Ed.D. Educational Administration and Policy Studies - Education Policy Specialty
Sample Curriculum
Core Courses:
EDUC 8110: Adv. Study: Ideas, Issues, and
Practices in Education
EDUC 8321 Economics of Education
EDUC 8322 Education Policy
Implementation
EDUC 8340 Methods of Policy Analysis in
Education
Research Courses:
EDUC 6381: Program Evaluation
EDUC 8120: Quantitative Methods:
Group Comp. Designs &
Analysis
EDUC 8122: Qualitative Research
Methods in Education
Examples of Dissertations
Career Path
“Exploring the Relationship between
Inclusion and the In-School and Secondary
School Outcomes of Transition-age Youth
with Moderate to Severe Disabilities”
Senior Education Research Specialist, CNA
Analysis and Solutions
“Educators’ Perceptions of the Factors
Influencing the Implementation of Bullying
Prevention Efforts in U.S. Schools”
Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst,
National Education Association
“School Leader Preparation for Teacher
Evaluation: An Examination of Authentic
Experiences and Meaningful Assessment”
Researcher, Consortium for Policy Research
in Education
Executive Director, Thurgood Marshall
Academy
Evaluation and Assessment Analyst,
Alexandria City Public Schools
“The Relationship between High School
Exit Exam Policies, Student Transfers, and
Attainment”
“District-led Instructional Improvement
in a Remote Town”
EDUC 8171: Predictive Designs &
Analyses (Regression)
Elective Courses:
15 credits, to be determined with advisor
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