该学位使专业人士能够研究多个问题，并鼓励为不同类型的受众群体撰写文章（例如，为工作环境，父母，期刊和新闻通讯以及学术出版商撰写），而不是专注于最终在一篇论文中发表的问题。候选人提交包括论文在内的作品集。该专业博士学位可以在校外进行。校园内可提供支持，但是将鼓励学生参加大学的研究计划。该计划涉及以下内容：确定研究主题（具有教育意义的理论或实践问题），设计并执行研究项目以对该问题进行调查，并撰写一篇讨论相关文献，研究观点和方法的实质性论文，以及研究的结果和意义。
This is a professional doctorate by research. It offers advanced study for experienced professionals in education and related fields and caters for people in, or aspiring to, leadership roles in educational settings.This degree enables professionals to study several issues and encourages writing for different kinds of audiences (for example for work settings, for parents, for journals and newsletters and for academic publishers), instead of focusing on one issue culminating in one thesis.<br><br>Candidates submit a portfolio of work that includes a dissertation.<br><br>This professional doctorate can be undertaken off campus. Support is available on campus, however, and students will be encouraged to participate in the University's research programs.<br><br>This program involves:<br><br>identifying a research topic (a theoretical or practical issue of educational significance),<br>designing and carrying out a research project to investigate that issue, and<br>writing a substantial thesis that discusses relevant literature, the perspective and methodology adopted in the research, and the findings and significance of the research.