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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AND LEADERSHIP
Chair: Dr. Winona Taylor

DEGREE OFFERED
Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Joy Banks
Room 225, Center for Learning and Technology

The doctoral program is designed to prepare leaders who, as facilitators
of learning, become change agents in the cultural, economic, social, and
educational environments of society. The mission of the doctoral
program in Educational Leadership is to develop leaders who have the
vision and skills to move the American educational system to
prominence in the establishment of schools for the twenty-first
century. Program goals and objectives are accomplished through
innovative partnerships linking the learner, University faculty,
practicing educational leaders, and community leaders.

The doctoral program requires a minimum of 60 semester hours,
including 48 hours of coursework, six hours of internship, and a
minimum of six hours in dissertation research. As part of the course of
study, candidates develop a concentration in an area supportive of the
candidate’s research, career goals and interests. Candidates must
successfully pass the Comprehensive Examination as a precondition to
Advancement to Candidacy. All candidates must successfully complete
and defend a dissertation.

Program Goals and Objectives
Program objectives are consistent with the Educational Leadership
Program Standards. The doctoral program in Educational Leadership
provides candidates with the skills, knowledge and understanding to:

1. Promotes the success of every student by facilitating the
development, articulation, implementation, and
stewardship of a shared district vision of learning through
the collection and use of data to identify district goals,
assess organizational effectiveness, and implement
district plans to achieve district goals; promotion of

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