Online Doctor of Education K-12 Leadership (EdD)
K-12 Leadership
Program Overview
Are you ready to turn your passion for education into impactful leadership? If you have at least three years of leadership experience in K–12 education, apply for our online Doctor of Education (EdD) program in K-12 Leadership.
At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, our online EdD program offers advanced study that empowers K–12 leaders nationwide to serve as practitioner-scholars in roles such as school district or state leadership.
Why Choose Educational Leadership?
Today’s K-12 environment is full of opportunities, challenges, and uncertainty…whether that be accelerating student academic progress, building community trust and confidence, creating conditions for educators to thrive, or advocating for adequate funding. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, we know it takes experienced educational leaders to tackle these complex issues. We offer a pathway for K-12 school leaders nationwide to become practitioner-scholars and serve in various leadership positions.
Admission Requirements
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
- Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on all prior graduate coursework
- Three years educational experience preferred
- Resume/CV
- Statement of Purpose essay
- Three reference letters; one must be from a supervisor familiar with the candidate’s leadership experience.
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Featured Courses
During the Doctor of Education Degree (EdD) in K-12 Leadership program, you can take various courses. Here are just a few:
The foundations of designing, conducting, and evaluating quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research and the philosophical assumptions underlying these approaches. Topics covered include: identifying a research problem, reviewing the literature, specifying a purpose, writing research questions and hypotheses, and collecting and analyzing data.
Will thoroughly examine the complex role and potentially significant impact of today’s school district superintendents (as well as their Charter Management Organization leader counterparts). Particular attention will be paid to the challenges of instructional leadership in today’s complex education organizations that operate in a resource-constrained, politically charged, and publicly scrutinized environment.
Will draw on both classic and contemporary research and literature in K-12 educational policy and political science to examine education policy actors, political institutions, policy decision-making processes, policy implementation, and the politics of educational practice as determinants of policy choices. Students will explore research pertaining to the development, implementation, and evaluation of policy at the local, state, and federal levels in the United States. Attention will be given to case studies of current policy issues in education and political contexts.
Examination of the moral and ethical dimensions of the work of educational leaders.
