DOCTORAL DEGREE IN EDUCATION. Ed.D. Leadership in Schooling

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1 DOCTORAL DEGREE IN EDUCATION Ed.D. Leadership in Schling ADMITTING FOR SUMMER 2016 ONWARDS Ed.D. Leadership in Schling 42 credits 3-4 years Leadership in Schling Faculty Michaela Clmb, Assciate Prfessr James Nehring, Assciate Prfessr Stacy Szczesiul, Assistant Prfessr Phitsamay Uy, Assistant Prfessr August

2 WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Ph.D. OR Ed.D. DEGREE Table 1, belw, excerpted frm The Carnegie Prject n the Educatin Dctrate, with additins, prvides a succinct descriptin f the tw terminal degrees in educatin. (frm Primary Career Intentin Degree Objective Knwledge Base Research Methds Cmprehensive Knwledge Assessment Capstne Ed.D. Administrative leadership in educatinal institutins r related rganizatins. Higher educatin teaching fcus. Preparatin f prfessinal leaders cmpetent in identifying and slving cmplex prblems in educatin. Emphasis is n develping thughtful and reflective practitiners Develps and applies knwledge fr practice. Research-based cntent themes and thery are integrated with practice with emphasis n applicatin f knwledge base. Develps an verview and understanding f research including data cllectin skills fr actin research, prgram measurement, and prgram evaluatin. Knwledge and practice prtflis prvide evidence f ability t imprve practice. Well-designed applied research dissertatin f value fr infrming educatinal practice. Ph.D. Schlarly practice, research, and/r teaching at university, cllege, institute r educatinal agency Preparatin f prfessinal researchers, schlars, r schlar practitiners. Develps cmpetencies in educatinal schlarship and research that fcuses n acquiring new knwledge. Fsters theretical and cnceptual knwledge. Cntent is investigative in nature with an emphasis n understanding the relatinships t leadership practice and plicy. Curses develp an understanding f inquiry, and qualitative and quantitative research. Develping cmpetencies in research design, analysis, synthesis, and writing Written and ral assessments are used t understand theretical and cnceptual knwledge in the field. Original research illustrating a mastery f cmpeting theries with the clear gal f infrming disciplinary knwledge. 2

3 Ed.D. Leadership in Schling The Leadership in PK-12 Educatin dctrate (Ed.D.) is designed t meet needs f leaders f schl systems (prekindergarten thrugh high schl graduatin). The prgram ffers academic rigr, fcusing the curriculum n the learning needs f advanced practitiner-schlars whse prfessinal gal is t remain in PK-12 educatin. The cmpetitive, blended prgram is three years in length with nline curse wrk fall and spring f each year and a 2-week summer residency each year. Fall and spring nline cursewrk during years tw and three is augmented with 5 face-tface r vide cnference meetings. The mix f face-t-face and nline cursewrk addresses the wrking prfessinal s needs fr cnvenience, the supprt f a chrt, and strng relatinships with faculty. High Academic Rigr Fcused n Advanced Practice Students in the Ed.D. prgram will cmplete f fundatinal cursewrk 18 credit hurs f cre specializatin curses 12 credit hurs f applied research methds curses a sequence f 2 cmprehensive exams (similar t existing cmprehensive examinatins) a dissertatin that meets expectatins as utlined in the GSE dctral handbk, while rted in a lcality with recmmendatins fcused n applicatin t a lcality. A Cmpetitive, Three Year Blended Prgram In rder t address the learning needs f advanced practitiners and ffer a cmpetitive prgram, the PK-12 Leadership Ed.D. will be based n a blended learning mdel with a chrt f students admitted annually in the fall fr a defined three year sequence. The UMass Lwell prgram is an affrdable flexible degree which ffers mre pprtunities fr face-tface faculty/student interactin than fully nline prgrams. As a blended prgram, the UMass Lwell Ed.D. will include a tw-week residency each summer and five n-campus (r vide cnference) evening sessins each semester, alng with nline learning. Learning Outcmes (partial list) Demnstrates familiarity with seminal and current educatinal leadership literature. Demnstrates familiarity with seminal and current literature n equity in educatin. Thughtfully discusses the relatinship f plicy and practice based n research and thery. Plans and evaluates curriculum, plicy, instructinal practice, and administratr/leader effectiveness in light f research and thery. Designs, develps, and cnducts a research study based n an identified prblem, and reprts study findings. 3

4 Leadership in Schling, Ed.D. Degree Pathway Admissins Requirements: Each applicant must have a master f educatin degree r master's degree in a field relevant t PK-12 educatin that prepares him/her fr advanced study. Additinally, applicants shuld have recent teaching and/r leadership experience in a PK-12 setting and be interested in research int and the rle f leaders in schls. Interested applicatins shuld submit an nline applicatin and fee thrugh the ffice f Graduate Admissins, a tw-page admissin essay explaining experience in PK-12 educatin and reasns fr wishing t enter dctral study, GRE scres, three letters f recmmendatin, and fficial transcripts Degree Requirements: Cmplete a minimum f 42 credits f dctral level (600 r 700) curse wrk with a cumulative grade f B (3.0) r better. The dctral candidate must pass (2) dctral examinatins, satisfactrily cmplete and defend a dissertatin as apprved by the candidate s dissertatin cmmittee, and cmplete the prgram within the University prescribed time limit fr dctral prgrams. (The chrt prgram is designed fr cmpletin in three years. In the event f unexpected circumstances, this time may be extended fr candidates wh have a cumulative grade f B r better.) COURSE Fundatins f Educatin (minimum ) CREDITS Fundatins fr Practitiner Schlars Research and Evaluatin (minimum 12 credits) Applied Research Design Quantitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders Qualitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders xx Research Curse (with apprval f advisr) 3 12 credits Specializatin (minimum 18 credits) Develping Inclusive Schl Cntexts Law, Plicy, and Finance Organizatinal Learning Systems Leadership I Systems Leadership II Strategic Partnering with Families and Cmmunities 3 18 credits Dissertatin Planning and Executin (minimum 9 credits) Dissertatin Dissertatin Dissertatin 3 3 TOTAL CREDITS 42 credits 4

5 Table 3. Leadership in Schling Ed. D Prgram Structure (Revised Prgram) The existing and the revised Ed.D. prgrams are cmpared in Table 4 n p. 7. Semester Semester Semester Ntes Summer I (residency) Fall I Spring I Fundatins fr Practitiner Schlars The Inclusive District Strategic Partnering All summer residency curses are blended and will fllw the 10 week summer nline schedule with 2 week residency. Applied Research Design Organizatinal Learning Quantitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders All Fall and Spring curses are nline with 5 seminars (facet-face r vide cnferencing) Summer (residency) II Fall II Spring II Systems Leadership I Systems Leadership II Qualitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders Law, Plicy, and Finance COMPREHENSIVE EXAM I PORTFOLIO COMPREHENSIVE EXAM II QUALIFYING PAPER Summer (residency) III Fall III Spring III Dissertatin Credits Leadership Faculty Dissertatin Credits Leadership Faculty Dissertatin Credits Leadership Faculty Research elective taken in Fall II r Spring II A minimum f 9 credits f dissertatin research 5

6 Leadership in Schling Ed.D. - Curse Descriptins Fundatins fr Practitiner Schlars This curse will intrduce students t seminal and recent wrk in the fields f philsphy, histry, and psychlgy as they relate t educatin. Students will critically examine research and schlarly thery in these fields and their relatinship t PK-12 practice Organizatinal Learning This curse will intrduce students t research and thery in the field f rganizatinal learning and its applicatin t PK-12 practice. Students will study the rigins, evlutin and cntemprary findings f research in this field. Students will explre the practical implicatins f rganizatinal learning fr PK-12 leadership Develping Inclusive Schl Cntexts This curse will intrduce students t thery and research abut structural inequities, barriers t educatin, and prmising practices fr addressing these barriers. Students will examine thery and research and implicatins fr practice in PK-12 leadership Law, Plicy, and Finance In this curse students will examine schlarship and research in the areas f law, plicy and finance as these affect educatinal practice. They will analyze law, plicy and finance and its implicatins fr leaders in PK-12 schls and schl systems Systems Leadership I Drawing n rganizatinal, management, and educatinal schlarship, this curse intrduces students t cncepts and practices assciated with strategic systems leadership. Students will apply their understandings f hw t leverage bth frmal and infrmal surces f influence in their analysis f relevant teaching cases and the data they cllect in an extensive field study prject Systems Leadership II Building n the cre cncepts and practices intrduced in Systems Leadership I, this curse fcuses specifically n hw effective leaders use data t understand and address the challenges f their perating envirnment. Imprtantly, the curse fcuses n nt nly the technical knwledge and skills leaders need t use data as a lever fr imprvement at scale, but n the adaptive leadership skills required fr meaningful systems change. 6

7 Strategic Partnering with Families and Cmmunities This curse will critically examine the variety f issues assciated with partnering with parents, families and cmmunity rganizatins. Thrugh analysis f thery, research and cllective knwledge, dctral students will learn hw t strategically engage parents, families and cmmunity rganizatins and recgnize the different frms f engagement. This curse will emphasize cllabrative strategies that shares pwer with key stakehlders in U.S. schls Applied Research Design This curse is designed t prvide PK-12 practitiners with an understanding f the principles f research design and the ethical respnsibilities f cnducting a research study. Participants will learn a brad range f research methdlgy appraches that can be applied t prblems f practice. Participants will becme skilled at reading, evaluating, and judging the trustwrthiness f studies using different methdlgical appraches. They will design a practitiner-riented research study Quantitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders The primary fcus f this curse is t prepare practitiner leaders t understand, interpret, and analyze quantitative data as it relates t their identified prblem f practice Qualitative Data Analysis fr Practitiner Leaders This curse will intrduce practitiner leaders t the field f qualitative research and prepare them with the skills, techniques and knwledge necessary t cnduct qualitative investigatin in a practitiner-riented research study. 07.xxx (r ) Research Elective 7

8 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM I PORTFOLIO AND PORTFOLIO ORAL DEFENSE The prtfli is intended t demnstrate readiness t mve n t the develpment f a qualifying paper fllwed by the independent wrk f the dissertatin. The prtfli is made up f fur parts: the visin statement, the prtfli checklist, the artifact mems and the evidence binder. The prtfli defense is a frmal presentatin f the prtfli fllwed by questins frm a faculty cmmittee. The visin statement. In an essay f 2000-wrds maximum, the student presents his/her visin fr leadership in schling, situating his/her views within the relevant seminal literature in the field f educatin: - Scial justice and equity - Change and imprvement - Relatinship f plicy and practice - Relatinship f leadership and student learning The prtfli checklist. Using the Leadership in Schling Outcmes (Table 2), the student will plt the majr assignments she/he has cmpleted fr the curses he/she has taken, nting the utcme(s) fr which each f the assignments stands as evidence. The student shuld be prepared t prvide evidence and a ratinal fr each item during the ral defense. Leadership jurney essay. In an essay f 2000 wrds maximum, the student will explain the intellectual jurney she/he has frged during her/his time in the dctral prgram explaining hw he/she has evlved as an educatinal leader. The student will identify fur artifacts that represent turning pints in this leadership jurney. Examples f artifacts are a paper written fr a curse, a publicatin, a written descriptin f a K-12 curriculum the student develped, materials fr a prfessinal develpment initiative the student led, materials fr an exercise in cmmunity advcacy/activism, materials related t an rganizatinal change prcess in the student s wrkplace, materials related t a cnference presentatin, etc. Artifact mems. Fr each artifact yu have selected, prepare an artifact mem. The artifact mem serves as a cver sheet fr the artifact and prvides the fllwing infrmatin. 1. Name f artifact: 2. Apprximate date(s) f its prductin: 3. Ratinale fr chsing artifact (50 wrds): 4. Explanatin f cntext in and purpse fr which it was prduced (100 wrds): 5. Summary f the meaning f the artifact t yur intellectual evlutin cnsistent with what yu have written in yur schlarly prcess essay (100 wrds), including page number reference. Research tpic. The student will identify a practice-based prblem that she/he plans t study and a researchable questin. Defense: The student will frmally present his/her prtfli in a defense. Bth the written prtfli and the ral defense must be deemed as passing by at least three f fur faculty members. 8

9 A student wh des nt successfully defend the prtfli defense the first time, may resubmit the prtfli and attempt a secnd defense. A secnd unsuccessful defense will result in terminatin f the student s dctral prgram. COMPREHENSIVE EXAM II The secnd cmprehensive exam is a qualifying paper f apprximately 25 pages, which is demnstrates readiness t mve n t the independent wrk f the dissertatin. In the qualifying paper the student identifies a prblem that is based n educatin practice. The student describes the prblem, the cntext fr the prgram, and his/her ratinale fr studying this prblem. The student presents a review f relevant schlarly research and describes the methdlgy that he/she will use t explre this prblem. A student wh des nt successfully pass Cmprehensive Exam II the first time, may submit the paper a secnd time. A secnd unsuccessful defense will result in terminatin f the student s dctral prgram. DISSERTATION The student will submit and defend a dissertatin cnsistent with Graduate Schl plicy. All plicies pertaining t the existing Ed.D. will apply. 9