Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Radford University's Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D.) is designed to prepare educators to lead responsively and equitably in complex times. Whether you aspire to be a superintendent, administrator, or other organizational leader, we invite you to join us for the next step in your career. Student learning is framed around questions of equity, ethics, and social justice to bring about solutions to complex problems of practice in education and community organizations.

This 63 credit hour program includes courses in Practitioner Inquiry, Educational Leadership, Social Justice, Field Experiences, and Elective choices and is designed to be completed in three years as a part-time student.

Radford University is a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. We are committed to the Guiding Principles that frame the Professional doctorate in education:

• Our program is fully online and practitioner-focused providing convenience and flexibility for working professionals and can be completed in three years taking courses part-time.
• Prepares leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to make a positive difference in the lives of individuals, families, organizations, and communities.
• We use the latest in collaborative online technologies and modes of learning to give you the benefits of a traditional face-to-face program.
• Our program offers seven-week courses allowing you to focus on one course at a time and still complete two courses each semester.
• Our students complete a dissertation in practice that utilizes improvement science to address problems of practice.
• Our program meets the Virginia licensure requirements for the superintendency.
• Is grounded in and develops a professional knowledge base that integrates both practical and research knowledge, that links theory with systemic and systematic inquiry.

See Program Requirements provided in the University Graduate Catalog.