PhD in Educational Administration and Supervision

The Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership is a professional doctorate meant for people who lead, or hope to lead, at any level of education. It is delivered online and carries state higher education board approval. Required study spans theory, philosophy, policy, innovation, curriculum, teaching, and quantitative research methods. Candidates also take advanced classes in a supporting area chosen with their committee chair. Students enter as a cohort, progress through core and cognate classes beyond the master's degree, and finish by gaining candidacy and writing a research dissertation. Students work with a faculty advisor and committee throughout the program, moving from coursework to examinations and finally independent research. The doctoral plan is intended to develop leaders who apply scholarship to practice in schools and communities.