Elementary Education (EdD)

Ball State University

PhD

Blended learning in Muncie (USA)

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Description

  • Type

    PhD

  • Methodology

    Blended

  • Location

    Muncie (USA)

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

The Doctorate of Education in Elementary Education program offers advanced development for public school professionals and others who seek leadership roles and want to provide a greater service to their profession.

This program includes a theoretical base as well as a research design and methodology component, preparing you not only for understanding best practices but being able to evaluate and test hypotheses about what works in education.

Many of our graduates teach at the college or university level. Others have leadership positions such as administrators, policy makers, and education specialists.

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Muncie (USA)
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About this course

EDPS 640 Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite for the doctoral program. Graduate students who enter without this credit, must meet the requirement as a deficiency rather than as part of the program.

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Subjects

  • Leadership
  • Elementary education
  • Education
  • Education Studies
  • Education Management
  • Methods in Educational
  • Psychological Research
  • Psychological
  • Intermediate Statistics
  • Research Colloquium
  • Psychology
  • Development

Course programme

Course Requirements

The doctorate program consists of 90 credit hours.
Doctorate of Education candidates must complete at least 15 credits in one calendar year to meet the residency requirement. These courses may be on campus or online.

Basic Required Courses

15 Credits
  • EDPS 641 Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
  • EDPS 642 Intermediate Statistics
  • ID 705 Research Colloquium
Behavior Studies

Choose One Course
  • EDPS 600 Advanced Educational Psychology: Learning
  • EDPS 603 Psychology of Human Development
  • EDPS 627 Child Development
Humanistic Studies

Choose One Course
  • EDFO 631 Philosophy of Education
  • EDFO 641 History of American Education
  • EDFO 651 Educational Sociology
Areas of Specialization

Doctorate of education candidates select one of the three following areas of specialization:
  • Elementary
  • Early Childhood
  • Reading Education
Candidates' doctoral committees will determine 40 credits of courses, which must include:
  • 10 credits - dissertation
  • 4 credits - doctoral seminar (EDEL 798, EDEL 799, or EDRD 700)
  • 3 credits - research (EDEL 740, EDRD 770, EDEL 791)
Cognate Areas

EdD candidates will complete one of the following:
  • one 24-credit cognate
  • two 15-credit cognates
Students determine courses for their cognates with their doctoral committees.

EdD candidates who pursue the research cognate must meet the following requirements:
  • a minimum of two quantitative research courses
  • a minimum of two qualitative research courses
  • additional research courses approved by the committee

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Elementary Education (EdD)

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