Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership
Program Description:
The Doctor of Education with an emphasis in K-12 Educational Leadership focuses on preparing individuals for leadership roles in school systems that are quickly changing environments and that often have a high degree of unpredictability. Through practical, real-world applications, learners will gain adeptness with leading educators to create continuous and permanent change that impacts student learning and classroom practices. Individuals seeking greater knowledge and skills in educational policies affecting K-12 classrooms, technology integration strategies, and techniques for positively influencing school culture would benefit most from this doctoral degree emphasis.
This program is not designed as a teacher certification program, and different states and municipalities often have specific requirements concerning different appropriate degree programs. Depending on your goals for this program, please check with your local and state regulatory requirements for teacher certification.
Degree Requirements: 60 Credits, including doctoral residency requirements in RSH900 and RSH912
Program Learning Goals:
It is intended that Graduates of the Aspen University Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in K-12 Educational Leadership program will learn or be able to do the following:
- Collaborative and Ethical Leadership: Apply collaborative problem-solving techniques that move teams towards goal achievement. Graduates will adhere to the ethical standards of their field and will model this framework for colleagues.
- Transformational Leadership: Implement theoretical and practical models of leadership that motivate and transform individuals to achieve together and to participate in personal, professional growth.
- Reflective Scholarship: Reflect on their own effectiveness as a team member and a leader by comparing their performance to the achievement of established goals by using evidence-based decision-making.
- K12 Educational Leadership: Apply advanced level skill for leadership roles in school systems through practical, real-world applications with adeptness for leading educators to create continuous and permanent change that impacts student learning and classroom practices.
Academic Schedule
Courses:
| EDD830 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| RSH900 | Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research | 3 |
| EDD832 | Human Potential and Motivation | 3 |
| EDD815 | Psychology of Education | 3 |
| EDD805 | Educational Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| EDD834 | Creating Strategic Change That Lasts | 3 |
| RSH910 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| EDD836 | Project Management Techniques | 3 |
| RSH912 | Introduction to the Dissertation | 3 |
| EDD807 | Law, Policy, and Practice in Education | 3 |
| EDD838 | Building Successful Organizations that Endure | 3 |
| RSH914 | Techniques and Interpretation for Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| EDD818 | Continuous Improvement in Education | 3 |
| EDD811 | Technology in Education | 3 |
| RSH916 | Problem-Based Research in Action | 3 |
| EDD816 | Faculty Development | 3 |
| EDD820 | Dissertation I: Dissertation Committee Selection and Research Proposal | 3 |
| EDD821 | Dissertation II: Literature Review, Methodology, and IRB Process | 3 |
| EDD822 | Dissertation III: Research and Results | 3 |
| EDD823 | Dissertation IV: Conclusions, Oral Defense, and Publication | 3 |
Additional Information
All doctoral programs at Aspen University must be completed with 10 years of the initial date of enrollment.