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Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
The Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership from 黑料社区 is designed for practitioners and leaders in both PreK-12 and higher education who seek to increase their knowledge of school leadership, policy, and practice while attaining a degree commensurate with their high level of scholarship and intellectual ability.
Quick Facts
Apply by April 1
Summer Term
3 Years (60 Credits)
Part-Time Program Study
$595
Per Credit Hour
Flexible, Real-World Learning
黑料社区’s Ed.D. program offers flexibility for working professionals, allowing you to attend as a part-time 黑料社区 and seamlessly further your career. Our course delivery model includes primarily synchronous face-to-face learning and some synchronous online learning.
For new 黑料社区s who live 50 or more miles from the Voice of America Center and for whom travel to campus would be an enrollment barrier, contact us to discuss a possible hyflex enrollment option.
Shaping the Future of Education
Our program develops and empowers democratic leaders who work to transform schools through more just, equitable, and ethical practices. Students are challenged to ask difficult questions about the socio-cultural context of leadership in schools and cultivate a sense of hope and possibility for the future of schools.
Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders
Students include Pre-K through grade 12 teachers and administrators, school psychologists, counselors, academic advisors, college instructors, school superintendents, community leaders, and parents. The Doctorate of Education program is 黑料社区-centered, and our faculty provide 黑料社区s with individual attention and support.
Careers with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Graduates of Miami’s Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program pursue leadership roles at all levels of education, from early childhood to high school to higher education. Our alumni hold influential positions as teachers, administrators, superintendents, and directors. A doctorate increases your opportunities for career advancement, a higher salary, and leadership responsibilities.
For more information or to discuss your career goals, contact our Ed.D. Coordinator Guy Parmigian, Ph.D.
Cohort-Based Model
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership uses a cohort-based structure that fosters authentic relationships, networking, and support among the group. Students move together through a planned sequence of courses over two years (13 semesters) while building a community of scholar-practitioners.
You will work closely with faculty and fellow 黑料社区s, sustaining conversations and themes from course to course to enrich the learning experience while building a culture of mutual respect.
Carnegie Project for the Educational Doctorate (CEPD)
The Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership program was developed with the support of the Carnegie Project for the Educational Doctorate (CPED), and maintains its affiliation with CPED to support the work of our 黑料社区s and faculty. Our primary goal is to prepare democratic leaders who address issues of justice and equity to create solutions to complex problems in educational practice. Coursework leads to the development of a Problem of Practice (PoP) Dissertation, which CPED defines as: “a persistent, contextualized, and specific issue embedded in the work of a professional practitioner, the addressing of which has the potential to result in improved understanding, experience, and outcomes".
Doctorate in Educational Leadership Curriculum
Our curriculum will prepare you to identify a relevant problem of practice from your current professional practice to apply to your dissertation research. Learn from expert faculty who will guide you through relevant topics such as policy and research methods. You’ll complete a capstone dissertation that showcases your knowledge and hands-on experiences.
The curriculum for Miami’s Ed.D. program is centered around primary goals that focus on democratic leadership and creating socially just educational institutions that serve all families. You will explore theories related to leadership, equity, and community collaboration and complete the program with a dissertation.
- Prepare democratic leaders who engage in issues of equity, ethics, and social justice to create solutions to complex problems of educational practice.
- Prepare leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to advance democratic principles to benefit diverse individuals, families, organizations, and communities.
- Provide opportunities for leaders to develop and demonstrate collaboration and communication skills to work with multicultural, multilingual communities and to build partnerships with and for those communities.
- Provide field-based opportunities to analyze problems of practice by integrating intellectual, moral, and craft knowledge to develop meaningful solutions.
- Engage in the scholarship that integrates intellectual, moral, and craft knowledge, linking theory with systemic and systematic inquiry.
- Emphasize the generation and use of professional knowledge and practice to prepare leaders to transform organizations while navigating cultural, political, and policy contexts.
- Inspire engagement with citizens and stakeholders, and embrace technology innovations for improving communication, curriculum, and leadership.
Students will be able to:
- Describe and utilize theories and principles of justice and equity relevant to the problems of P-12 educational institutions.
- Articulate concepts and multiple perspectives on democratic life and democratic governance as related to P-12 institutions and communities.
- Use conceptions of cultural identity and cultural diversity to collaborate with diverse individuals, families, and communities in their school or district.
- Collaborate and communicate across diverse contexts to work with multiple constituencies and communities in partnerships.
- Relate theory and abstract thinking with concrete, applied analysis of problems of practice.
- Utilize tools to generate knowledge that can transform educational organizations within cultural, political, and policy contexts.
- Demonstrate an understanding of technological literacies for school and community leadership.
You’ll have the option to select an area of focus for nine credit hours. These courses could lead to principal licensure, superintendent licensure, or enhance your opportunity for leadership at another focus area.
- Leadership is an intellectual, moral, and craft practice situated in the cultural, political, and social contexts of institutions and societies.
- Educational leadership is both positional and non-positional in form; it is a process of power-sharing rather than power-imposing which works toward collaboration, emancipation, and empowerment.
- Educators make a commitment to community. The building and development of diverse, inclusive communities is never assumed and should be continuously nurtured, interrogated, and supported.
- Educational leaders understand and navigate the present environment in order to work towards transforming organizations and the individuals within them to become more democratic and socially just.
Admission and Application Overview
The Graduate School will evaluate your completed application to determine whether you meet the minimum university requirements. If you meet these standards, your application materials will be forwarded to the Department of Educational Leadership for further consideration. If you exhibit potential for academic success, you will be invited to interview with the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership's Admissions Committee. Final admission decisions are made after program interviews have been completed.
Application Requirements
- Transcripts from all institutions where you completed undergraduate or graduate work.
- A curriculum vitae that includes:
- Educational background.
- Educational and other professional experiences.
- Leadership roles.
- Presentations and publications.
- A $50 non-refundable application fee.
Letters of Reference
Two letters of reference from colleagues, teachers, or peers who can attest to your professional work, potential for successful graduate study, and potential for making a positive contribution as a leader in an educational context. One must be from a current supervisor.
Statement of Purpose
Describe your interest in leadership roles in education; provide examples of your leadership accomplishments. Describe your professional goals; explain how the doctoral program can help you achieve them. Explain how you satisfy your intellectual curiosity.
Essay
Describe 1-2 areas of interest for a dissertation study involving a problem of practice that you may want to explore in this program. This document should be 1-2 pages and involve a problem of practice in your building, community, district, region, or state.
Your Future as an Educational Leader Starts Here
Advance your leadership abilities through 黑料社区's Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership. With a commitment to equity, ethics, and social justice, our Ed.D. in Educational Leadership equips you to lead impactful change in your current and future P-12 or higher education roles. Join a cohort of educators making a difference.
Educational Leadership
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