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Areas of Specialization

• Supervision of instruction
• Styles of Teaching
• Teacher development and leadership

Current Projects

• Implementing a doctoral program in teacher development and leadership
• Developing alternative programs for the preparation of school leaders

Research Interests

• Application of psychoanalytic concepts to teaching, schools, and education reform
• Clinical supervision

To contact Dr. Pajak, call 410-516-9755 or email him at epajak@jhu.edu

Faculty CV

Education

B.S., New York State University College at Buffalo, Social Science Education

M.S., Syracuse University, Social Science Education

Ph.D., Syracuse University, Educational Administration and Supervision

Job Experiences:

Faculty, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1979-1982.

Faculty, University of Georgia, 1982-1986.

Head of the Department of Educational Leadership, University of Georgia, 1992-1994.

Faculty Administrator for College Academic Outreach, University of Georgia, 1994-1997.

Project Director, Northeast Georgia PreK-16 Initiative, 1996-1999.

Co-Director, Georgia Teacher Quality Plan, 1999-2001.

Associate Dean and Interim Director, Graduate Division of Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2003-2005

Professor and Chair, Department of Teacher Development and Leadership, Johns Hopkins University, 2001-present

Selected Books:

Pajak, E. (2008). Supervising Instruction: Differentiating for Teacher Success. (third edition). Norwood, MA: Christopher Gordon.

Ornstein, A. C., Pajak, E. F., & Ornstein, S. (2007).
Contemporary Issues in Curriculum, 3rd edition. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Pajak, E. (2003).
Honoring Diverse Teaching Styles: A Guide for Supervisors.
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Firth, G. R., & Pajak, E. (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of Research in School Supervision. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1256 pp.

Selected Articles:

Masci, F.J.; Cuddapah, J.L., & Pajak, E.F. (2008). Becoming an agent of stability: Keeping your school in balance during the perfect storm. American Secondary Education, 36 (2), pp. 57-68.

Pajak, E. & Green, A. (2003). Loosely Coupled Organizations, Misrecognition, and Social Reproduction. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 6 (4), 393-413.

Pajak, E. (2002). From the Classics: Good-bye Mr. Chips. San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 21(3), 55-65.

Pajak, E. (2002). Clinical supervision and psychological functions: A new direction for theory and practice. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 17 (3), 189-205.

Selected Conference Presentations:

Pajak, E.F. (2009, August). Themes of Ovid's Myth of Narcissus in Willard Waller's Sociology of Education: How Can an Optical Illusion Educate a Whole Boy?

Pajak, E. (2009, April). Narcissistic Parenting and Education Reform. Division G - Social Context of Education/Section 4: Social Context of Education Policy, Politics. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Session 31.036, San Diego, California.

Pajak, E. (2008, October). Research on School Supervision, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway, October 31, 2008.

Pajak, E. (2008, October). Teacher Development and Leadership, Academy for School Research and Development, Jonkoping University, Jonkoping Sweden, October 14, 2008.

Selected Editorial Service:

Editorial Board, International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1997-present.

Reviewer, "Language and Context: Faculty Explorations of the Meaning of Social Justice in Teacher Education," Journal of Teacher Education, 2008.

Editorial Board, International Journal of Management Studies & Research, 2008-present.

Selected Awards, Honors, And Distinctions:

Pajak, E. (2006, October). Evolution, current status, and possible future of instructional supervision in the United States. Invited opening keynote speaker, College of Education and Communication, Jonkoping University, Jonkoping, Sweden.

Johnnye V. Cox Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of instructional supervision through service and scholarship. Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, College of Education, University of Georgia, May 6, 2005.

Invited Distinguished Speaker, “A Conversation with Edward Pajak,” William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, October 12, 2002.

LEADERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National

Chair, Research Review Commission, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007-present.

Co-Chair, 2006 Fall Conference Program Committee, Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision.