DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:		A professional degree program for school administrators, college faculty, curricula developers, educational materials specialists and other career professionals.
REQUIREMENTS:	54 semester/81 quarter credits A dissertation based upon original research. An Annotated Bibliography and a Critical Analysis of a current problem, both in the field of concentration. 25%-50% concentration from the core curriculum.
PREREQUISITES:		A masters degree or the equivalent, plus substantive experience and/or licensure in a related field of concentration. Articulation of an original topic of research, including acceptable methodology, and related to the specific degree title. An awareness of the objectives of external studies; the ability to achieve personal objectives; and a propensity for study by distance learning.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS:		DISTANCE EDUCATION
CURRICULUM:		(CORE REQUIREMENTS) Legal Rights and Obligations of Teachers and Students Policy Formulation in Education Special Problems in Education Communication and the School Curriculum Selection and Evaluation of Instructional Media The Curriculum Higher Education Law Education in Cross-Cultural Perspectives Philosophy & Introduction to School Administration Research Methodology

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COURSE OUTLINES / SYLLABI

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 470               Title:         Mental Hygiene in Teaching 1.4          Recommended Text List: FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will be able to manage various tasks in the field of concentration. Course Description: The role of the teacher in the socialization and development of emotional health in children as accompanying academic development.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 471               Title:         Statistics and Research Design 1.4          Recommended Text List: Statistk 2nd Ed. 1990, Jaeger FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will know current methods of research data analyses in field of concentration. Course Description: Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics applicable to the design and analysis of educational research. This course will also introduce the student to the fundamentals of research design in education.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 472               Title:         Theories and Research in Human Development 1.4          Recommended Text List: Human Development, 5th ed., 1992, Papalia FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will know current methods in research and data anlyses in field of concentration. Course Description: An advanced level course in human development covering the basic theories of human development and the research bases of instructional decisions relating to the development of humans.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 474               Title:         Statistics and Design 1.4          Recommended Text List: Measurement, Design & Analysis, 1st ed., Pedhazur FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will know current methods in research and data anlyses in field of concentration. Course Description: Hypothesis testing in educational research using analysis of variance and regression models. The student will also learn to use the computer to analyze data using the statistical models presented.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 477               Title:         Program Evaluation in Education 1.4          Recommended Text List: Education & Psych Measurement and Evaluation, 7th ed., Hopkins FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will be able to manage various tasks in field of concentration. Course Description: Emphasizes those aspects of evaluation that are distinctively different from research. Students will acquire the tools to undertake program evaluation studies using a variety of approaches.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 473               Title:         Philosophy of Modern Education 1.4          Recommended Text List: FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will be able to critically analyze problems in the field of concentration. Course Description: A comparative study of the current philosophies of education with particular attention to their impact on solutions offered to problems currently recognized in American education.

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1. Course Designation: 1.1        School:   Arts and Sciences 1.2         Department:   Education 1.3         Course Number:      EDU 478               Title:         Social and Educational History of the United States 1.4          Recommended Text List: FACULTY AND/OR STUDENT WILL SELECT A CURRENT EDITION

Course Objectives: Student will know and understand the social forces influencing the development of American education from the early years to the present time. Course Description: A survey of the social forces influencing the development of American education from the period of colonization to the early years of the twentieth century.