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DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
Leadership in Administration
Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction
About the Doctorate in Education
The College of Education offers two doctoral degree programs: Leadership in Administration and Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction. These programs emphasize the development of expertise in professional practice and are intended for individuals pursuing careers as school and district administrators, program administrators, staff developers, curriculum developers, teacher educators, and classroom teachers. The program may be completed in three years and must be completed in six years. The first two years are devoted to coursework, and the remaining time to completing the dissertation.
Each fall, a new cohort of approximately thirty students is admitted, fifteen in each degree program. Each student becomes part of a stable cohort of students. Faculty make an effort to create a collegial, friendly, and collaborative environment that supports rigorous study. The cohort stays together for the three years of the program.
The full-time faculty in the Ed.D. Program are all professors with considerable expertise in their subject areas. Because they teach only in the doctoral program, they are able to give extensive professional and academic advisement to students. Other professors in the College of Education and clinical faculty teach courses in the curriculum; these professors are also recognized leaders/experts in their subject areas.
The curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive program for students. The courses and assignments are carefully coordinated and sequenced to facilitate student growth from course to course. Graduates will possess broad understandings of curriculum and instruction or administration as well as individual areas of specialization.
The Ed.D. Program will always offer the courses as they are laid out in the curriculum; students can count on course offerings not being cancelled. Courses are offered at the same times each year so students can plan their personal schedules.
The Ed.D. program has the purpose of developing better practitioners. This is accomplished by melding theory, academic study, and practice in course readings, assignments, and dissertations.
All candidates receive a strong grounding in research and inquiry. It is possible to specialize in quantitative or qualitative methods; historical, philosophical, linguistic, and theoretical methods of inquiry can be accommodated. Candidates are expected to conduct research in areas relevant to their practice and to apply research appropriately.
The candidate must complete the admission portfolio and submit it to Aurora University. The admission portfolio will be assessed for the following: leadership ability, communication ability, and scholarship. Approximately thirty students will be accepted each year, about fifteen into each of the two strands of the program. The required content for the admission portfolio includes:
After their first year, candidates submit a reflection on their progress toward the Ed.D. program outcomes. At the end of their second year, candidates take a comprehensive examination where they apply their learning to issues arising from educational practice.
Candidates who seek to complete their degrees in three years will complete six courses each year as follows. Candidates on the lengthened program would take one course in the fall and spring terms completing all coursework by the end of the third year. All courses are taught on Wednesday evening and Saturday morning except during the first term when the classes are taught on Monday evening and Saturday morning.
Leadership in Educational Administration
Year 1:
EDU7110 School Reform/School Renewal 3 semester hours
EDU7120 Policy Analysis/Research in Education 4 semester hours
EDU7130 The Dynamics of Educational Organizations 4 semester hours
EDU7010 Introduction to Educational Research 4 semester hours
EDU7140 Seminar in Advanced Education Law 3 semester hours
EDU7150 Advanced Human Resources Administration 3 semester hours
Year 2:
EDU7100 Quantitative Research 4 semester hours
OR
EDU7190 Qualitative Research 4 semester hours
EDU7230 The Dynamics of Organizational Change 3 semester hours
EDU7170 Administration of Administration of
Educational Facilities 4 semester hours
EDU7220 Economics of Education 3 semester hours
EDU7250 Principles and Practices of Assessment and
Program Evaluation 3 semester hours
EDU7260 The Modern Superintendency 3 semester hours
EDU7240 Administration of Technology and Technology
for Administration 3 semester hours
Year 3:
EDU7750 Educational Leadership Internship
3 semester hours
In addition to the internship, candidates complete 3 semester hours of directed study, EDU7830; or an advanced research course, EDU7200 or EDU7210; and 12 semester hours of proposal and dissertation; EDU7800, for a total of 18 semester hours.
Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction
Year 1:
EDU8110 School Reform/School Renewal 3 semester hours
EDU8120 Foundations for Curriculum Studies 4 semester hours
EDU8001 Introduction to Educational Research 3 semester hours
EDU8160 Clinical Supervision and Teacher
Development 3 semester hours
EDU8150 Technology for Educators 3 semester hours
Year 2:
EDU8080 Principles and Practice of Curriculum
Design I 4 semester hours
EDU8100 Quantitative Research 3 semester hours
OR
EDU8190 Qualitative Research 3 semester hours
EDU8220 Teaching: Current Research and Theory 3 semester hours
EDU8250 Principles and Practices of Assessment and
Program Evaluation 3 semester hours
EDU8170 Curriculum for Race, Gender, Culture and
Ethnicity 3 semester hours
EDU8140 Curriculum Design II 4 semester hours
Year 3:
Candidates complete either an advanced research class, EDU8200 or EDU8210, plus 3 semester hours of directed study, EDU8830, or they complete six hours of directed study. Candidates also complete 12 hours of proposal and dissertation in EDU8800, for a total of 18 semester hours.
Posted: 9 March 2005