Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (EDD)
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Application Deadline: May 15 of each year
The College of Education and Human Development offers a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with an emphasis in P-12 Administration. The programmatic mission is to develop and support a community of ethical, reflective and scholarly leaders who will improve the success of K-12 students. Graduates from this program understand, apply and commission research related to elementary and secondary schools. Doctoral students and their faculty tackle tough issues related to educational leadership at the school- and district-levels, improving organizational outcomes, and addressing the needs of persistently low-performing schools. As a student in this program, your knowledge, skills and abilities will be strategically strengthened to better prepare you to meet these challenges.
View the overview, general admission requirements and degree requirements for Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (EDD)
Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (EdD) In Depth
The doctoral faculty tackles tough issues related to school achievement in the areas of reading, science, and mathematics as well as addressing persistently low-performing schools. As a student in this program, your knowledge, skills and abilities will be strategically strengthened to better prepare you to meet these challenges
- Highly ranked research institution in education.
- Work alongside research faculty and practitioners that address pressing social justice issues and problems of practice in schools and districts.
- Cohort-based programs.
- Opportunities to participate in international learning programs.
- Proud member of:
- University Council for Educational Administration, a consortium of higher education institutions committed to advancing the preparation and practice of educational leaders for the benefit of schools and children. U of L is one of only two Kentucky institutions to have this designation.
- Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate, a consortium of colleges and universities working together to undertake a critical examination of the doctorate in education (Ed.D.) through dialog, experimentation, critical feedback, and evaluation.
Are you considering the next step in your career? If so, consider the Doctorate of Education at UofL!
The EdD in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development (ELOD) develops and supports a community of ethical, reflective, and scholarly activists who will improve the success of K-12 students. Graduates are educational leaders at the school, district, state, and national levels. They may also work in related organizations (education cooperatives or education associations) as well as in higher education.
Click on a course name (ex. "LEAD 601 ") in the degree requirements for further information about courses. Information includes class description, prerequisites (if any), terms offered, among other information.
Deb Powers, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership, Evaluation, & Organizational Development
The University of Louisville
1905 South 1st Street
Porter Building, Room 369
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
(502) 852-6428
debbie.powers@louisville.edu
Program Faculty