cantons in B&H and the Federation to plan for the restructuring of teacher education from a centralized to a decentralized system. (1996-1997)  

 

Teacher Development Through Active Learning in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Principal Investigator: Project funded by UNICEF to introduce active learning strategies to teachers in postwar B&H through the cantonal Pedagogical Academies and the Federation Ministry of Education. (1995-1997)  

 

Bosnian Children’s Art Exhibit for Local Western Pennsylvania Schools.  Principal Investigator:  Project funded through a consortium of local groups known as Project Stand Alone.