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Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Master's: 42

Required Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
础翱顿听5534	Group Facilitation and Consultation	3
贰顿础顿听8093	Administration Research Seminar	3
贰顿础顿听8461	Ethical Leadership	3
贰顿础顿听8553	Democratic, Equitable, and Ethical Leadership	3
贰顿础顿听8635	Education Policy Analysis	3
贰顿础顿听8636	Research for Change	3
贰顿础顿听8653	Civic Leadership	3
贰顿础顿听8755	Organizational Dynamics	3
贰顿鲍颁听5262	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
贰顿鲍颁听5325	Introduction to Statistics and Research	3
贰笔厂驰听8627	Introduction to Research Design and Methods	3
厂笔贰顿听8101	Trends and Issues in Special Education	3
Research Courses 1		6
贰顿鲍颁听9998	Dissertation Proposal Design
贰顿鲍颁听9999	Doctor of Education Dissertation 2
Total Credit Hours		42

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Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 credits that include 贰顿鲍颁听9998 and 贰顿鲍颁听9999. Of the 6 credits overall, a minimum of 2 credits of 贰顿鲍颁听9999 must be taken.

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Students enroll in 贰顿鲍颁听9999 after their proposal is approved, taking at least 1 credit each term until the dissertation is defended and filed with the Graduate School. A minimum of 2 credits of 贰顿鲍颁听9999 must be earned.

Proposed Plan of Study Outlined by Year and Term

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Summer II		Credit Hours
贰顿础顿听8461	Ethical Leadership	3
贰笔厂驰听8627	Introduction to Research Design and Methods	3
听	Credit Hours	6
Fall
贰顿础顿听8635	Education Policy Analysis	3
贰顿鲍颁听5325	Introduction to Statistics and Research	3
听	Credit Hours	6
Spring
贰顿础顿听8653	Civic Leadership	3
贰顿鲍颁听5262	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
听	Credit Hours	6
Year 2
Summer II
贰顿础顿听8636	Research for Change	3
贰顿础顿听8755	Organizational Dynamics	3
听	Credit Hours	6
Fall
贰顿础顿听8093	Administration Research Seminar	3
厂笔贰顿听8101	Trends and Issues in Special Education	3
听	Credit Hours	6
Spring
贰顿础顿听8553	Democratic, Equitable, and Ethical Leadership	3
贰顿鲍颁听9998	Dissertation Proposal Design 1	1
听	Credit Hours	4
Year 3
Summer II
础翱顿听5534	Group Facilitation and Consultation	3
听	Credit Hours	3
Fall
贰顿鲍颁听9999	Doctor of Education Dissertation 1,2	2
听	Credit Hours	2
Spring
贰顿鲍颁听9999	Doctor of Education Dissertation 1,2	3
听	Credit Hours	3
听	Total Credit Hours	42

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Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 credits that include 贰顿鲍颁听9998 and 贰顿鲍颁听9999. Of the 6 credits overall, a minimum of 2 credits of 贰顿鲍颁听9999 must be taken.

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Students enroll in 贰顿鲍颁听9999 after their proposal is approved, taking at least 1 credit each term until the dissertation is defended and filed with the Graduate School. A minimum of 2 credits of 贰顿鲍颁听9999 must be earned.

Curriculum ONLY for the EdD Program in Jamaica, in collaboration with Church Teachers' College

Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Master's:听45

Required Courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
EDAD听5301	Leadership for Learning	3
EDAD听5303	Ldshp in Diverse Context	3
EDAD听5653	Educational Leadership as Civic Leadership	3
贰顿础顿听8093	Administration Research Seminar	3
贰顿础顿听8461	Ethical Leadership	3
贰顿础顿听8635	Education Policy Analysis	3
EDAD听8775	Understanding Organizational Dynamics in Educational Settings	3
EDAD听8787	Administration of Higher Education	3
EDUC听5101	Critical Understanding of Social Science Research	3
贰顿鲍颁听5262	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
贰顿鲍颁听5325	Introduction to Statistics and Research	3
EDUC听8102	Ethnographic Research Methods	3
or听EPSY听8625	Intermediate Educational Statistics
URBE听5401	Policy and Practice in Urban Education	3
Research Courses 1		6
贰顿鲍颁听9998	Dissertation Proposal Design
贰顿鲍颁听9999	Doctor of Education Dissertation
Total Credit Hours		45

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Of the 6 research credits required, a minimum of 2 credits of听听Doctor of Education Dissertation听must be taken.

Culminating Events:
Preliminary Examination:
At the end of the academic term in which students are enrolled in 贰顿础顿听8093 Administration Research Seminar and prior to completion of the dissertation proposal, students complete a preliminary exam (also sometimes called "comps" or "comprehensive exam"). The preliminary exam consists of written responses to three questions developed by the instructor of the Research Seminar. Through the comprehensive exam, students must demonstrate the ability to:

• situate and define a chosen topic or field within the concepts and history of the field;
• compare, contrast and justify various research methods appropriate to investigation of a practice-based research problem; and
• critically synthesize the extant scholarly and practice-focused literature that informs administrative practice related to the topic.

Students must obtain a passing score on the preliminary exam prior to registering for 贰顿鲍颁听9998 Dissertation Proposal Design. A passing score is also required for elevation to candidacy following a successful proposal defense.

Dissertation Proposal:
In the term immediately following completion of the 贰顿础顿听8093 Administration Research Seminar and successful completion of the comprehensive exam, students enroll in 贰顿鲍颁听9998 Dissertation Proposal Design. Like 贰顿础顿听8093 Administration Research Seminar, 贰顿鲍颁听9998 Dissertation Proposal Design serves as a structured, intensive cohort-based monthly workshop in which students design and defend a dissertation proposal that outlines a rigorous plan for empirical study of an issue relevant to the student鈥檚 professional responsibilities or aspirations. The proposal must incorporate a thorough and critical review of literature relevant to the topic, a discussion of theoretical approaches to understanding and studying the topic, a conceptual or theoretical framework that will guide the study, and a robust methodological plan that includes assurances of completing Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and any interview or other protocols necessary to submit for IRB review. Dissertation proposal defense occurs at any point during or at the end of the academic term. Students receive feedback from the faculty advisor, other committee members and their cohort peers during their defense.

Dissertation:
The EdD dissertation is distinct from the PhD dissertation in that the intent of the EdD dissertation is not to build theory but to make a substantive contribution to practice-focused scholarship in a particular domain of K-12 educational leadership. EdD dissertations are typically less lengthy than PhD dissertations and cover a smaller scope of theorizing and data collection. They are, however, held to the same standards as PhD dissertations with respect to methodological validity, data analysis, and writing quality and clarity.

Following successful defense of the dissertation proposal and after securing IRB approval, students carry out an original research project intended to make a significant practice-based contribution to the field. While the EdD dissertation is meant to have practical and applied relevance, however, it is nonetheless expected to engage rigorously with existing literature and theory appropriate to the student鈥檚 chosen topic and to demonstrate the student鈥檚 ability to execute robust methods appropriate to the student鈥檚 research question(s). Toward this end, EdD students:

• prepare a dissertation study report that is a standard academic manuscript, which includes an introduction, literature review, conceptual/theoretical framework, methodology, results, discussion and references; and
• produce a white paper/executive summary that distills the lessons of their research for practitioners in their field.