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Doctoral Program
in Educational Leadership
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
at Fresno State
SHARON BROWN-WELTY, Director,
California State University, Fresno
Education Building, Room 310
559.278.0427
559.278.0457 FAX
http://www.fresnostate.edu/dpelfs/
Doctoral Program in Educational
Leadership (Ed.D)
Organizational Studies
Supervision, Curriculum, and Instruction
Assessment and Evaluation
Sociocultural Contexts
The Doctoral Program
The purpose of the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership is to enhance the talents and skills of individuals who plan to devote their lives to the implementation of educational practices informed by research. Offered by California State University, Fresno, the Ed.D. program provides students with a broad view of educational problems and a strong background in social science theory. In addition, the program prepares students to conduct and interpret inquiries on which sound educational policy and practice can be anchored.
Students in the program benefit from the teaching and research expertise of established scholars and practitioners. The faculty hail from a number of academic disciplines: educational administration, education, anthropology, sociology, business, psychology, linguistics, and economics as well as from surrounding school districts.
All courses are taught in Fresno and are held during the late afternoons, evenings, and/or the weekends to accommodate full-time working professionals.
Graduate Group Faculty
California State University, Fresno
Core
David Andrews
Jacques Benninga
Carol Fry Bohlin
Roy Bohlin
Sharon Brown-Welty
Glenn DeVoogd
Elaine Garan
Juan Carlos González
Debra M. Harris
Linda Hauser
Jason Immekus
Pamela Lane-Garon
Kenneth R. Magdaleno
James E. Marshall II
James Mullooly
Diane Liver
Julie Olson-Buchanan
David E. Tanner
Susan Tracz
Ronald Unruh
Donald Wise
Affiliated
Laura Alamillo
Barbara Bartholomew
Paul Beare
Kathryn Biacindo
Virginia Boris
Walter Buster
William Covino
Jeffrey Cummins
Bruce Friedman
Frank Gornick
Curt Guaglianone
Steven Hart
Barbara Hioco
Jacquelyn Kegley
Carl Kloock
Kien Pham
Randy Schultz
John Stark
Mahmoud Suleiman
Penelope Swenson
Colleen Torgerson
Jianjun Wang
Adjunct
Terry Bradley
Jeri Echeverria
Randy Edwards
Donald Goodyear
Corey Greenlaw
Barbara Hioco
Judith Kuipers
Randy Rowe
Gregory Taylor
Paul Terry
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the general admission requirements for California State University, Fresno. These include a master's degree from an accredited institution, a grade point average of at least 3.0 in upper-division undergraduate and master's degree coursework, and evidence of receipt of scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Applicants must also demonstrate high potential for educational leadership and scholarly achievement through professional experience, academic accomplishment, and professional recommendations. Applicants who plan to pursue a Professional Administrative Services Credential must complete the required 24 Preliminary Administrative Services Credential units prior to admittance.
The deadline for application to the program is in March. Finalists are interviewed by the Doctoral Program Admissions Committee.
Program Requirements
Students in the program move through three phases of study, comprising 60 units. Phase one comprises nine core courses, phase two comprises specialization courses, and phase three comprises the dissertation. All students move through phase one as a cohort. Students may choose to specialize in pre-K-12 or post-secondary education leadership with a focus on organizational studies; supervision, curriculum, and instruction; assessment and evaluation; and sociocultural contexts.
Phase 1 Core (27 units)
EDL 501, 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 508, 509, 511
Phase 2 Specialization (21 units)
EDL 510, 580T, 590
Phase 3 Dissertation (12 units)
EDL 599
Total (60 units)
Doctoral Graduate Courses
Educational Leadership (EDL)
EDL 501. Organizational Theory in Complex Organizations (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Seminar. Combines alternative views
of organizational theory with applications to the structure of the school;
to critical roles played by teachers, principals and other school personnel;
and to examine the relationships among structural elements of schools. (Formerly
EDL 201)
EDL 502. Educational Reform (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Seminar. Examines change in education
settings in the context of organizational theory, structure, and culture;
change processes; and change leadership strategies and styles. K-12 educational
settings and higher education settings are used to test theories and change
strategies. (Formerly EDL 202)
EDL 503. Educational Policy Environments (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Seminar. Determinants of policy
in educational organizations and leadership. Analysis of structures used
for legal, fiscal and political decisions and conflict management. Role
of the educational leader in relation to intergovernmental activities aimed
at educational reform. (Formerly EDL 203)
EDL 504. Advanced Applied Quantitative Methods (3 units)
Prerequisites: admission to the program or permission of instructor. Seminar.
Examines advanced research methodologies and data analysis techniques applicable
to education and social science settings. Topics include experimental and
quasi-experimental design, advanced statistical techniques, sampling distributions,
nonparametric statistics, inference and hypothesis testing. Specific applications
to the work of the education leader. (Formerly EDL 204)
EDL 506. Conceptual Curriculum Perspectives for Educational Leadership
(3 units)
Prerequisites: admission to the program and EDL 501. Seminar. Students
will develop the philosophical and analytical skills to examine curriculum
theory and practice, including the conceptualization of purposes of the
organization of subject matters, and of the instructional methods. (Formerly
EDL 206)
EDL 507. Applied Qualitative Research Methods (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Seminar. Examines the purpose and
nature of qualitative research including current applications in educational
settings. Emphasis is directed toward critical analysis of current qualitative
studies and will include field-based application. (Formerly EDL 207)
EDL 508. Theories of Cross-Cultural Education (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Seminar. Designed to explain and
discuss the most relevant theoretical approaches dealing with cross-cultural,
multicultural education. As diverse and conflicting perspectives are examined,
students will experience the complexity of views and perceptions dealing
as leaders with multicultural populations coexisting in a pluralistic society.
(Formerly EDL 208)
EDL 509. Advanced Applied Educational Research and Measurement (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Review of approaches to designing
and conducting educational research, including ethical issues. Emphasis
on reading and evaluating research literature and designing research projects.
Includes psychometric theory, validity and reliability of tests, professional
testing standards, and hands-on experience with test evaluation. (Formerly
EDL 209)
EDL 510. Field-based Research Practicum in Organizational Settings
(1-3; max total 3 units)
Prerequisites: admission to the program, EDL 501-508 and 511, and permission
of the director. Engages students in studies relevant to field settings.
Includes collecting and analyzing both qualitative and quanti-tative data
related to improving ed-ucational practice and/or solving school problems.
Expected to relate to prospective dissertation topic and proposal possibilities.
(Formerly EDL 210)
EDL 511. Educational Evaluation, Assessment, and Planning (3 units)
Prerequisite: admission to the program. Examines assessment practices, planning
strategies, and evaluation processes in K-12 and higher education settings.
Addresses current issues and trends in the field of education related to
school accountability. (Formerly EDL 211)
EDL 520. School Leadership for Reading Instruction (3 units)
Students analyze forces driving reading/language arts mandates and their
impact on the implementation of reading curricula. Using philosophical and
corporate underpinnings of the "Reading Wars," students discover
the praxis between theory, research, and practice. (Formerly EDL 280T, EDL
220)
EDL 521. Human Resource Leadership in Schools (3 units)
Application of human resource management theory, empirical findings, and
best practices to school leadership. Examines HR theories and practices,
including recruitment, staffing, motivation, performance, management, and
development, emphasizing the strategic role of HR in enhancing organizational
effectiveness. (Formerly EDL 280T, EDL 221)
EDL 523. School Resource Management and Fiscal Planning (3 units)
Develops advanced skills to effectively manage internal and external resources
within the school setting. Provides an overview for leveraging external
resources, obtaining grants, developing external partners, and examining
issues and studies related to financing public education. (Formerly EDL
280T, EDL 223)
EDL 524. School Law (3 units)
Examination of federal law, California Educational Code, California Code
of Regulation, and program implementation. Covers freedom of expression,
separation of church and state, personnel law, liability, governance requirements,
and special education. (Formerly EDL 280T, EDL 224)
EDL 540. Resources and Fiscal Planning in Higher Education (3 units)
Covers how resource allocation is determined in a higher education system
structure. Examines approaches to budget development using knowledge of
traditional and nontraditional financial resources available to colleges,
which are a major strategic aspect of higher educational financial planning.
(Formerly EDL 280T, EDL 240)
EDL 580T. Topics in Educational Leadership (1-3; max total 15)
Prerequisites: admission to the program, EDL 501-508 and 511, and permission
of the director. Topics and issues in educational leadership in the areas
of organizational studies, curriculum, instruction and supervision, assessment
and evaluation, and sociocultural studies. Analysis of research findings
and an emphasis on the relationship of theory to practice. (Formerly EDL
280T)
EDL 590. Individual Study (1-18; max total 18)
Prerequisites: admission to the program, EDL 501-508 and 511, and permission
of the director. Research for individual doctoral graduate students. CR/NC grading. Approved for RP grading. (Formerly EDL 290)
EDL 599. Dissertation (0-12; max total 12 units)
Prerequisites: advancement to candidacy for the Doctorate in Education and
a minimum GPA of 3.0. Submission of approved dissertation. Criteria
for Dissertation. CR/NC grading. Approved for RP grading. (Formerly EDL 299)
EDL 599C. Dissertation Continuation (0)*
For continuous enrollment while completing the dissertation. Approved for
RP grading. (Formerly EDL 299C)
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* For 299C courses, see Graduate Studies.
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