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is intended to provide practicing educators the
opportunity to continue their study and earn the
terminal professional degree in their field. The
Ed.D. degree requires a minimum of 60 semester
hours of credit beyond the master's degree. The
Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is
required for admission to the program. There are
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the program: 24 semester hours in a Professional
Common Core of work in educational foundations,
fundamentals, and research; 29 semester hours
of Advanced Professional Study in one of four
areas of intensive study and a related area; and
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all students are required to study in basic areas
that undergird and define educational practice
and develop skills of problem definition, data
collection and analysis, and interpretation. The
four areas of intensive study provide for a specialized
focus on practice. The four intensive study areas
are: Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership,
Leisure, Youth and Human Services, and Special
Education. (In some areas, it is possible to combine
doctoral degree study with work toward an endorsement
to perform a particular role in K-12 education.)
Brief definitions of the four areas follow. |
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This area of intensive study is
designed to prepare scholar-practitioners to plan,
implement, evaluate, and supervise educational
programs for children and adult learners. (For
more information, contact the Head, Department
of Curriculum and Instruction.) website
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This area of intensive study involves
the preparation of personnel for leadership roles
in PK-12 schools, postsecondary institutions,
and non-school educational settings. (For more
information, contact the Educational Leadership
Graduate Coordinator for either PK-12 Administration
or Postsecondary Education.)
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This area of intensive study is
designed to interpret and apply youth development
models and concepts as well as non-profit administrative
practices to the planning, management, supervision
and evaluation of informal education programs
in the community. Graduates are prepared for careers
as applied scholars, administrators of community
nonprofit organizations, youth serving agencies,
public parks and recreation, foundations, and
government agencies. (For more information, contact
the Coordinator, Leisure, Youth and Human Services
Division, School of Health, Physical Education,
and Leisure Services.) website |
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This area of intensive study is
designed to provide students with a variety of
leadership positions in public schools, higher
education and human services agencies serving
infants, children, youth and adults with disabilities.
This program will center on preparing leaders
who will be able to promote new meanings about
diversity, develop inclusive school cultures and
instructional programs, and forge productive relationships
between schools and their communities. (For more
information, contact the Head, Department of Special
Education.) website |
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| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
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| The program of study consists
of three components: the Professional Common Core,
Advanced Professional Studies, and the Dissertation.
While there are discrete elements in the program,
ideally all of the work should be seen as interrelated
and focused on a professional career interest.
The dissertation, especially, should be seen as
an integrating, culminating experience rather
than as an "add on" following course
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of 15 semester hours) |
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This is the component
of the program that relates to and supports
the student's professional career goal. Students
will elect one of three areas of intensive study.
Specific course requirements for individual
students will depend on faculty requirements
and student background, interests, and goals.
The only program limitations on work in this
component are that the course work (including
seminars, practica, independent readings, and
independent research) be at the 200- or 300-level
except as allowed by the general regulations
and that there be a minimum of six (6) hours
outside of the elected area of intensive study.
The four areas of intensive study
are: Curriculum
and Instruction, Educational
Leadership, Health,
Physical Education, and Leisure Services
and Special
Education. |
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This is the program component
in which the student demonstrates proficiency
in the integration of theory and practice (i.e.,
it involves the application of existing knowledge
and/or results of individual research to an educational
problem or situation).
Required 7 hrs:
190:389
Dissertation Seminar
190:399
Dissertation Research |
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PROSPECTIVE
STUDENTS
