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A Systematic Comparative Analysis of Doctor of Education (EdD) Programs: Unraveling Inconsistencies and Informing Student Choices
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Christa Reyes; Jingshun Zhang – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2024
Prospective doctoral students face a daunting challenge choosing between Doctor of Education (EdD) programs and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education due to programmatic ambiguity, inconsistency, and ill-defined career alignment (Carpenter, 1987; Perry, 2012; Shafer & Giblin, 2008). This qualitative study employed comparative analysis to…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, National Standards, Degree Requirements