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Selected Publications
Laitsch, D. (2013). Smacked by the Invisible Hand: The wrong debate at the wrong time with the wrong people. Journal of Curriculum Studies 45(1).
View, J., Laitsch, D., & Earley, P., Eds. (2012). Why public schools? Voices from the U.S. and Canada. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
O’Neill, M., Simard, P, Sasseville, N., Mucha, J., Losier, B., McCue, L., McCall, D., Deschesnes, M., Laitsch, D., Lagarde, F., Hancock, T., Pelletier, M, Shain, M., Stirling, A., Niquette, M. (2012). Promoting health through the setting approach. In Rootman, I., Dupéré, S., Pederson, A., & O’Neill, M. (Eds.), Health Promotion in Canada: Critical Perspectives on Practice (3rd ed.). Toronto, ON. Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Laitsch, D. (2011). Taking stock: Reviewing two decades of Private School Vouchers. Policy Priorities, 17(2). Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Available: http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/policy-priorities/vol17/num02/Taking-Stock.aspx.
BCTF et al v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia – SCBC No. L0212662. Affidavit of Daniel A. Laitsch. Sworn April 30, 2010.
Nilson, M., Pidgeon, M., Laitsch, D., Ilieva, R., & Marshall, S. (2010). The Sociopolitical Context of Teacher Education in Canada. In, Challenges and Possibilities in Teacher Education To North American Perspective. New York: Organization of American States.
Laitsch, D. (2010). The effect of teacher pedagogical beliefs on student achievement. In, South Australia, Teaching for Effective Learning. Published by the Teaching for Effective Learning Team, Curriculum Services.
Samiei, A. & Laitsch, D. (2010). The concerns of elementary educators with the diffusion of information and communication technology. Special Issue on: ICTs and Education. International Journal of Information and Communication Technologies and Human Development 2(4). Available: http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=47378.
Keats, P. & Laitsch, D. (2010, July 14). Contemplating School Counsellor Regulation: Current Issues and Concerns. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy 108. Available: http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/articles/keats-laitsch.html.
Laitsch, D. & Pidgeon, M, (2010). Academic Transformation: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education in Ontario. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2009. Book Review. Canadian Public Administration / Administration publique du Canada 53(4). pp. 612-14
Brayne, R., Laitsch, D., Lewis, C., Renihan, F., Sackney, L., & Southern, L. (2010). External Review of the Golden Zone: Rocky Mountain School District 6. Surrey, BC: SFU Centre for the Study of Education Leadership and Policy.
Laitsch, D. (2009). Nutrition and schools knowledge summary. McGill Journal of Education 44(2). Available: http://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/1321/3463.
Laitsch, D. (2006). Assessment, high stakes, and alternative visions: Appropriate use of the right tools to leverage improvement. Policy Brief. Education Policy Studies Lab. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University.
Laitsch, D. (2006). Record Books: NCLB meets school realities: Lessons from the field. Teachers College Record 108(1). pp. 103-106.
Laitsch, D. (2005). Beyond standards and accountability: A critique of current trends in assessment. CEPolicy Perspectives 1(3). Center for Education Policy. George Mason University.
Laitsch, D., & Earley, P. (2005). Who Said What to Whom, How and Why? Media Coverage of Teacher Preparation and Implications for Influencing Policy. CEPolicy Perspectives 1(1).Center for Education Policy. George Mason University. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://gse.gmu.edu/centers/edpolicy/documents/mediatp.pdf.
Laitsch, D. (2005). A View from the U.S.: Through the Lens of No Child Behind. Orbit Magazine 35(3). Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Retrieved from http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/orbit/.
Laitsch, D. (2005, July). A Policymaker’s Primer on Testing and Assessment. Infobrief #42. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available June, 2005 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/jul05/num42/toc.aspx.
Laitsch, D. (2005, May). High School Reform: Protecting the Student Interest. Infobrief #41. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available June, 2005 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/may05/num41/toc.aspx.
Laitsch, D., Lewallen, T., McCloskey, M. (2005, February). The Whole Child: A Framework for Education in the 21st Century. Infobrief #40. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available June, 2004 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/feb05/num40/toc.aspx.
Laitsch, D., & Rodi, K. (2004, April). Brown v. Board of Education: Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision. Infobrief #37. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Available June, 2004 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/apr04/num37/toc.aspx.
Laitsch, D. (2003, August). Into the mix: Policy, practice, and research. Infobrief #34. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Retrieved October 2, 2003 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/infobrief/aug03/num34/toc.aspx.
Laitsch, D. (2002). K-12 voucher programs and education policy: An exploratory study of policymaker attitudes and opinions. Education Policy Analysis Archives 10(48). Retrieved December 2, 2002 from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v10n48/
Laitsch, D. (2002). K-12 voucher programs and education policy: An exploratory study of policymaker attitudes and opinions (Doctoral dissertation, American University, 2001). Dissertation Abstracts International 62(12), p. 4012.
Laitsch D., Heilman, E., & Shaker, P. (2002, December). Teacher Education, Pro-Market Policy and Advocacy Research. Teaching Education 13(3).
Research and Development Projects
Centre for the Study of Educational Leadership and Policy. Founding Director and current scholar. The Centre mission is to facilitate and extend theoretical and applied research into educational leadership and policy; develop long-term collaborative relationships with the education system in British Columbia, across Canada and Internationally. The Centre currently houses over $100,000 in projects focused on leadership and policy issues in British Columbia and internationally.(http://www.cselp.ca)
International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership. Co-Founding Editor with Penelope M. Earley, George Mason University, Virginia, USA.. Open access refereed on-line journal. (http://www.ijepl.ca)
Education Systems and Outcomes in Diverse Communities: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Research project supported by SFU’s Community Trust Endowment Fund, $2.5 million for 5 years. Co-Principal Investigator.
Educator use of academic research in practice. Research project supported by an SFU President’s Research Grant. Principal investigator. (http://researchbriefs.sdsu.edu/)
Public Presentations/Conferences (Selected)
Laitsch, D. & & Earley, P. (2012, March 24). Engaging Researchers and Educators: Making Education a Knowledge-Based Profession. Presentation to the annual meeting of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Laitsch, D. & Nilson, N. (2011, February 20). Time and Place: Barriers and Facilitators to Teacher Use of Research. Poster Presentation to the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, USA.
Laitsch, D. (2010, May 1). Barriers to Equilibrium: Research Supply and Demand. Presentation to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO, USA.
Laitsch, D., Morton, G., Anderson, B., McPhail, L., & Miller, S. (2009, October 15). BC’s Education Policy Research Agenda. Panelist at the Centre for Education Research and Policy meeting: The use of standardized tests in education policy research. SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Laitsch, D. (2009, July 17). Creating a Positive Learning Environment Through Problem-Based Learning. Paper presented at the 34th International conference on Improving University Teaching. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Madoc-Jones G., & Laitsch, D. (2009, January 16). Performatives and Practices: Speech-Acts in Pre-service Teacher Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Far Western Philosophy of Education Conference. Honolulu, HI, USA.
Nilson, M., Sanchez, R., & Laitsch, D. (2009, January 7). Teacher Education Across North America: The Cases of Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Paper presented at the 7th annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Nilson, M. & Laitsch, D. (2008, June 3). Just Another NAFTA? Tri-National Exploration of Teacher Education Policies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Vancouver, Canada.
Laitsch, D. & Keats, P. (2008, June 1). Issues in School Counselling in BC and Beyond. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Vancouver, Canada.
Laitsch, D. (2008, March 28). Nutrition and Schools: A Research Review With Policy Implications for Canadian Schools. Presentation to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, New York, USA.
Laitsch, D. (2007, November 8). Research Use: Writing for your audience. Roundtable presentation at the 2007 annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Louisville, KY, USA.
Laitsch, D. (2007, October 2). Lessons gleaned from the U.S. context. Presentation on the BCELNET panel: Standards and Certification for Educational Leaders, SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Laitsch, D. (2007, May 31). Thinking scientifically: An educational approach to systematizing the way we use knowledge. Presentation to the Second Annual conference on Building the Scientific Mind, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Laitsch, D. (2007, May 2). Issues in school governance. In Simpson, C., Perry, N., & Laitsch, D. Public meeting on provincial model schools. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Save Our Schools Network.
Laitsch, D. (2007, April 11). Making Education a Knowledge Based Profession. In, Murphy, P.K., Sandoval, W.A., Laitsch, D., Preston, S.D. New Directions in the Field of Learning and Instruction. AERA Division C Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Laitsch, D., Lewallen, T. (2007, March 18). Healthy Schools, Healthy Children: Implementation of Coordinated School Health Programs. Presentation to the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Anaheim, CA.
Laitsch, D., Lewallen, T. (2007, March 17). More than Test Scores: Supporting healthy communities, schools, and children. Presentation to the annual conference of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Anaheim, CA.
Shaker, P., Laitsch D., Nilson, M. (2006, December 9). Student Accomplishment: Broadening the Dialogue. Presentation to the 2006 Innovation Academy, sponsored by the British Columbia School Trustees Association.
Vamos, S. & Laitsch, D. (2006, November 27-29). Institutionalizing coordinated and comprehensive school-based health policies: An international comparison. Poster Presenation (#61). Public Health Association of British Columbia Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
Laitsch, D. (2006, November 6). Education Accountability in the 21st Century: Broadening the dialogue, building capacity (prepared remarks). Presentation to the 2006 meeting of the British Columbia Teachers Federation: Teachers’ Forum: A dialogue on teaching and learning. Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre. (Video link).
Laitsch, D. (2006, October 28). Assessment, high stakes, and alternative visions: Appropriate use of the right tools to leverage improvement. Workshop presented to the 2006 meeting of the British Columbia Teachers Federation: What really counts! Rethinking accountability. Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel and Conference Centre. Outcomes: Workshop 1 Workshop 2
Laitsch, D. Vamos, S., & McCall, D. (2006, August 30-September 1). Public Health Systems and the Policy Structures that Support Implementation and Institutionalization of Coordinated School-Based Approaches. Poster Presentation (PP092). Geneva Forum: Toward Global Access to Health, Geneva, Switzerland.
Laitsch, D. (2006, May 28). Bypassing the Academy: Public policy and ivory towers, think tanks, and governments, in Examining Policy Issues in Education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association, Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Toronto, Canada.
Laitsch, D., Taylor, M., & Rootman, I. (2006, May 25). Systems Thinking, Capacities & Change. Keynote panel presentation at the 2006 National Invitational Conference & Seminars of the Joint Consortium for School Health, Vancouver, BC.
Laitsch, D. (2006, April 2). Electronic Knowledge Networks: Strengthening Scholarship and Professional Practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Chicago, Illinois.
Shaker, P., Heilman, E., Berliner, D., Spring, J., Valenzuela, A., NcNeil, L., & Laitsch, D. (2006, April 7). Protecting the Public Interest: What Research Has to Say to the Next Generation of Policymakers. Panelist. Division B – Section 1 – symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Laitsch, D., Bushey, L., & McKeon, D. (2006, April 7). The Road Not (Often) Taken: Writing Research for Practitioners, Policymakers and the Media. Panelist. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.
Laitsch, D. (2005, September 20). Taking Research to Practice (and Back): Toward a Professional Vision of Research in Education. Plenary Speaker. Presentation at the 2005 Fall Issues meeting of the National Coordinating Committee on School Health and Safety.
Laitsch, D., Towne, L., Valachovic, R., Earley, P. & Shaker, P. (2005, February 21). Because the federal government said so: When scholarship and politics clash. Panelist. Symposium presentation at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.sfu.ca/~dlaitsch/presentations/2005/aaas/.
Finn Jr., Laitsch D., C. E., Lerner, R., Swanson, C., & Hess, F. (2004, October 7). The Education Statistics We Need and How Uncle Sam Can Get Them to Us. Invited Panelist. Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute. Retrieved October 7, 2004 from http://www.aei.org/events/eventID.903/event_detail.asp.
Laitsch, D., (2004). Political and policy constraints on scientific practice, research, and research integrity: Scientifically based research, the What Works Clearinghouse, and the legislating of methodology in research. Paper presentation at the 2004 meeting of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Research Integrity Research on Research Integrity Conference, San Diego, California. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.sfu.ca/~dlaitsch/SBRweb.pdf.
Berliner, D., Heilman, E., Laitsch, D., McNeil, L., Shaker, P., Spring, J. & Valenzuela, A. (2004). Is the federal government taking over educational research? A discussion of the political and rhetorical strategies behind new policies. Panelist. Division B – Section 1 – Curriculum in Classrooms symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Earley, P., & Laitsch, D. (2004). Media coverage of teacher preparation, 2001-2003. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, Chicago, Illinois.
Laitsch, D., & Earley, P. (2003). Who said what to whom, how and why? Media coverage of teacher preparation, 2001-2002. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Leadership and Scholarly Service
Conference Director. Transitions, Innovations, and Opportunities in Education (2011, July 14-16). Summer Institute. Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. www.sfusummerinstitute.info
Conference Director. Instigators and Instruments of Educational Change (2010, July 14-16). Summer Institute. Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. www.sfusummerinstitute.info
Chair 2003-06. Program Chair 2006-08, 2011. American Educational Research Association Special Interest Group on Research Use.
Author/Editor for ResearchBrief, and Online research dissemination publication sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Laitsch, D. (2006, January 16). CCPA Education Governance Seminar. Invited participant. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Vancouver, BC.
Laitsch, D. (2005, November 29). Policy Roundtable on Parent and Teacher Views on Education. Invited participant. Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education. Vancouver, BC.
Laitsch, D. (2004, December 15). Developing a vision for knowledge utilization in education: A brainstorming and advisory session convened by NEKIA. Invited panelist. Washington, DC: the National Education Knowledge Industries Association.
Laitsch, D., Pool, C., Scherer, M., & Willis, S. (2004). Communicating Your Research to Practicing Educators: Writing for Publication. Mini-course presentation to the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Education Technology Module (University of the West Indies): Organized and presented content on educational technology programs, policies, and implementation efforts as part of an SFU/UWI collaborative MEd program located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Spring, 2007).
Joint Consortium for School Health: Policy analysis and engagement in comprehensive and coordinated school health issues, Vancouver, BC. (Fall 2005 – Spring 2007).
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