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Structure of the Doctoral Program
The program is flexible and designed for working professionals with courses offered during evening and summer sessions at the Northeast or Newtown locations. Some online and weekend courses are available to provide flexible course offerings which are structured for the working practitioner seeking advanced studies for professional development and advancement. Accepted doctoral students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment each semester and during the summer sessions.
The fields of study which prepare leaders to work in schools, agencies, and universities to effect positive change are:
- Educational Leadership which prepares candidates to assume leadership roles as superintendents or principals
- Literacy Leadership which prepares candidates to be leaders in the field of literacy within schools and at the university level
- Professional Studies in Leadership which prepares candidates to be leaders in fields of their professional interests such as Special Education or Expert Teacher and Community Services.
The Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Professional Studies is a sixty (60) credit program. All students complete a required core of nine courses (27 credits) listed below.
Required Core Courses (27 credits)
Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences |
3 |
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Ethical Leadership |
3 |
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Communication Theory, Practice, and Technology |
3 |
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Organizational Development and Change Theory |
3 |
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Writing for Professional Publication and for Grant Writing |
3 |
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Research I: Quantitative Research |
3 |
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Research II: Qualitative Research |
3 |
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Advanced Research |
3 |
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Research Proposal Seminar |
3 |
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All students also complete the following required set of 15 credits of interdisciplinary course work.
Required Interdisciplinary Courses (15 credits)
Leadership in Education Seminar |
3 |
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Ethical Issues in Literacy |
3 |
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Leadership in a Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Society |
3 |
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Leadership and Special Education |
3 |
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History, Research, and Law: Fundamentals for an Inclusive Society |
3 |
Doctoral students who desire to gain their principal certification in Pennsylvania as part of the doctoral program are required to take the concentration courses listed below. Since the certification is embedded within the doctoral program an additional nine credits are required for a total of 69 credits for the entire doctoral program.
Theories in Educational Leadership |
3 |
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Supervision and Performance Evaluation |
3 |
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The Principalship |
3 |
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School Finance |
3 |
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Building Community Relations |
3 |
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Leadership Internship I |
3 |
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Leadership Internship II |
3 |
Doctoral students who desire to gain their Superintendent Letter of Eligibility in Pennsylvania are required to take the following concentration courses:
Building Community Relations |
3 |
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Leadership Internship I |
3 |
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Leadership Internship II |
3 |
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EDDC |
Elective |
3 |
Doctoral students who want to pursue the literacy concentration take the following courses:
Advanced Literacy Assessment |
3 |
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Seminar in Literacy Research |
3 |
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Instructional Programs in Literacy I |
3 |
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Instructional Programs in Literacy II |
3 |
Students in Professional Studies may pursue a coherent sequence of doctoral courses that meets their goals. This set of doctoral courses must be approved by the doctoral committee, Director of the Doctoral Program and the Dean.
Once doctoral students complete the above course requirements, they apply to take their comprehensive exams. Once they pass the comprehensive exams, then they enroll in the following capstone research experiences:
Dissertation I |
3 |
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Dissertation II |
3 |
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Dissertation Continuation |
3 |
