The Authority to Imagine

Biographical notes

Noreen B. Garman (Volume editor) Maria Piantanida (Volume editor)

The Editors: Noreen B. Garman is Professor of Education in the Administrative and Policy Studies Department at the University of Pittsburgh where she coordinates the Social and Comparative Analysis in Education Program. Her specializations include curriculum studies, instructional supervision, and qualitative/interpretive research. She is a Fulbright Scholar who has published numerous articles in professional journals and is the co-author of The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty (1999). Maria Piantanida has adjunct appointments in education at Carlow University in Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh. She teaches introductory courses on qualitative research, co-facilitates a dissertation study group, and participates in several special interests groups dealing with qualitative research, including the Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research at Duquesne University. Dr. Piantanida has served on a number of dissertation committees, conducted numerous workshops, and given presentations on the dissertation process at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. She and her colleague, Noreen B. Garman, co-authored The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty (1999).