Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership

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Ed.D. Program inEducational Leadership
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Doctorate of Education

• Senate Bill 724 Section 1(b) states
• ?The Doctor of Education degree
• shall be focused on preparing
• administrative leaders for CA
• public elementary and secondary
• schools community colleges.

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• Program Mission
• Prepare informed and reflective educational
• leaders
• Who ethically apply critical skills of
• evaluation, analysis, synthesis, and action
• To ensure excellence and equity in educational
• practices, and
• Serve as stewards to the education community

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The Ed.D.

• Intended for practitioner
• Dissertations address
• local issues that focus on solving current
• problems of practice , and
• influence the wider education community

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Objectives of the CSUF Program to
Develop Professionals

• Critical thinkers
• Able researchers and change agents
• Professionals who value diversity
• Experts in instructional leadership

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University and Partners Develop Degree Program
Ed.D. Faculty Group CSU Campus Faculty in
Academic Unit Administering Program and in Other
Academic Units PreK-12 Educational
Leaders Community College Educational
Leaders
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Demanding Nature of Program

• Fast-track 3-year completion time
• 60 units
• Cohort program---difficult to stop-out.
• Year-round program---fall, spring summer terms
  
• Courses--first two years
• Dissertationthird year

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Structure of the Program

• Designed in collaboration with district and
  community college partners
• Designed with supportive structures to enable
  completion in 3 years
• Classes typically meet one night a week plus just
  one additional day per month

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Mentors

• Each student selects a professional mentor who
  is/was a leader with a doctoral degree
• Mentors are volunteers
• Mentors support mid-career professionals as they
  face many stress points and manage academic,
  professional, family and personal demands

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Time to Degree
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Courses Courses Dissertation
Qualifying Examination Dissertation Proposal Exam Oral Defense of Dissertation
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Content of the Program
12 units
4 types of courses
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Content of the Program

• Leadership Foundations courses address the theory
  and practical applications of scholarship in the
  various topics addressed, including
• organizational theory
• epistemology
• history of education
• structure of modern education

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Content of the Program
12 units
21units
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Content of the Program

• Research Methodology courses address the
  processes for gathering and analyzing data,
  including
• quantitative and qualitative analysis
• mixed methods of inquiry

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Content of the Program
12 units
21 units
15 units

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Content of the Program

• Specialization courses are courses in the two
  specializations. They have separate syllabi
  which focus on the particular needs of leaders
  for PreK-12 or Community College
• Topics include
• Assessment/evaluation
• Curricular and Instructional Practices
• Social Contexts and Educational Politics
• Human Dimensions of Change and Reform
• Resource Management Development

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Content of the Program
12 units
21 units
15 units
12 units
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Content of the Program

• Research Support Seminars are small group
  seminars
• Embed the development of a research proposal for
  the
• dissertation throughout the academic terms
• The instructors meet with the same group of
  students each
• semester (where possible), providing a stable
  advisor
• relationship
• Students assigned to groups based on their early
  research
• plans.

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Typical Semester
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Year 1

• First Fall
• Leadership EDD 627 Epistemology, History, and
  Structure of Education
• Specialization EDD 605 Collection and Analysis
  of Assessment Data OR EDD 621B
  Overview of Higher Education\Community College
  Systems, Organizational Development and
  Structure, and Campus Cultures.
• Research Support EDD 670A Linking Research to
  Problems of Practice
• First Spring
• Leadership EDD 600 Org. Theory Challenges for
  Leadership
• Research EDD 601 Methods of Research
  Quantitatively-Based Tools
• Research Support EDD 670B Connecting Research
  Questions to Scholarship in the Discipline
• First Summer
• Specialization EDD 621A Leadership of Curricular
  Instructional Practices OR EDD 630 Leadership
  for Change and Collaboration
• Research EDD 602 Methods of Research
  Qualitatively-Based Tools
• Research Support EDD 670C Written Qualifying
  Examination

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Qualifying Exam

• Administered after the first three terms of the
  program.
• Passing the exam advances the student to
  candidacy.
• The exam will assess students ability to
• Analyze and synthesize course content
• Apply theory to practice
• Critically analyze scholarly research
• Communicate clearly through writing

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Year 2

• Second Fall
• Specialization EDD 624A Social Contexts of Ed.
  Politics, Policy,
• Governance
• OR 624B Student Learning and Development
• Research EDD 603/606 Specialization in Qual- or
  Quant-based Tools
• Research Support EDD 670D Refining Research
  Questions
• Second Spring
• Specialization EDD 622A Human Dimensions of Edl
  Ch
• OR 622B Resource Management and Development
• Leadership EDD 620 Ethical Legal Dimensions of
  Leadership
• Research Support EDD 670E Scholarly Defense of
  a Proposition
• Second Summer
• Leadership EDD 604 Forecasting Planning
• Specialization EDD 626A Transforming through
  Resource Optimization
• OR EDD 626B Professional Seminars in Higher
  Education\Community College Studies and
  Leadership Development
• Research Support EDD 670F IRB Approval and
  Proposal Defense

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Year 3

• Third Fall
• Research EDD 698 Dissertation
• Third Spring
• Research EDD 698 Dissertation
• Third Summer
• Research EDD699 Independent Study

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Faculty

• Experts in educational leadership
• All earned Ed.D/Ph.D.
• Full-time tenure track faculty provide
  instruction for courses
• All were practitioners in education in K-12 or
  community college/higher ed.
• All are researchers engaged in local education
  problems effecting schools and colleges.

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The People Make the Program

• Faculty are
• Experts and practitioners
• Researchers engaged in local education problems
• Experienced and Dedicated

• Dr. L. Adler politics of education
• Dr. D. Choi teacher study, equity, resources
• Dr. K. Cox assessment and survey design
• Dr. E. Fujimoto higher education/community
  college
• Dr. J. Hoffman leadership college impact
• Dr. J. Hunter leadership/org management

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The People Make the Program

• Dr. J. Lee adult learning technology
• Dr. R. Oliver administrator roles
  responsibilities
• Dr. K. Stichter district/school climate
• Dr. D. Person climate and social justice

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The People Make the Program

• Students are

• Diverse working professionals
• Vice Presidents, Deans Assistant Principals, and
  Principals
• Faculty\Administrative leaders and counselors
• Invested in CA. Community Colleges or Prek-12

• Interested in change
• Educational leaders
• Professionals who are committed to and value
  diversity
• Invested in the learning process and the cohort
  concept

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Center for Research on Educational Access and
Leadership (C-REAL)

• Involves a partnership between local educational
  agencies, schools, and colleges along with csuf
  doctoral faculty and graduate students.
• Outcomes include dissemination of findings
  through publications and presentations.

• Research on local educational problems in PreK-12
  and Community Colleges that is systemic and
  solution focused
• Research includes program intervention
  effectiveness, assessment and evaluation

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Transfer Credit

• Applicants can request transfer credit for units
  that meet these conditions
• Usually no more than 12 units
• Doctoral credit level
• Taken in the last two years
• Has similar catalog description
• Appear on an official transcript from an
  accredited institution of higher education
• Grade of B or better.

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ADMISSION DEADLINES

• The Application Deadline For Fall 2010
• Feb. 1st Community College
• March 30th PreK-12 Leadership
• For Information On The Application Process, Visit
  www.http//ed.fullerton.edu/edd/
• OR
• Call 657-278-4023
• OR
• crbarnett_at_fullerton.edu
  

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Admission Requirements

• earned baccalaureate degree and master's degree
  from accredited institutions of higher education
  with a GPA in upper division and graduate study
  of 3.0 or above
• sufficient preparation and experience pertinent
  to educational leadership to benefit from the
  program
• c. submission of Graduate Record Examination
  (GRE) scores on the three GRE tests, taken within
  the last five years
• d. demonstrated educational leadership potential
  and skills including successful experience in
  school, postsecondary, community, and/or policy
  leadership

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• demonstrated academic excellence, problem-solving
  ability, and an interest in critically assessing
  and bringing about improvements within current
  educational policies and practices
• three confidential recommendation forms attesting
  to the leadership ability and scholarship of the
  candidate
• written statement of purpose reflecting
  understanding of the challenges facing the public
  schools or community colleges/institutions of
  higher education in California

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• professional resume (including whether the
  application has proficiency in a second
  language--not required for admission or to
  complete the program)
• examples of professional writing
• Employer/District Support Agreement, in the cases
  where this is not provided, an indication of the
  candidates plan for meeting the demands of the
  program and his/her professional responsibilities
• response to a writing prompt administered
  on-campus prior to the interview
• interview with the Admissions Committee

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Elements of the Application

• Application fee-55
• CSU Grad Application www.csumentor.edu
• 10a Program objective PreK-12 Leadership
  08271
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  Community College 08273
• 10b Degree Objective 8Doctoral
• 11Credential Objective K-12 Professional
  Administrative Code 502
• Supplemental Ed.D. Application
• Statement of purpose
• Professional Resume
• Writing sample
• Three Recommendation Forms
• Employer/District Support Agreement
• GRE Score Report CSUF Code 4589 Department
  Code 3001

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Part II of Supplemental Application

• Please submit each of these parts on
  separate pages.
• What preparation and experience make you
  well-qualified to benefit from an Ed.D. program?
• What two or three accomplishments demonstrate
  your educational leadership potential and skills?
  You may consider successful achievements in
  school, in postsecondary institutions, in your
  community, and/or more generally in policy
  leadership.

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• Please provide evidence that demonstrates your
  ability to succeed in a rigorous doctoral
  program. Include the following
• your problem-solving ability,
• your interest in critically assessing and
• improving educational policies and
  practices,
• your proficiency with technology, and
• your ability to devote significant time and
• attention to doctoral program study.

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GRE?

• A GRE score considerably below the 50th
  percentile, especially in the Verbal Subset or
  the writing portion, often is predictive that the
  individual will struggle with the writing
  entailed in the doctoral program.
• Prepare for the GRE by reviewing one of the test
  preparation books or by logging on to the GRE Web
  site (www.gre.org) and using its on-line
  preparation.

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Review of Application
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Critical Issues in Admissions
Decisions

• Leadership potential
• Potential for significant professional
  contributions
• Analytical ability
• Writing skills
• Interest in research
• Commitment to academic success of students from
  all backgrounds
• Commitment to support historically
  disenfranchised community partnerships
• Desire to support change processes in educational
  institutions

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How much will the program cost?

• The fees are based on a year-round program and
  includes the cost of summer session.
• We expect fees to be collected prior to the
  beginning of each session in three equal amounts
  (fall, spring, and summer).
• The CSUs fee is never greater than that set by
• the UC System.
• 2011-12 15,750.00

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Student Aid

• The Financial Aid Office has a designated
  counselor for doctoral students
• Traditional student loans are available for Ed.D.
  students through the Financial Aid Office
• A portion of the fees students pay will be used
  to support students in a variety of ways such as
• Need-based assistance with tuition and books
• Purchase of items to support research such as
  laptop computers, software, office supplies, etc.
• Support for travel to academic conferences and
  for research
• Journal subscriptions
• Career placement costs
• Other student support expenses

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Everyone Completes FAFSA

• LINK TO FINANCIAL AID WEBSITE AT CSU FULLERTON
• Free Application for Federal Student AidFAFSA
• Most graduate students are eligible for some form
  of financial aid.  You should complete a FAFSA
  form when you are considering applying for
  graduate school programs.  You can list multiple
  campuses and programs on the application.  This
  form is required in order to receive grants,
  loans, and scholarships.
• WHAT IS FAFSA?    http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAF
  SA
• HOW TO COMPLET A FAFSA? http//www.fafsa.ed.gov/
  
• Must be renewed each year!!

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EDD WEB SITE

• For more information about the program,
• and requirements, please visit.
• http//ed.fullerton.edu/edd/