The Rutgers Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) Graduate School of Education

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The Rutgers Education Doctorate (Ed.D.)

Graduate School of Education

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The Ed.D. program at the Rutgers University Graduate

School of Education helps future and current leaders

develop the knowledge and skills to solve problems of

practice and improve instructional quality. Graduates will

learn how to be change agents who improve the lives of

all students and their families and communities.

1 For more info on this concentration, visit http://gse.rutgers.edu/edd

The Ed.D. program is specifically designed for working

professionals. It provides a sequence of coursework,

apprenticeships, and mentoring that enhance participants’

pedagogical, research and leadership expertise.

Students learn how to:

Diagnose, frame, and address organizational and practice problems Work with instructional staff to enact improvements

Create networks and community partnerships to enact policy

Analyze data and draw implications for programs, policy, and practice Hone pedagogical skills

Advocate on behalf of their educational community

Education Doctorate (Ed.D.)

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Program Highlights

What Makes Us Different?

The Rutgers Graduate School of Education benefits from being a professional school in one of the nation’s major research universities.

The Ed.D. program brings together leaders from varied settings and interest areas to engage in cross-disciplinary work. Using our research and professional-development centers as laboratories of practice, our students learn inquiry and leaderships skills in action.

We define educational leadership broadly to reflect the complexities of educational settings in the 21st century. The program prepares students for leadership roles in a variety of settings — schools, non-profit agencies, foundations, and other contexts.

Custom-suited to needs of working educators, our 3-4 year program combines intensive summer work with part-time coursework in the fall and spring.

Our inquiry-oriented curriculum focuses specifically on the individual challenges and issues our students face as educational leaders.

Students read and critique research, analyze and discuss case studies, participate in simulations, practice communication skills, and conduct their own investigations of meaningful issues and problems.

According to US News and World Reports, the Rutgers Graduate School of Education is the only top 40 school of education in New Jersey.

The Graduate School of Education has offered a Doctorate in Education since 1930. Since 2007, the GSE faculty has been working with twenty other Universities through the Carnegie Program for the Education Doctorate to revise its Ed.D. programs to better meet the needs of educational practitioners and leaders.

How the Program Works

The Ed.D. is composed of three interrelated program components – the core, a concentration, and a capstone/dissertation experience.

The Core (24 credits)

A sequence of classes that provide all Ed.D. students with foundational knowledge and skills for leading in educational contexts in the 21st century, the core is organized around four areas: Leadership, Organizations, and Change; Social Contexts; Learners and Learning; and Inquiry.

Concentration (24 credits)

Honing in on a specific area of leadership and practice, students select from five areas of study:

Design of Learning Environments. For individuals who do, or would like to work as museum staff, extension educators (4H), educators in other informal environments, corporate training staff, district curriculum developers, education software designers, etc. This concentration will help students develop their abilities to systematically design and evaluate research-based educational interventions such as curriculum, exhibits, educational software, and professional development.

Educational Leadership. This concentration helps superintendents, central office staff, and others understand and assess programs that support the learning of all children, the resources needed to offer those programs, and how to bring students, teachers, parents, and the public together to operate those programs effectively.

Education, Culture and Society. Study in this area gives educators an understanding of how the larger social context influences schooling.

Developed with school and higher education leaders, reformers, policy- makers, and teachers in mind, this concentration challenges students to use research and data effectively to meet the demands of practice, particularly those related to equity and social justice. With this knowledge, students will be prepared to enact improvements to educational practice.

Special Education. Students who choose this concentration are

responsible for program and professional development related to special education, educators with a career goal of working in higher education, and principals or other educational leaders who want to develop further expertise in special education.

Teacher Leadership. This concentration is for people who are, or will either work as a teacher educator in a college or university setting or who are responsible for professional development of educators in some educational setting. The latter includes curriculum coaches, coordinators of curriculum and instruction or subject area coordinators, as well as principals or other leaders who want to know more about professional development and practitioner educational opportunities that promote improvement.

Dissertation (24 credits)

The Ed.D culminates with a year-long dissertation experience. The dissertation requires students to identify and investigate a problem of practice systematically using relevant research literature, and inquiry methodology.

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Program Highlights

Summer 1

9 credits Fall 1

6 credits Spring 1

6 credits Learning & Learners I (3)

Leadership I (3) Inquiry I (3)

Social Contexts I (3)

Concentration (3) Learning & Learners II (3) Concentration (3)

Summer 2 9 credits

Fall 2 6 credits

Spring 2 6 credits Leadership II (3)

Social Contexts II (3) Concentration (3)

Inquiry II (3) Concentration (3)

Concentration (6)

Summer 3

9 credits Fall 3

6 credits Spring 3

6 credits Concentration (6)

Capstone (3)

Capstone (6) Capstone (6)

Summer 4 9 credits Capstone (9)

Probable Schedule:

Summer 2011

Inquiry I:

5:00-8:30 pm, 5:45-8:15 pm May 31-June 24, Monday - Thursday Leadership I:

5:45-8:15 pm

June 27-July 21, Monday - Thursday Learners and Learning I:

5:45-8:15 pm

July 25-August 15, Monday - Thursday

Admissions

Students applying to this program will need:

Masters Degree.

GRE scores (from within the last 5 years):

Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytic Writing scores will be considered.

3 Letters of Recommendation:At least 1 from someone who can talk about their academic potential and 1 who can speak to their leadership potential.

Transcripts:Undergraduate and Masters.

Professional/Personal Statement that answers these questions:

What do you hope to learn from participating in the EdD program?

How will participating in the program advance your career?

What experience do you bring to the program that will help you succeed and benefit other students?

Describe one experience in your professional life where you made a major contribution. What did you do and why? What helped or hindered you, and what were the outcomes?

Lists all state certifications you have earned.

An interview may be required as part of the admissions process. Please refer to the GSE web site (http://gse.rutgers.edu/edd) for details about admissions, financial aid, and tuition. To learn more about the Rutgers education doctorate, please contact our offices at EDD@gse.rutgers.edu.

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Applications are due by February 1 for Summer Admission.

Students must apply online through the Office of

Graduate and Professional Admissions, Rutgers,

The State University of NJ, 18 Bishop Place, New

Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732-932-7711)

http://gradstudy.rutgers.edu to apply.

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