| Ed.D. Curriculum Sequence |
| Course Number/Name - Semester 1 - Year 1 |
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| The seminar examines alternative conceptions of ethics and social justice and explores their implications for education. The seminar provides students with a theoretical grounding that will serve to inform their leadership practices in PK-12 and higher education contexts. Through readings, dialogue, and written work, students will engage in ongoing reflection on their assumptions and perspectives regarding social justice issues in education. |
| This seminar has three key elements: (1) overview of the nature of ethics and the concept of the common good and how they relate to leadership; (2) exploration of the nature and sources of moral courage and how they relate to leadership; and (3) examination of historical examples that underscore the essential nature of ethics and courage for those who aspire to advance positive change for the common good. |
| This seminar focuses on construction of a research design and the appropriate use of research methods. It includes the logical steps of the research method, alternative forms of data analysis, and ethical issues related to research with human subjects. |
| The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers. |
| Semester 2 - Year 1 |
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EDU 702 Legal Issues in Education Pre K-12
Decision-making practices within the educational setting are impacted by myriad factors; law is one such factor that permeates every aspect of public school administration. This seminar addresses significant legal considerations that PK-12 educational leaders may encounter in their decisions regarding students, teachers, staff, curriculum and other aspects of public schooling. The focus is on practical application in the context of ethical leadership and an attention to social justice.
EDU 703 Legal Issues in Higher Education
Decision-making practices within the educational setting are impacted by myriad factors; law is one such factor that permeates every aspect of higher education administration. This seminar addresses significant legal considerations that leaders in higher education may encounter in their decisions regarding such issues as human resources, faculty, academic freedom, student discipline, admissions, and free speech. The focus is on practical application in the context of ethical leadership and an attention to social justice.
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| This seminar focuses on quantitative research, beginning with experimental design, followed by other quantitative methods - correlation, causal-comparative, and survey research. For each design data analysis through measures of central tendency and parametric and nonparametric statistics are discussed.
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EDU 823 Resource Management in Education
This seminar is designed to aid in preparing educational professionals to assume leadership/administrative/management positions in educational related organizations. The primary focus of the seminar is on the role and functions of administrators/managers in their responsibilities related to resource management and allocation, with special reference to human resource management especially as it related to the facilitation and support of student learning and achievement in educational organizations.
EDU 843 Resource Management in Higher Education
This seminar is designed to aid in preparing educational professionals to assume leadership/administrative/management positions in educational related organizations. The primary focus of the seminar is on the roles and functions of administrators/managers in their responsibilities related to resource management and allocation, with special reference to human resource management especially as it relates to the facilitation and support of student learning and achievement in educational organizations.
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EDU 824 Educational Leadership and Technology
This seminar’s focus is on exploring existing and emerging technologies and applications and designing them into student centric learning experiences and to facilitate the integration access, use and understanding of new technologies and information resources for continued learning and development.
EDU 844 Technology in Higher Educational Settings
This seminar focus is on surveying current and emerging IT developments inside and outside of the Higher Education community and designing appropriate applications of those IT developments for the advancement of student centric learning.
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EDU 860 Portfolio II
The electronic portfolio is a means by which students are provided with the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned and to demonstrate how their thinking has changed as a result of their academic studies.
Professional Development Practicum II
The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers.
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| Semester 3 - Year 2 |
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| This seminar has three major components. First, Creswell’s (2007) Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches will be utilized to explore, compare, and contrast the following research approaches: grounded theory, ethnography, phenomenology, narrative inquiry, and case study. Second, examples of the various approaches to qualitative inquiry and their appropriateness for different kinds of research questions will be evaluated. Third, engagement in a practice research project using Creswell’s five approaches. |
EDU 821 Leadership and Change in Schools & Educational Systems
This seminar focuses on professional experiences and reflective practice as they come together in examination of leadership theories and strategies for transformative change in schools and educational systems. Includes: exploration of the relationship of a school's leader and the school's effectiveness.
EDU 841 Leadership and Change in Institutions of Higher Education
This seminar explores the changing role of leadership in higher education, including analysis of participatory leadership, the place of personal goals and values, complexities of higher learning, organizing in the 21st century, and examination of real life situations.
EDU 891 Literature Review
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the significant role of the literature review in a dissertation and review alternative approaches to organizing the chapter. Students will use the literature review to develop a dissertation prospectus. |
INTP 790 Internship Practicum I
The internship (minimum 150 hours) provides students with the opportunity to synthesize their academic learning with practical experiences. Students plan and arrange, with faculty guidance, an internship experience that will challenge them to move outside of their professional comfort zones. The internship experience provides students with a direct, sustained, and engaged professional experience and thereby requires students to assess the applicability of ideas and information learned in the core and advanced seminars to the opportunities and constraints present within a professional setting. The internship continues the program’s emphasis on issues of social justice, requiring student to explore the difficulties associated with making changes guided by considerations of social justice. |
| The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers. |
| Semester 4 - Year 2 |
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EDU 786 Focused Research Design Project: Dissertation Proposal
The purpose of this seminar is to facilitate students in designing their dissertation study. The culminating project is a dissertation proposal consisting of the first three chapters of the dissertation (introduction, literature review, and methodology). |
EDU 822 Educational Policy Implementation
This seminar focuses on the role of the educational leader in implementing educational policy, disseminating information about the effect of policy decisions on schools, and collaborating with policy makers for advancement and reform of education.
EDU 842 History of Higher Education in America
This seminar focuses on the development of higher education in the United States, including: review of sociological, political, and economic influences that have been major forces for development and change in higher education. |
EDU 825 Schools, Society, and Culture
This seminar focuses on the importance of creating strong programs for encouraging successful relationships among the school, the community, and the wider society. Includes: examination of examples of efforts involving teachers, parents, the community, business, and government in supporting the missions of Pre K-12 educational institutions. |
INTP 791 Internship Practicum II
The internship (minimum 150 hours) provides students with the opportunity to synthesize their academic learning with practical experiences. Students plan and arrange, with faculty guidance, an internship experience that will challenge them to move outside of their professional comfort zones. The internship experience provides students with a direct, sustained, and engaged professional experience and thereby requires students to assess the applicability of ideas and information learned in the core and advanced seminars to the opportunities and constraints present within a professional setting. The internship continues the program’s emphasis on issues of social justice, requiring student to explore the difficulties associated with making changes guided by considerations of social justice.
EDU 850 Art of Social Justice & Leadership
This seminar examines reflective pracctices of reasoning and skill-based critical thinking to explore alternative, refreshing, and new solutions to old problems. Visual cognitive skills, social justice theories through the lens of art, and leadership principles through visual culture will lead to new implications for problem-solving in education. |
Professional Development Practicum IV
The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers.
EDU 860 Portfolio III
The electronic portfolio is a means by which students are provided with the opportunity to reflect on what they have learned and to demonstrate how their thinking has changed as a result of their academic studies. |
| Semester 5 - Year 3 |
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RSCH 880 Dissertation Research
Collection and analysis of data for dissertation.
EDU 889 Education and Sustainability
This seminar’s focus is on the education and actions required by educators and their institutions to educate, advocate and provide leadership for integrated solutions that “…meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development to the United Nations, 1987). |
EDU 704 Current Issues in Education Pre K-12
This seminar focuses on examination of factors influencing education in today’s society, with emphasis on the public school’s role within society, the politics of education, finances, and other factors involved in equity, such as historical and philosophical impact of common and idealized values, choices with public education, and questions of policy and leadership. A variety of perspectives and issues will be considered in terms of problems and possibilities for transformative education in schools and society.
EDU 705 Current Issues in Higher Education
This seminar involves a close study and careful analysis of current issues in higher education. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to exploration of such issues as: state and national policies, equity, accessibility, accountability, finance, collaboration, and educational partnerships. |
| The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers. |
| Semester 6 - Year 3 |
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| Presentation of the research project representing a culmination of the student's program and area of specialization: provides evidence of ability to address an educational challenge. May take the form of a traditional (empirical) dissertation, but may also be a case study or historical analysis. |
| The Professional Development Practicum (PDP), which are held online, are convened midway through each term. The PDP provides students and faculty with an opportunity to continue seminar work, as well as to explore issues of social justice through such avenues as social action projects, film, visual arts, social action, panel discussions, and guest speakers. |
