Daniel Dawer

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Educational Leadership & Policy


Email: daniel.dawer@utexas.edu
 
Daniel (he/him) is a doctoral student in the Educational Policy and Planning Program. His research uses sociological methods to analyze the implementation of accountability policy and examines how educators, students, and communities experience and respond to reforms like school turnaround and state takeover.

Daniel completed his BA in English and Plan II Honors at the University of Texas at Austin and his Ed.M. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Prior to his graduate work at UT, he taught in Austin-area public schools for over a decade. Daniel was recognized as a District Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2014 and is a recipient of the Donald D. Harrington Doctoral Fellowship.