The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate

Name of institution:

Lynn University

Ross College of Education

Key Institutional Characteristics:

Tradition of student-centered learning and learning-centered community

University-wide new curriculum, The Dialogues of Learning

Traditional Programs:

48 PhDs

Foci:

Professional Practice Doctorate

Pilot Project Description:

Doctoral program in Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, and Teacher Education

Purpose/Goals:

• Redesign programs to align with student-centered learning and habits of practice, define learning through practice

7. 6 goals:Recruitment, admissions, student & faculty team building and placement

8. Program core requirements and sequence

9. Comprehensive exams and capstone experience

10. Pedagogy and delivery mechanisms

11. Program assessment

12. Differentiate between EdD and PhD requirements

Student profile:

Admissions:

Core Courses:

Action steps:

• Working groups, innovation team
• Conduct needs survey of local and regional school districts
• Create research communities of students, practitioners and faculty
• Extend cohorts
• Examine current course offerings
• Gather qualitative and quantitative findings

Evaluation steps:

Progress toward design concepts:

Challenges: