Educational Research and Policy
Many educational policy analysts, instructional coordinators, curriculum specialists, researchers and school administrators have master's or doctoral degrees in educational research and policy. Instructional coordinators evaluate how well a school's curriculum meets students' needs. They research teaching methods and techniques, and develop procedures to determine whether program goals are being met.
Graduate programs in Educational Research and Policy focus on such issues as school effectiveness and improvement, change and restructuring of educational institutions, comparative international study of education reform, and policy analysis and development at the local, state and national levels. The EdD is designed for the professional practitioner, the PhD for those interested in academic research.
These programs, which emphasize the development of original research, culminate in the writing of a scholarly dissertation that contributes to the body of knowledge in the student's primary area of study.
The Doctor of Education in Educational Administration and Policy Studies is offered to those pursuing the highest level of preparation for positions in local-, state- and federal-level school administration, foundations, associations and higher education.