Janet Fairman
janet.fairman@umit.maine.edu

303 Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5766

(207) 581-2475

Title
Associate Research Professor
Center for Research and Education (CRE)
& Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI)

Education

B.A. Political Science, University of Chicago
M.A. Political Science, Program in Public Policy, Rutgers University
Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program in Education Policy, Rutgers University

Courses taught:

• EDA 570: Models of Educational Evaluation
• EDS 571: Qualitative Research: Theory, Design, and Practice
• EDU 690: Advanced Qualitative Research: Methods and Analysis

Research Focus and Expertise:

• Educational Policy and Reform
• Mathematics and Science Education
• Teacher Professional Development
• Teacher leadership

Selected Publications and Links:

• Fairman, J., Harris, W., Hoff, D., Mackenzie, S., Chapin, G., Allen, D. (2008). Perceptions and process: Early findings from a study of school district consolidation in Maine. Report to the Penquis Superintendents’ Association. (Co-authored with W. Harris). Orono, ME: Center for Research and Evaluation, University of Maine.
• Fairman, J. & Liu, X. (Jan. 2008) Mixed-grade grouping in Maine Schools. CRE Bulletin. Orono, ME: Center for Research and Evaluation, University of Maine.
• Harris, W. & Fairman, J. (Feb. 2006). Implementing Standards-Based Education in Maine: Progress, Challenges, and Implications. A White Paper. Orono, ME: Center for Research and Evaluation, University of Maine.
• Maine Education Policy Research Institute. (September 2005). The Development and Implementation of Local Assessment Systems in Maine Schools: A Progress Report. (Co-authored with Dr. Walter Harris). Orono, Maine: MEPRI, University of Maine.
• Fairman, J. (May 2004). School size choice: Comparing small and large school strenghts. Maine Policy Review, 12 (3), 76-86.
• Fairman, J. (May 2004). Trading roles: Teachers and students learn with technology. Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) Research Report #3. Orono, ME: MEPRI, University of Maine.
• Bulkley, K., Fairman, J., Martinez, M.C. (2004). The district and test preparation. In Firestone, W., Schorr, R., and Monfils, L. (Eds.), The ambiguity of teaching to the test (Chpt. 6, pp.113-141). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Fairman, J. & Firestone, W. (2001). The district role in state assessment policy: An exploratory study. In S.H. Fuhrman (Ed.), One-hundredth yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (NSSE): Part II, From the capital to the classroom: Standards-based reform in the states (Chpt. 7, pp 124-147). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• Fitz, J., Firestone, W., Fairman, J. (2001). Local leadership: Policy implementation, local education authorities and schools. In K. Riley & K. Seashore-Loouis (Eds.), Leadership for change and school reform: International perspectives. (Chpt. 8, pp 129-148). New York: Routledge Falmer.
• Firestone, W., Mayrowetz, D., & Fairman, J. (1998). Performance-bases assessment and instructional change: The effects of testing in Maine and Maryland. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 20 (2), pp. 95-113.

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