Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership

Program Description

The Doctor of Education (Ed. D.) program at the University of North Florida provides candidates with a deep understanding of educational leadership. The program, a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), provides an interdisciplinary approach to leadership, drawing from a number of disciplines and fields of study. The program prepares candidates with theory, opportunities for practice, and analytical tools needed to lead effectively in our constantly changing global society. Scholarship and research are encouraged and nurtured with the goal of improving graduates' ability to make data-driven decisions that enhance and nurture organizational learning while addressing issues of equity and social justice.

The program uses a cohort model that provides students opportunities to study and learn within an active learning community. By interacting with faculty and cohort members, students deepen their understanding of themselves as advocates who effectively influence substantive change within educational organizations and communities. The program also strives to develop creative, ethical, humane, flexible, and visionary leaders, who critically analyze problems, comprehend the inherent complexities of organizational systems, and apply relevant research to examine and frame responses appropriate for different contexts, challenges, and issues.

Our graduates work in variety of leadership roles including: K-12 school and district administrators, teacher leaders, higher education administrators and faculty, educational consultants, state education agency administrators, community leaders, and non-profit educational leaders.

If you are looking for a rich, educationally challenging, and supportive environment for your doctoral studies, we invite you to consider applying to our Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership.

Additional Doctoral Programs Available:

Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction