EDUC795-16A (C) Approved Start 2016

Education EdD

120 points

Details:
Start/End Date: The start and end dates are specific to each student. For further information please contact one of the following (as appropriate):
  • For Masters theses please contact the relevant Faculty Office.
  • For Doctoral degrees (PhD) please contact the Graduate School.
  • For other types of approved start courses (i.e. generally courses worth 60 points or less) please contact the Course Coordinator.
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

Education EdD

The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a specialised doctorate designed for professionals in education, health sciences, and related fields.  Built on a cohort model of inquiry, the EdD provides a structured, supportive, rigorous approach to doctoral study.  The EdD builds leadership and commitment, fosters scholarly excellence, and allows candidates to connect educational research with questions of professional practice.

Learning Outcomes

  • EdD graduates will:
  • Meet high international standards in the quality of their scholarly work;
  • Adopt an investigative, probing, open-minded, reflective, dialogical stance in addressing scholarly and professional problems;
  • Draw on insights from their studies in seeking to make a worthwhile difference in the lives of others;
  • Be able to link, in a coherent and rigorous manner, theory and research to questions of professional practice;
  • Be adept at presenting their work in conferences and seminars, and in publishing their findings;
  • Value the process of peer review in advancing scholarly and professional understanding;
  • Be willing and able to demonstrate leadership in their domains of professional endeavour; and
  • Have a strong sense of global awareness and participate actively in wider scholarly and professional communities.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School

Course Coordinator / Lecturers

Billy O'Steen and Annelies Kamp

Lecturers

Peter Roberts and Susan Lovett

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $6,487.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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