Daniel Light
research scientist
tel: (212) 807-4223
fax: (212) 633-8804
Daniel Light, a Research Scientist at EDC's Center for Children and Technology, has a background in qualitative and quantitative sociological research methodologies. His work focuses on the social issues of school reform and technology integration across school systems both in the US and internationally. Dr. Light did his doctoral research on the role of technology integration in high school reform in an urban school district. He is currently project manager for the evaluation of an international professional development program supporting the introduction of technology and project-based approaches into teaching and learning.
Dr. Light is particularly involved in educational technologies in Latin America. He has done project work throughout the region with longer involvement in projects based in Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, and Peru. Dr. Light has worked with technology integration projects in Peru and Guatemala and was the co-director of a study on seven successful SchoolNets in Latin America. His international experience includes research on technology projects in Latin America for a World Bank policy paper, the evaluation of a collaborative project between Latin American and North American public school teachers.
Dr. Light has worked with technology integration projects throughout the United States, working on projects including the evaluation of youth development and school-to-work programs, the design of technology-related needs assessment instruments, impact studies of technology use with students, and the role of guidance counseling in helping students plan for the future. He received a Ph.D. in sociology from the New School for Social Research. He was an invited researcher for a year at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Daniel also received an M.A. in international affairs from Carleton University, Canada, an M.A. in sociology and historical studies also from the New School for Social Research.
DANIEL'S PROJECTS
DANIEL'S PUBLICATIONS

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7(1), 88-101.
Primer Congreso de Innovación Educativa con Tecnología, Viña del Mar, Chile. (Keynote Address)
Invited Speaker, Universidad de EAFIT, Medellín. Colombia.
Science(323), 82 - 85.
In E. Mandinach & M. Honey (Eds.), Data-Driven School Improvement: Linking Data and Learning (pp. 13-31). New York: Teachers College Press.
(Paper Session). Comparative and International Education Society Conference (CIES), 2008.
In E. Mandinach & M. Honey (Eds.), Data-Driven School Improvement: Linking Data and Learning (pp. 209-232). New York: Teachers College Press.
(Keynote Address.) Symposium on Education and Technology in Schools: Converging for Innovation & Creativity, 2008, Bangalore, India.
In A. Breiter, A. Lange & E. Stauke (Eds.), School Information System and Data-Based Decision-Making (pp. 37-48). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
Ministry of Education, Chile, 2007. Advised ministry personnel on the integration of technology into public schools and the use of data-driven decision-making.
New York: EDC/Center for Children and Technology.
Educational Technology and Society 9(3) 206-217.
Montevideo, Uruguay: IDRC- Canada.
In A. Breiter, E. Stauke, N. Busching & A. Lange (Eds.), Educational Management Informational Systems: Case Studies from Eight Countries (pp. 45-56). Aachen, Germany: Verlag.
Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 10(3), 241-268.
Journal for Research in Technology Education, 37(3), 313-329.
New York: Center for Children and Technology.
In Bonilla, Marcelo and Gilles Cliche (eds.), Internet and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ottawa: IDRC/FLACSO.
Interactive Educational Multimedia (6), 17-39.
TecnoEducar. San Jose, Costa Rica.
In M. Bonilla & G. Cliche (Eds.), Internet y sociedad en América Latina, investigaciones para sustentar el diálogo. Quito, Ecuador: FLACSO/IDRC.
New York: Center for Children and Technology.
Journal of Women and Minorities in Engineering.
In Some Things Do Make a Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth Programs and Practices. Washington, DC: American Youth Policy Forum.