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Email: dlawson@apu.edu
Daniel Lawson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational Administration
School of Education
Profile
Daniel Lawson, Ph.D., began his career in public education in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He was a classroom teacher, school principal, and district administrator for more than 35 years. He came to APU after his retirement on July 1, 2000, and he currently teaches the following topics: strength-based leadership for teaching and learning, diversity and equity, and building and sustaining community. His research interests include: effective schools, opportunities to learn, learning organizations, and principal leadership.
Education
Ph.D. - Educational Administration, Claremont Graduate University
M.A. - Elementary Teaching, California State University, Los Angeles
B.A. - Elementary Education, California State University, Los Angeles
M.A. - Elementary Teaching, California State University, Los Angeles
B.A. - Elementary Education, California State University, Los Angeles
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Publications
An article to be published from research in progress exploring the relationship between school administrators' strengths and their job responsibilities as instructional leaders.
An article to be published from research exploring research opportunities with three faculty members on restructuring private Christian schools.
LAUSD work: Lawson, D.R. (1989), co-author, The Children Can No Longer Wait...An Action Plan to End Low Achievement and Establish Educational Excellence, Los Angeles Unified School District Publication
LAUSD work: Lawson, D.R. (1989), (1997), contributing author, Macmillian/McGraw-Hill Publications, 1989, Reading/Language Arts series
An article to be published from research in progress exploring the relationship between school administrators' strengths and their job responsibilities as instructional leaders.
An article to be published from research exploring research opportunities with three faculty members on restructuring private Christian schools.
LAUSD work: Lawson, D.R. (1989), co-author, The Children Can No Longer Wait...An Action Plan to End Low Achievement and Establish Educational Excellence, Los Angeles Unified School District Publication
LAUSD work: Lawson, D.R. (1989), (1997), contributing author, Macmillian/McGraw-Hill Publications, 1989, Reading/Language Arts series
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
1996-2000 Cluster Administrator Award, LosAngeles Unified School District, Board of Education
1991 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
1990 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, National School Administrator Award
1990 California Arts Council, School Administrator Award
1990 Los Angeles NAACP School Administrator Award for Educational Excellence
1991 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award
1990 Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC, National School Administrator Award
1990 California Arts Council, School Administrator Award
1990 Los Angeles NAACP School Administrator Award for Educational Excellence
Expertise
Diversity
Principal Leadership
Strength Based LEadership
Courses Taught
Politics and Policy Analysis in Education (EDUC 615)
Administration and Supervision in K-12 Education (EDUC 620)
Diversity and Equity (EDUC 715)
Building and Sustaining Community (EDUC 728)
Administration and Supervision in K-12 Education (EDUC 620)
Diversity and Equity (EDUC 715)
Building and Sustaining Community (EDUC 728)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
