Doctorate of Education in Leadership
The 48-credit Doctorate of Education in Leadership (Ed.D) program is designed for educational professionals to enhance their leadership abilities in order to bring about change and innovation in a variety of educational settings. The program emphasizes the development of leadership skills through self-reflection, analysis, and best practices used to solve real problems in the workplace through practical application. Through enhancing higher order thinking skills and ethical behavior, doctoral students will be prepared to handle a broad range of social, political, and economic forces impacting education today.
Guided by the principle of Tikkun Olam, (Repair the World) the Ed.D. program at Gratz advocates for learning that matters. Students are expected to understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context that drives education today.
Academics
The program consists of six core courses and seven additional courses, in one of three concentrations: Jewish Education, Pre K-12 Education, Higher Education, or with permission from the Director, students may elect to design their own concentration from other existing Gratz graduate courses.
All students will complete 13 courses and then conclude the program with a nine-credit Applied Dissertation, broken up into three parts: Concept Paper, Proposal, and Final Report. The program is designed to be completed in three years, with two two and half day summer residencies at our annual Summer Institute required. All courses, are offered online in an 8-week accelerated model. The Summer Institute is currently delivered in a hybrid model, with the residency requirement being fulfilled by a virtual community experience.
Students may enter the program in either Fall A or Spring A terms.
Meet the Program Director
Honour Moore, Ed.D.
As a lifelong learner myself I know the value of an advanced degree, but I also understand the commitment it requires. I encourage you to learn more about our program and to join us at Gratz College for a fulfilling and challenging experience.
Meet Our Faculty
The Ed.D. faculty are an eclectic group of working professionals who specialize in sharing the academic journey with their doctoral students. They are facilitators of learning who help students relate academic theory to their practical experiences. Each course focuses on applying theory to real world experiences that students face every day in their own professional practice. While coming from a wide variety of educational backgrounds, each one of our faculty treats each student as an individual. At Gratz you always receive personal attention, you are never just one of a group. In keeping with our focus on Tikum Olam (Repair the World) we focus on making an impact for the betterment of education, in whatever form that takes for each individual.