Organizational Leadership Doctorate (EdD) in Special Education – Quantitative
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Lead K-12 Special Education Programs
Position yourself for leadership opportunities in special education spheres. Grand Canyon University’s quantitative Doctor of Education in Leadership in Special Education can equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to invest in special education communities and help them grow to their full potential.
This quantitative EdD in Organizational Leadership: Special Education degree program can allow you to formulate and build upon your own personal philosophy of leadership. Equip yourself to make an impact through leadership and education.
Up to 9 doctoral credits
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Choosing To Specialize in Special Education Leadership
Through specializing in a quantitative EdD program, you have an opportunity to create change and move special education forward by performing your own research and making your contributions to the field. You will synthesize into scholarly literature to identify problems and problem spaces that emerge to form a researchable topic of study.
Course Topics in Special Education and Leadership
Courses in the program allow you to analyze current trends in special education and leadership, using those trends to build out your own skill set. In your courses, you will analyze the fiscal and management sides of special education, exploring the development practices and the leadership skills necessary to act as an administrator in your education community.
Explore frameworks for providing appropriate educational opportunities for all students and discover how you can make an impact by offering equitable education options for unique student populations.
Throughout the program, you can gain skills in:
A Doctorate Program Designed for Working Professionals
As a doctoral student, you can complete the program in your own time and on your own schedule, making it accessible for currently working professionals. After completing course requirements, you will complete a research-based dissertation. GCU’s doctoral programs incorporate dissertation preparation from the beginning of the program and includes opportunities for support along the way, including in-person residency requirements. The dissertation will incorporate your independent, quantitative research.
Performing a quantitative research study may allow you to advance the study of leadership within the field of special education through performing and facilitating your own in-depth research-based approach to increase leadership abilities of strategic education professionals. By completing a written dissertation, you can share your findings and contributions with other special education professionals so they may benefit and learn from your knowledge.
Job Outlook for Special Education Leaders
Graduates of the quantitative EdD in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Special Education degree program may pursue academic positions.
Some of these positions may include:
Special education director
School district administrator
Special education consultant
Curriculum developer
School administrator
Lead special education teacher
Learning advocate
Time to Completion and Dissertation Process
To learn more about time to completion and the dissertation process at GCU, visit our doctoral page.
Program Curriculum
Core Courses
Continuation Courses
Earning a doctoral EdD degree with a focus on special education and leadership can offer you the opportunity to reach your personal and professional goals, which may include positioning yourself for potential career advancement within the special education field.
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(See disclaimer §) MOU 10451: The Alumni $5,000 Scholarship for Doctoral Programs is only valid for GCU alumni who enroll in a doctoral program. If you enroll in a doctoral program through any of our online offerings, GCU will provide you a $5,000 tuition scholarship. This tuition scholarship will be applied on a per-course basis over your first and second academic year (as defined in the University Policy Handbook) and at the same time your tuition charges occur. This scholarship cannot be used in conjunction with any other GCU scholarships/awards. This credit will be applied toward your tuition only and you will not receive funds in excess of your charges.