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Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education Degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership
Central
California Instructional Leadership Forum
Joint Doctoral Program Description
Start Date for 2008-09 is June 17, 2008.
Application Deadline for 2008-09 is February 1, 2008.
Note: Web page continuously updated as information changes.
The Ed.D. Degree
The College of Education, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, offer a field-based Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership for working professionals. This degree is offered through our Joint Doctoral Program, the JDP.
JDP Mission
The JDP’s mission is to develop regional and distinctive capacity in the leadership of instruction among ex-urban, Central California educational professionals in P-16 schools and other educational organizations. The JDP is based on three fundamental beliefs:
- Under appropriate instructional conditions, virtually all students can learn -- excellently, swiftly, and self-confidently
- School organizations control these conditions of learning success
- Educational leaders, at various levels and capacities, are accountable for these organizations
JDP Program Features
The JDP takes advantage of the unique strengths of UCSB and Cal Poly (SLO) to provide an innovative curricular, instructional, and research program that includes:
- A focus on central coast, exurban schools
- An accelerated 3-year time to degree
- A year-round operation, with annual summer sessions and summer and fall leadership practicums
- A cohort learning model for working professionals
- In situ research in regional schools and educational organizations
- Reflective praxis throughout all Program elements
- An internationally, nationally, regionally renowned faculty
Students, as a cohort, spend their 1st year at UCSB completing three core courses in educational leadership, policy, and organizations and three in research methodology. They spend their 2nd year at Cal Poly completing a set of advanced doctoral seminars and practicums on information technology, policy and politics, learning organizations, organizational management, and financial leadership. While all this coursework is underway, they also participate in leadership practicum experiences and in ongoing research projects in various central coast Professional Development Districts crafting solutions to regional educational problems. Students spend their 3rd year between Cal Poly and UCSB, completing coursework and researching and writing their dissertations.
Students
The JDP admits about 12 students per cohort and about 36 students in
total. These students are practicing professionals, currently employed
in leadership positions in P-16 school organizations or related educational
agencies. All hold, at the time of their admission, a Master's degree
or its equivalent from an accredited college or university. They seek
positions as: P-16 Central Office or School Site Leaders; Community College
and Higher Education Administrators; County and State Educational Agents;
Non-Profit Educational Leaders; and Public and Private Educational Consultants.