Leadership and Innovation, EdD
Administration, Assessment, Innovation, Research, School, edulp, leadership, teachers college, teaching
At one of the top-ranked graduate colleges of education in the U.S., you can develop the skills, tools and dispositions to be a transformational and scholarly practitioner.
The Doctor of Education in leadership and innovation prepares practicing you to become a scholarly practitioner who create meaningful change in your schools, organizations and communities. The program centers on the use of action research methodologies, empowering you to investigate problems of practice, implement innovations, and design solutions that improve learning opportunities across diverse settings.
Designed for experienced professionals --- including teachers, principals, superintendents, higher education staff and faculty, and leaders in community, business, medical and military organizations --- the program helps you strengthen your ability to lead, innovate and transform practice as a scholarly practitioner.
This three-year, cohort-based program is offered in two flexible formats: hybrid (with classes at ASU's West Valley campus and online) or fully online. Both options provide the same curriculum, structure and faculty support.
Coursework emphasizes action research, reflective practice and innovation --- the hallmarks of scholarly practice. You engage in multiple cycles of action research within your own professional context, applying inquiry to guide improvement and sharing your findings with peers and colleagues. At the end of the first year, you join a leader-scholar community --- a small group of peers guided by a faculty mentor. These communities meet regularly during the second and third years, offering both academic and personal support throughout the action research dissertation process. The faculty mentor also serves as your dissertation chair, along with two additional committee members.
You emerge as a scholarly practitioner who uses action research to think critically, act with purpose, and lead with vision. You commit to ongoing professional inquiry and innovation, making a lasting difference for learners, organizations and communities.
Note: This program is designed to prepare you to be a scholarly practitioner and is not intended as preparation for research-focused, tenure-track faculty positions.
- College/school:
Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
- Location: West Valley or Online
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
60 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation
Required Core (21 credit hours) Advanced Professional Studies (6 credit hours) Directed Field-based Study (3 credit hours) Research (18 credit hours) Culminating Experience (12 credit hours)
TEL 702 Dynamic Contexts of Education (3)
TEL 703 Innovation in Teaching and Learning (3)
TEL 704 Leadership for Organizational Change (3)
TEL 705 Systems Change and Leadership (3)
TEL 706 Action Research in Doctoral Studies (3)
TEL 707 Reading the Research (3)
TEL 708 Collaborative Approaches to Data-informed Decision Making (3)
TEL 710 Innovations in Disseminating Research (2)
TEL 780 Practicum (4)
TEL 709 Directed Field-based Study (3)
TEL 701 Quantitative Methods in Action Research (3)
TEL 711 Strategies for Inquiry (3)
TEL 712 Mixed Methods in Action Research (3)
TEL 713 Qualitative Methods in Action Research (3)
TEL 792 Research (6)
TEL 799 Dissertation (12)
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
U.S.
applicants | International
applicants | English
proficiency
Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation.
Applicants must have earned a master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
All applicants must submit:
- graduate admission application and application fee
- official transcripts
- three letters of recommendation
- personal statement
- guided writing sample
- curriculum vitae
- proof of English proficiency
Additional Application Information
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Recommenders should be individuals who can speak to the applicant's potential for success in a graduate program. The personal statement should describe the applicant's interests and reasons for seeking this degree, along with potential problems of practice to serve as a guide for applied research in the program. The guided writing sample should illustrate the applicant's academic writing abilities.
GRE scores are not required for admission.
ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.
Program learning outcomes identify what a student will learn or be able to do upon completion of their program. This program’s learning outcomes include the following:
- Synthesize theoretical perspectives and literature to address an identified problem of practice.
- Implement an action research study by applying data analysis methods to their research.
- Evaluate dominant narratives and power dynamics within educational systems that contribute to injustice at individual or systemic levels.
Graduates possess skills in thinking critically about problems of practice, designing and conducting action research, collaborating with teams in leader-scholar communities and leading change in an educational organization. They are prepared to expand or pursue leadership positions in pre-K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and other organizations where learning takes place (e.g., community, business, medical and military).
Career examples include:
- community college leader
- educational consultant
- educational professional developer
- military trainer
- principal
- sales manager
- superintendent
- teacher leader
- university administrator
Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice
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Program term definitions
Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.
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These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.
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The Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) provides a reduced tuition rate to non-resident graduate students who qualify. Visit the WRGP/WICHE webpage for more information: https://graduate.asu.edu/wiche.
