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Educational Leadership, Doctorate of Education (EdD)

Educational Leadership (EdD) Program is temporarily suspended. Contact the Educational Leadership Director if interested in the future.

This Education Doctorate serves the needs of students seeking a terminal degree. This program will be based on problems of practice and authentic place-based contexts. There are two options:

  1. EdD–Educational Leadership, P–12 Administration
  2. EdD–Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration
Common Core
EDUC 620ETHICS, EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP4
EDUC 625LEADERSHIP THEORY AND CHANGE4
EDUC 626THEORY AND POLICY: CHALLENGES OF PRACTICE4
EDUC 627LEADERSHIP AND DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING4
EDUC 628LEADERSHIP IN SUPERVISION4
EDUC 629SUPERVISION AND HUMAN RESOURCES4
EDUC 630BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE4
Research and Applied Practice
EDUC 680INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH4
EDUC 681INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH4
EDUC 682INTRODUCTION TO MIXED METHODS AND PROBLEM OF PRACTICE RESEARCH4
EDUC 683APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE I2
EDUC 684APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE II2
EDUC 685APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE III2
Area Specialization
EDUC 635LAW AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT4
EDUC 636IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING4
EDUC 637SOCIAL JUSTICE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP4
EDUC 638SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT4
EDUC 639LEADERSHIP, THEORY AND POLICY IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION4
EDUC 640ADMINISTRATION, BUDGET AND FINANCE4
EDUC 721EDD INTERNSHIP I2
EDUC 722EDD INTERNSHIP II2
Dissertation/Capstone
EDUC 700DISSERTATION/CAPSTONE IN PRACTICE (variable credit–4 credits required)4
Total Credits78
Students who earn an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from EWU should be able to:
  • apply change theory to a problem of practice;
  • design, critique, and implement research relevant to a problem of practice;
  • develop personal leadership approach to supervision;
  • develop personal leadership philosophy using leadership theories;
  • devise a plan that builds a collaborative partnership;
  • evaluate a problem of practice through a social justice lens;
  • implement administrative budgeting practices;
  • implement human resource management strategies;
  • use data to solve a problem of practice.