1. EdD PhD PhD Dr. Angus MacNeil Dr. Robert Houston Dr. Allen Warner Dr. Melissa Pierson October 6, 2010 Presented to the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate

2. Why an Executive Ed.D? Our Charge: to look at a range of new doctoral program possibilities Our Initial Goals:  Urban education  Innovative  Rigorous  Designed to improve education today and tomorrow

3. Members of the Task Force Dick Abrahamson, CUIN Pat Holland, ELCS Dov Liberman, EPSY Norma Olvera, HHP Melissa Pierson, CUIN Dennis Smith, HHP Cam White, CUIN Bob Houston, CUIN, Chair Fatima Begum, Grad Researcher

4. Chronicle of Task Force Activities November 2007 Task Force meetings: 11/13, 20, 27 Review of 9 Ed.D. and 7 Ph.D. Programs December 2007 Task Force meetings: 12/5, 11 January 2008 Task Force meetings: : 1/9, 10, 11, 15, 22, 29 Targeted Presentations CUIN 1/24/08 HHP: 1/28/08 ELCS: 1/30/08 EPSY: 1/31/08 Assistant Professors mtg.: 1/30/08

5. Chronicle of Task Force Activities February 2008 Task Force meetings: 2/5, 12, 19 FEC College Faculty Meeting, 2/28/08 April 2008 Task Force meetings: 4/1 Superintendent Breakfast: 4/16/08 Summer 2008: Task Force meetings: 6/3, 7/7, 7/14, 8/6 Faculty teams develop new courses and program elements; Open Hearings with Faculty Task Force meeting with Deans: 8/7 Presentation to CUIN department retreat: 8/11

6. Chronicle of Task Force Activities September 2008 Surveyed 172 current Masters degree students November 2008: Final Proposal submitted to department Graduate Studies Committee; Final Proposal presented to Department;

8. Vision for Ed.D. Specialization (Broad Areas)15-18 Minor, Cognate, Supporting Courses 9 Research ( Inquiry/problem solving/critical thinking; Qualitative/quantitative) 6 Core ( Seminal ideas in education; Cultural/Social/and Historical Foundations; Child and Adult Learning and Development) 9 Laboratory of Practice ( Study in teams of pervasive problems in education) 6 Doctoral Thesis (Grow out of Laboratory of Practice) 6 Total Hours51-54

9. Considerations Broad inclusion Types of students to attract Nature of research courses Development of new courses Tailoring of existing courses Investigation of “non-substantive change to existing degree”

10. Considerations Attention to detail Admissions criteria/procedures Residency requirements Qualifying/candidacy experiences Course management: Two-year cycle, course sharing Innovative course delivery (weekend, web-based, hybrid)

11. Advanced Program Features Laboratory of Practice immerses Ed.D. candidates in a real-world education-related problem of significance to a Houston-area school, non-profit, or other related organization. Doctoral Thesis an in-depth, comprehensive, reflective study of a substantive problem of practice; requires the ability to engage in systematic inquiry about practitioner problems in educational settings.

12. Forces and Interests faculty executive committee faculty from 4 departments current and former students Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board university requirements district superintendents market forces deans Doctoral Task Force

13. Approval and Implementation Approved by Faculty Executive Committee Entire faculty Graduate and Professional Studies Committees (department and college) Provost Returned to College for Implementation