The Educational Objectives for the Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership include:
- To develop a vision of transformative education grounded in an understanding of human development.
- To acquire the skills of curriculum development grounded in an understanding of personal and cultural transformation.
- To acquire the skills to facilitate transformative processes within educational organizations.
- To develop Creative Inquiry practices and skills.
- To cultivate leadership capacities that further creative and transformative engagement within the profession of education.
- Students are expected to complete 90 units of coursework.
- The completion of an original research Dissertation is required.
Curriculum Overview
| FIRST YEAR | SECOND YEAR |
| FALL Transformative Education I Human Development I Leadership and Creative Inquiry |
FALL Curriculum Development I Diversity and Cultural Praxis II Collaborative & Cultural Leadership |
| WINTER Transformative Education II Human Development II Leadership and Creative Inquiry |
WINTER Curriculum Development II Diversity and Cultural Praxis III Collaborative & Cultural Leadership |
| SPRING Transformative Education III Research Methods Leadership and Creative Inquiry |
SPRING Research Practicum I Human Development III Collaborative & Cultural Leadership |
| SUMMER Diversity and Cultural Praxis I Transforming Educational Organizations I Leadership and Creative Inquiry |
SUMMER Assessment of Educational Effectiveness I Transforming Educational Organizations II Collaborative & Cultural Leadership |
| THIRD YEAR | |
| FALL Research Practicum II Education & Social Entrepreneurship Educational Innovation & Liminal Processes |
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| WINTER Research Practicum III Assessment of Educational Effectiveness II Educational Innovation & Liminal Processes |
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| SPRING Research Practicum IV Democracy, Conflict, and Sustainability I Educational Innovation & Liminal Processes |
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| SUMMER Transforming Educational Organizations III Democracy, Conflict, and Sustainability II Educational Innovation & Liminal Processes |
This curriculum is revised periodically and subject to change.




Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership