2. Challenges and problem solving
Recruitment
Resources
Results:
• Flourishing programs
• Positive graduation rates
• Positive student feedback
3. Academic Focus
Curriculum
Program Structure
Faculty
Potential Career Options
4. Note:
Local context / authentic
application
Note:
Beyond entry & local context in
contrast to M. Ed. In Ed.
Leadership for certification.
Ed. D. in Education
Complex problems of
practice
Focus on organizations
Agents of change
Executive Ed. D. in
Educational Leadership
Research-based effective
leadership practice
School district, state,
national, and international
education organizations.
Urban
Agents of change
5. Ed. D. in Education (54ch)
Organizational Theory
Facilitate Learning, Development, &
Motivation
Data Assessment/ Accountability
Leadership in Learning Organizations
Identifying CPoP
Laboratory of Practice 1 & 2 (3ch ea.)
Analysis of Data for CPoP
Evaluating CPoP
Propose/Implement Data Driven
Decisions
Dissertation in Practice (12 ch)
Executive Ed. D. In Educational
Leadership (54ch)
Organizational Theory
Adv. Legal Studies in Education
Instructional Leadership
Leadership in Education
HR Development in Ed. Organizations.
Community Outreach
Politics, Governance, and Finance
Research in Ed Leadership 1, 2, 3
Program Planning & Evaluation
Field Project (6ch)
Dissertation in Practice (15ch)
6. Note: 4 classes in an area of
specialization
Note: no electives -- specialization
is educational leadership
Ed. D. in Education
9-semester course sequence
6 credit hours per semester,
including 12 credit hours of
dissertation in practice.
Milestone 1 1st year: Gap Analysis
Milestone 2 2nd year: Complex
Problem of Practice Exhibition
Milestone 3 3rd year: Proposal
acceptance
Executive Ed. D. In Educational
Leadership
9-semester course sequence
6 credit hours per semester,
including 15 credit hours of
dissertation in practice.
Milestone 1 2nd semester: White
paper
Milestone 2 2nd year: Proposal
acceptance
7. Example: Expert in ed. psych
teaches ?
Example: Former Sr. Director for
Assessment, Accountability, and
Research teaches research course
and has Ph. D. from UVA in
Research.
Ed. D. in Education
College wide faculty
Full time faculty and adjuncts
All teach classes in their
recognized area of expertise.
Executive Ed. D. In
Educational Leadership
Only teach in the Educational
Leadership program, 1
adjunct.
All served in school district
and education organizations
at the executive level.
All teach in their specific area
of expertise.
8. Example: 10 promotions in
cohort 1 in 3 years (N = 18)
Example: 15 promotions in
cohort 1 in 3 years (N=26)
Ed. D. in Education
Immediately prepared for
advancement within their
organizations.
Many teach in higher
education.
Executive Ed. D. in
Educational Leadership
Immediately prepared for
advancement in school
districts, departments of
education, higher education,
or educational organizations.
May teach Educational
Leadership in the future, after
executive leadership
experience.
