Doctorate in Educational Leadership - Wingate University

Doctorate in Educational Leadership - Wingate University
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The Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership degree emphasizes the development of Effective Facilitators of Learning, a goal that demands collaborative decision-making in diverse settings. As you work on your degree, you immerse yourself in a cohort program based on:
Clinical practice
Problem-solving
Promoting institutional effectiveness in schools, school districts and educational service agencies
As a cohort, you’ll engage in research and participate in class discussions with fellow future leaders. You support each other and develop professional relationships. We’ve chosen this cohort approach because it reflects the real world.
What Is Required?
You can earn an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership by successfully completing 42 hours of courses. Courses such as Data-Driven Leadership and Principals in the 21st Century provide you with the fundamental knowledge you need to become an effective K-12 superintendent. Knowledge and skills gained are compiled in a professional portfolio and validated through a presentation to a graduate education faculty committee.
After earning the Ed.S. degree, you can earn the Ed.D. degree by completing nine additional hours and a doctoral dissertation project for 12 hours of credit. You must earn a passing score on the leadership portfolio presentation before beginning the dissertation project.
Our Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program is designed for current school administrators who want to become a school superintendent or central office administrator.  The program provides opportunities for candidates to gain content knowledge, pedagogical and professional knowledge and skills, and dispositions specified by the Educational Leadership Constituent Council and the North Carolina Standards for Superintendents.
What Is Required?
You can earn an Ed.S. in Educational Leadership by successfully completing 42 hours of courses. Courses such as Data-Driven Leadership and Principals in the 21st Century provide you with the fundamental knowledge you need to become an effective K-12 superintendent. Knowledge and skills gained are compiled in a professional portfolio and validated through a presentation to a graduate education faculty committee.
Students interested in a continued pursuit of the Doctor of Education program will complete 9 hours in research methods, quantitative analysis, and writing for publication plus 12 hours in the dissertation project.
Courses
EL 7010 – Information Management Systems
EL 7032 – Communications and Community Relations
EL 7061 – Systematic Inquiry and Decision Analysis
EL 7067 – Curriculum and Instructional Leadership
EL 7095 – Diversity and Global Development
EL 7109 – Managing Human and Fiscal Resources
EL 7127 – Education Law, Policy, and Ethics
EL 7134 – Educational Leadership: Theory and Practice
EL 7151 – Principals in the 21
st
Century
EL 7156 – Comprehensive Planning and Program Evaluation
EL 7189 – Organizational Development and Change
EL 7211 – Data Driven Leadership
EL 7234 – Economics and Education
EL 7512 – Superintendents and Executive Leadership
EL 7311 – Measurement Techniques in Education
EL 7423 – Research Design and Data Analysis
EL 7433 – Seminar in Professional Research and Publication
EL 7950 – Doctoral Capstone Project (12 hours) - I, II, and III
Total: 63 Semester Hours
I am glad I decided to pursue my doctorate at Wingate University because I knew that if I continued with the doctoral program after the Master's degree that I would be able to be prepared for any educational leadership position out there. It was a great experience to collaborate with people in the field and with great professors who are from the local community and districts. They provided a lot of great support and insight both in front of and behind the scenes in leadership. The program was both practical and real.
Josh Swartzlander, Principal at Queens Grant High School, Class of 2020
Our Distinguished Leaders are making immediate and long-term impacts in our school communities. Take a look at the places and roles our alumni continue to play...
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Questions?
(704) 233-6022
grad-ed-grp@wingate.edu