Doctoral Program Overview

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with concentrations in Effective Schooling, Diversity/Multiculturalism and Higher Education is designed for scholar/practitioners who desire to create positive lasting change for effective schooling (P-16).

The Ed.D. prepares educators for advanced professional responsibility, leadership and accountability for effective leadership in diverse school and learning communities.

More specifically, the Ed.D. program will prepare graduates for:

1.

Advancing professional responsibility, leadership and accountability for continuous improvement in diverse school and learning communities.
2.
 Creating a transforming organizational culture to accomplish lasting reform.
3.
 Inspiring lifelong learning among students and adults.
4.
 Implementing standards-based curriculum and performance-based assessment to raise the bar for higher achievement for all learners.
5.
 Creating caring and learning communities in which educators collaborate, exchange ideas and develop collegial connections to address equity, opportunity and excellence.
6.
 Bringing the world into the classroom through a technology-infused curriculum that prepares all learners to work in a global society.
7.
 Creating and utilizing research-based data to enhance learning communities.

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Ed.D. Program Requirements

The Ed.D. requires the completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours: 21 hours core, 
15 hours in selected concentration/electives, 12 hours in research, and 12 hours of dissertation.

I.    Core Courses                                                21 hrs

 

Teaching/Learning Theories and Practice (3 hrs)
Professional Ethics and Values (3 hrs)
Cultural Influences (3 hrs)
Organizational Change (3 hrs)
Directed Action Research I: Intership (3 hrs)
Dynamics of Leadership (3 hrs)
Academic Writing (3 hrs)
II.   Concentration/Elective Courses                  15 hrs

Effective Staff Development in the Learning Community (3 hrs)
Effective Schools Internship II  (3 hrs)                                 
Educational Politics, Policy, School Law (3 hrs)                          
Seminar in Special Topics (3 hrs)                                     
Adult Learners in Special Topics (3 hrs)                                          
Contemporary Issues (3 hrs)                                                  
Multiculturalism Education and School Reform (3 hrs)           
Leadership in Higher Education (3 hrs)                                            
Communication in a Global Society (3 hrs)                                     
Diversity and Learning Issues (3 hrs)                                                
Trends and Issues in Multicultural Education (3 hrs)                                          
*Additional courses in concentration/statistics may be required by program advisor

*Other courses available as approved
III.  Research Core                                                12 hrs
Applied Research for the Scholar/Practitioner (3 hrs)             
Quantitative Research Design & Analysis (3 hrs)                         
Qualitative Reserach Design & Analysis (3 hrs)                           
Research Synthesis/Seminar (3 hrs)     
IV.  Dissertation I, II, III, IV                             12 hrs                                                            
  Total     60 hrs