Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Whether you’re currently working in education leadership, government sector, private sector, education technology or something similar, St. Bonaventure University’s online Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program can provide the foundation for you to solve far-reaching issues and create transformational change within organizations. Upon completion, graduates will have the education and skills to become a confident leader within the education sector and the knowledge to advocate for policy changes, among other things.
This program is practitioner-focused and offers highly individualized study options to create your own dissertation emphasis.
A doctoral program rooted in integrity and information, online Ed.D. students will learn to lead with compassion, humanity, ethics, integrity, and an aim towards positive social change with the mindset of a leader who sparks others to success.
Make an Impact — Become an empowered educational leader with critical inquiry, reflection, and dynamic leadership strategies.
Develop Professional Knowledge — Integrate both practical research and knowledge linking theory with systematic inquiry to analyze problems and develop meaningful solutions.
Grow Personally and Professionally — Hone your personal ethics code and professional passions through a practitioner-focused program for the future of educational leadership.
Graduates of our online Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program will be prepared to become facilitators of organizational and individual learning while helping to lead the future of education. This is achieved through a solid foundation of research and theory and leveraging that knowledge in practical application.
In this course, candidates will study various educational leaders in the context of their organizational environments, in order to understand the internal and external processes that promote and inhibit educational change. The focus is the essential role that educational leaders play in identifying and guiding change, and different ways they can promote feedback loops and other processes to increase the flow of information so that better decisions can be made. A range of contemporary leadership theories and related practices will be explored.
This course provides a review of designing and conducting applied educational research, including potential ethical issues. Students will examine qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research in the field of educational leadership, including action research and research for evaluation purposes. This course will introduce students to critical aspects of research, including research questions, sampling, data collection, reliability, validity, trustworthiness, data analysis, and ethical implications of research.
This course is designed to provide the candidate with an understanding of the current research on the reciprocal relationship between diversity among stakeholders and the educational organization. Using a range of theories and approaches, including critical theories, students will analyze the strategies, techniques and programs that are currently used by educational organizations in order to create and sustain institutions reflective of contemporary diversity. Specific attention will be paid to the relationship between diversity-oriented policies and practices, the people impacted by these policies, and organizational and community growth.
This course explores the promises and pitfalls of mission-driven education in K-12 and higher education. What does it mean to have a vision as an educational leader? When can visionary leadership be a good thing, and when can it become problematic? What are examples of educational institutions living their mission, and what are counter-examples where this has failed? Through a case study approach, students will explore the role of educational leaders in promoting larger ethical and moral ideals – including a local exploration of the Franciscan values of compassion, wisdom, and integrity.
This course is the foundation of the Problem-Based Dissertation (PBD). Students will determine their focus, review relevant literature, and develop appropriate research methodology and tools. The student will obtain IRB approval, if required, and prepare and defend the foundation of the manuscript for the Problem-Based Dissertation (PBD).
This course is the culmination of the Ed. D. program. Students will complete data collection and analysis, develop a final product, and defend their final product to a faculty panel.
This course is the culmination of the Ed. D. program. Students will complete data collection and analysis, develop a final product, and defend their final product to a faculty panel.
This course is the continuation of the culmination of the Ed. D. program. Students will complete data collection and analysis, develop a final product, and defend their final product to a faculty panel. Registration in this course is required if a candidate needs time beyond DEL 898 and DEL 899 to complete the Problem Based Dissertation (PBD).
