博士学位课程的主要目的是提供有关教育领导力的高级学术培训，尤其是在行政和指导领导力方面。毕业生应该对教育和学习的理论有深入的了解，在新兴的组织领导范式中具有广泛的理论背景和经验，在开发，分析和评估教育计划方面具有高水平的研究技能，并应针对不断增长的文化和教育水平进行深入培训。当代教育的语言多样性。学生可能会追求行政领导或教学领导。行政领导侧重于提高教育效率的管理技能。教学领导力专注于创新计划，以帮助解决关键的识字，技术和社会文化教育问题。博士 教育领导力课程是60个学分小时的课程。
This PhD program provides advanced academic training in educational leadership, particularly in the area of administrative and instructional leadership. The PhD in Educational Leadership offers students the opportunity to learn from diverse and experienced department faculty who are nationally recognized in their fields. In this doctoral program, students are assigned a faculty advisor based on research interests and may change advisors based on evolving research interests. Students and advisors work closely on their qualifying examination, dissertation proposal, and dissertations. This collaboration keeps students on track to complete their doctoral dissertation.<br>The primary objective of the doctoral degree program is to provide advanced academic training in educational leadership, particularly in the area of administrative leadership. Graduates should gain an advanced understanding of theories of education and learning, extensive theoretical background and experiences in emerging paradigms of organizational leadership, high-level research skills for developing, analyzing, and evaluating educational programs, and the knowledge, skills, and understanding to work effectively with English language learners in linguistically diverse educational settings. Students pursue an emphasis in either K12 educational leadership, higher education administration, or social foundations of education.