Program Highlights
Enhance your skills in effective leadership, collaborative practice, and organizational improvement with a degree in Educational Leadership.
Society needs transformational educational leaders whose desire for education quality and equity corresponds with the knowledge of learning and development, the organizational management skills to translate visionary ideas into practical success, and a firm grasp of the role of context and politics in shaping leadership. Our Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership program prepares professionals for collaborative leadership approaches in an advancing and rapidly changing field.
- Students in this program study critical analysis of issues in education, leadership theory, and leadership as reflective practice, which will culminate in a professional dissertation.
- Our EdD in Educational Leadership program is designed with guidance from educational professionals and is constantly updated to align with leadership and educational standards.
- This program is supported by strong mentors (dissertation chairs) who guide the development and maturity of the research and is standardized with a dissertation template so students can focus on research and analysis.
Why Study Educational Leadership
This doctoral program emphasizes using theory to improve practice through research and advanced scholarship. The program is designed for a person who plans to work in the field primarily as a practitioner and who is interested in the following: educational research in settings such as a school district or educational institution, developing continued leadership in education, and policy-making roles.
Curriculum
The Baker College Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership program is a 2.5-year, 54 credit hour program. Program courses will cover topics such as educational research and analysis, ethical leadership, and leadership applied practice.
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Seminar in Theory and Research in Leadership
Educational Equity and Reflective Practice
Philosophy and Ethics in Educational Leadership
Accreditation
This program is pending HLC approval. Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission / 230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411 / 800-621-7440 / www.hlccommission.org.
On Campus Unavailable
Core courses for this degree program are not offered on campus.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available on campus each semester.
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Courses for this degree program are available through Baker Online.
100% online, this format offers flexible scheduling with 8-week semesters
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Core courses for this degree program are not offered through Online Live.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available through Online Live each semester.
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