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:
- EdD–Educational Leadership, P–12 Administration
- EdD–Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration
| Common Core | ||
| EDUC 620 | ETHICS, EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP | 4 |
| EDUC 625 | LEADERSHIP THEORY AND CHANGE | 4 |
| EDUC 626 | THEORY AND POLICY: CHALLENGES OF PRACTICE | 4 |
| EDUC 627 | LEADERSHIP AND DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING | 4 |
| EDUC 628 | LEADERSHIP IN SUPERVISION | 4 |
| EDUC 629 | SUPERVISION AND HUMAN RESOURCES | 4 |
| EDUC 630 | BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE | 4 |
| Research and Applied Practice | ||
| EDUC 680 | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 681 | INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 682 | INTRODUCTION TO MIXED METHODS AND PROBLEM OF PRACTICE RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 683 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE I | 2 |
| EDUC 684 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE II | 2 |
| EDUC 685 | APPLIED PROBLEM OF PRACTICE III | 2 |
| Area Specialization | ||
| EDUC 635 | LAW AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 636 | IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING | 4 |
| EDUC 637 | SOCIAL JUSTICE IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP | 4 |
| EDUC 638 | SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 639 | LEADERSHIP, THEORY AND POLICY IN K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION | 4 |
| EDUC 640 | ADMINISTRATION, BUDGET AND FINANCE | 4 |
| EDUC 721 | EDD INTERNSHIP I | 2 |
| EDUC 722 | EDD INTERNSHIP II | 2 |
| Dissertation/Capstone | ||
| EDUC 700 | DISSERTATION/CAPSTONE IN PRACTICE (variable credit–4 credits required) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
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.