Students seeking the Ed.D. degree are expected to meet the Graduate School’s relevant practitioner doctoral degree requirements and procedures.
Degree requirements
1. Learning Community of Practice Seminars | 15-20 | |
Learning Community of Practice I | ||
Learning Community of Practice II | ||
Learning Community of Practice III | ||
Learning Community of Practice IV | ||
Learning Community of Practice V | ||
Learning Community of Practice VI | ||
2. Laboratory of Practice | ||
EDUC 7889 | Laboratory of Practice | 3 |
3. Required Common Courses | ||
EDUC 7215 | Data Analysis for Educational Practitioners | 1 |
EDUC 7395 | Research Proposal Development for Educational Practitioners | 1 |
EDUC 7605 | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Educational Practice | 2 |
EDUC 7615 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | 2 |
EDUC 7625 | Building Socially Just and Ethical Educational Communities | 2 |
EDUC 7710 | Research Methods and Design for Educational Practitioners | 3 |
ED REM 7781 | Qualitative Methods in Educational Research I | 3 |
4. Tools Courses | ||
EDUC 7310 | Integrating Technology in Learning for Educational | 1 |
EDUC 7325 | Grant Writing for Educational Practitioners | 1 |
5. Specialization | 30-60 | |
Courses in an area of specialization (can include Master’s or Education Specialist work) | ||
6. Dissertation in Practice | ||
EDUC 7998 | Dissertation in Practice Research | 8 |
Total: minimum 80 hours, post-bacclaureate
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Design solutions to complex problems of practice related to educational practices that are equitable, ethical, and socially just.
- Construct and apply educational practice knowledge to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organizations, or communities.
- Demonstrate effective collaboration and communication skills when working with diverse communities and building partnerships.
- Integrate practical and research knowledge with systemic and systematic inquiry in educational practice.
- Create solutions to problems of practice by generating, transforming, and using professional knowledge and practices related to educational practice.
- Take part in and develop communities of practice highlighting their value and function.
- Implement change in their professional practice and within educational practice organizations using critical reflective practice.