Doctorate in Education

The focus of this course is to examine the issues impacting education such as diversity, society, economics, learning approaches, and funding as well as many others. Institutional leaders need to understand and consider how multiple forces influence educational programs and how those influences impact outcomes. Course Equivalency: EDDV 800 Perspectives and Current Issues in Education (3 units).

Students review the historical and foundational theories of leadership. A variety of settings are examined in order to gain insight into how successful leaders navigate towards institutional goals. Students will also explore how leaders advance and transform institutional culture and develop faculty and staff. Course Equivalency: EDDV 801 Leadership in Education (3 units).

This course will identify how to utilize multiple sources and resources when conducting research. Students will explore how to interpret, analyze, critique, and synthesize research related to education and learn the basic principles of data collection, measurement, and assessment. Course Equivalency: EDUC 802 Research Methodology I: Quantitative (2 units).

Students will explore legal and ethical issues in education as well as the legal responsibilities and the powers of states and local governments. Students will also explore federal and state statutes, due process, liability, equal protection, and the rights of faculty and students in order to navigate the ethical and legal risks in institutions. Course Equivalency: EDDV 803 Ethics & the Law (3 units).

Students in the Capstone Social Justice dissertation course will advance their doctoral writing skills while learning key aspects of social justice topics including inclusivity and balance in ethical, scholarly writing. Writing skills will be focused on addressing the complexity of professional practice problems. Students will integrate completed course information with discipline specific research in a broad literature review applicable towards completion of their dissertation components. Course Equivalency: EDDV 804 Capstone Project: Skills Demonstration, Social Justice Focus I (1 unit).

Students in this Capstone dissertation course will advance their understanding about the feasibility of conducting ethical, socially responsible research. Evidenced-based educational, professional, and social problems will be examined. Students will learn about human protection rights in research and identify impacted populations for accessibility and feasibility in research. Current literature on educational social problems will be analyzed and synthesized. Course Equivalency: EDUC 805 Capstone Project: Skills Demonstration, Social Justice Focus II (1 unit).

Examine theoretical perspectives on globalization, then consider organizational policy, planning and action affected by increased equality of access, workforce readiness and global competition. Case studies provide concrete examples of how global forces are changing the content and context of the world of work, health, and education. Ethical and social justice issues in policy development and implementation will be addressed. The course provides candidates an opportunity to examine policy formulation and implementation. Course Equivalency: EDDV 806 Education Policy and Planning (2 units).

This course will expose participants to the fundamentals of qualitative research. Institutional leaders are confronted with research on a regular basis and leaders will need to be able to glean necessary information relevant to the future of education as it pertains to the organization. Students will learn qualitative research methods and design, while undertaking a simulated qualitative study examining the aspects of data collection, analysis, and reporting data results. Course Equivalency: EDDV 807 Research Methodology II: Qualitative (3 units).

Candidates will attend a session with faculty and doctoral leaders in their field and will build on their writing and research skills from prior coursework, complete presentations on research frameworks, develop and hone their research topic and investigate data. Opportunities to meet one on one with faculty to help refine their dissertation topic, methods, and research design and approach will be provided. Components of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) will be explained to gain an understanding of candidates' research accessibility and feasibility.

Focus on organizational theories and their relevance in today's workplace such as: chaos/complexity theory, organizations as complex adaptive systems, and the impact of technological, cultural and social disruptions as the organization evolves to address them. Leading models of organizational structure, processes, rules, behavior, roles and function are explored through the lens of change - incremental, transitional, transformative and strategic – and how innovative leaders support change from a design thinking perspective. Students will explore their own orientation toward design and their use of self in the design process. Course Equivalency: EDDV 814 Student Learning: Andragogy and Pedagogy (3 units).

This course exposes participants to a broad analysis of individual and group behavior in organizations. Candidates will develop an understanding of how an organization’s human capital are managed to be efficient and more effective through team and group development strategies. Organizational culture is an essential element to successful institutions. Educational leaders need to be proficient in creating and maintain a cultural structure that is stable and yet receptive to change. Course Equivalency: EDDV 810 Organizational Management and Culture (2 units).

Students will begin exploring concepts for the Introduction chapter of the dissertation. The Introduction of the dissertation presents the general description of the area being studied, states the significance of the problem, analyzes the study components, synthesizes the literature, and begins to formulate a problem statement. Students frame their research in the context of the Jewish service to humanity and how it translates to education. Course Equivalency: EDDV 811 Capstone Project: Dissertation, Service to Humanity I (1 unit).

Candidates develop and complete their research prospectus then identify and secure dissertation committee members. The prospectus includes reviewing literature identifying a framework, developing the research methods, design, and approach. Additionally, candidates discuss their research in the context of service to humanity and how it translates to educating others. Course Equivalency: EDDV 812 Capstone Project: Dissertation, Service to Humanity (1 unit).

This course will evaluate the importance of community engagement and relationships impacting institutions. Institutional success strategies often seek to include the needs of the community when creating curriculum, budget, support, and other critical areas. Students will discuss the importance of community engagement and it’s complexities in policy design, and study approaches to implement a successful community presence in an educational institution. Course Equivalency: EDDV 813 Community Engagement and Relations (2 units).

Explore how sensemaking and decision-making processes influence creativity and innovation. Discern how innovation and creativity reflexively change leadership practice. Design an applied research project to systematically investigate how sensemaking and decision making relate to creative leadership in your organization. Course Equivalency: EDDV 809 Curriculum, Learner Assessment, and Technology in Education (3 units).

This course will examine the importance of reliably managing institutional budgets. Leaders work within a framework that must consider fiscal solvency and remain in compliance with accreditation, state, and federal government regulations. Students will be exposed to the financial business planning and practices enabling them to evaluate budgets reliably in order to determine if long-term and short-term financial goals are being addressed and resourced appropriately. Course Equivalency: EDDV 815 Finance and Business Administration (3 units).

A strategic plan provides guidance for organizational decisions, both long-term and day-to-day, and ensures that decisions and operations reflect the mission vision and values of the entity while complying with policies and regulations (accrediting). Candidates identify a strategic project on which to focus and conduct cycles of inquiry leading to implementation of an effort on behalf of the organization including creation or implementation of a current initiative that is fiscally sound into the future. Course Equivalency: EDDV 816 Accountability: Personnel Management and Accreditation (3 units).

This course will appraise students' current dissertation development and how it translates to organizational leadership in light of service to humanity. Culturally-based practices and concepts such as Tikkum Olam which attempt to improve the world through acts of kindness, decency toward others and respect for people, the environment, and community are explored alongside equivalents in other cultures. Candidates demonstrate how this knowledge influences their dissertation and begin developing research methods in preparation for writing the method chapter three of the dissertation. The Methods chapter of the dissertation contains the methodology which often include the participants, instruments, materials, procedure, and analysis. Course Equivalency: EDDV 817 Capstone Project: Dissertation, Service to Humanity III (1 unit).

Candidates will attend a session with their dissertation advisor and committee. The focus will be on students continuing the development of the dissertation components and working with their committee. Candidates will discuss the concept of the oral defense and strategize how they may design a defense for their dissertation.

Investigate the importance of valuing diverse populations in the organization’s community. Participants will examine diversity issues related to culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, social class, and neurodiversity from the perspectives of justice, equity and inclusion as well as topics relevant to organizational culture and leadership. Course Equivalency: EDDV 819 Working with Diverse Populations (3 units).

This course will focus on the continued development of the dissertation. Candidates review what they learned in completing the first three chapters of the dissertation and begin to formulate dissertation chapter four, the Results. The Results chapter of the dissertation is where the author presents the results learned from completing the Methods chapter. Course Equivalency: EDDV 820 Capstone Project: Dissertation Work, Intellectual Pursuit I (3 units).

This course will focus on the continued development of the dissertation. Candidates begin to formulate dissertation chapter five, the Discussion. The Discussion chapter of the dissertation is made up of a brief summary, conclusions, limitations, and recommendations for future research. Course Equivalency: EDDV 821 Capstone Project: Dissertation Work, Intellectual Pursuit II (6 units).

This course will focus on the continued development of the dissertation. Candidates finalize edits to the dissertation. Course Equivalency: EDDV 822 Capstone Project: Dissertation Work, Intellectual Pursuit III (6 units).