ADOLESCENT EDUCATION- English/Language Arts (27 hours)

The EdD in Adolescent Education—English/Language Arts concentration is designed for educators who are currently certified to teach English, Language Arts, or a closely related field (for example, reading or communications) at the middle or secondary level and who have previously successfully completed a Master's degree from a reputable institution of higher learning in graduate-level English, English Education, Language Arts, or a closely related field.   Graduates of the program are leaders for learning because they possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to serve in a variety of distributed leadership roles in P-12 schools.  The concentration is aligned with NCATE and PSC Unit Standard 1, as well as with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards. Consistent with the Bagwell College of Education's Conceptual Framework—the Collaborative Development of Expertise in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership—graduates of the program are prepared to serve as collaborative experts in the content area of English/Language Arts and to be effective advocates, agents, mentors, and models and to serve in a variety of distributed leadership roles.

Adolescent Education Core (12 hours from the following)

            EDAD 8100 Curriculum Theory & Practice in Middle & Secondary Schools

            EDAD 8200 Supervision, Mentoring & Advocacy in Mid & Sec Schools

            EDAD 8300 Critical Analysis of Educational Policy for Teacher Leaders

            EDAD 8400 Internship in Teacher Development or Teacher Education

            EDAD 9300 Critical Issues for Student Learning: (Topic)

            EDAD 9350 Doctoral Directed Study in Adolescent Education

English/Language Arts (15 hours):

English/Language Arts Core: Required Courses (9 hours))

            ENED 8310 Applied Theory and Research in Writing

            ENED 8701 Applied Theory and Research in Literature

ENED 9400 Designing and Conducting Research in English/Language Arts Education

English/Language Arts Elective Courses: Select 6 hours from the following (With the approval of the English/Language Arts Faculty Advisor)

ENED 8741 Digital Media and Pedagogies in English/Language Arts    Education

ENED 8998 Internship in English/Language Arts Education

ENED 9300 Critical Issues in Student Learning (Topic)

            ENED 9350 Doctoral Directed Study

ENED 9375 English/Language Arts Program Assessment

            PRWR 6280 Business and Technical Editing

PRWR 6500 Teaching Writing in High Schools and Colleges

PRWR 6650 Introduction to Literacy Studies

PRWR 6750 Teaching Writing to Speakers of Other Languages

PRWR 6860 Intercultural Communication in Context

PRWR 7550 Advanced Applied Writing

 

NOTE:  Dissertation Hours

If the doctoral candidate's dissertation committee chair is an English Education faculty member, the candidate will also enroll in ENED 9900 Dissertation instead of EDAD 9900 prefix.