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Dr. Thomas Haynes
Interim Coordinator,
DeGarmo 249,
(309) 438-2137, tshayne@ilstu.edu
Deadline:
The deadline to apply for spring 2008 semester to the C&I Doctoral program is November 26, 2007. All application materials must be received by that date so that the committee has time to review the applications at their last meeting of the semester on December 5. Applications for summer and fall 2008 will be considered during the spring semester. Faculty are not on campus during the summer.
Downloadable: Program Information
Document and optional Letter of
Recommendation form
The College of Education at Illinois State historically has assumed significant responsibility for the preparation of professional educators at all levels. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction has a strong reputation for preparing undergraduates for initial teaching positions, for graduate programs that improve the teacher's knowledge and skills, and for advanced degree programs that prepare leaders for the field of education.
The Doctorate in Education offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction responds to the need to prepare practitioners to serve better in a variety of educational leadership positions. Teachers at all levels must be concerned with improving their own performance. Personnel in community and four-year colleges and universities have the responsibility for the maintenance and improvement of instructional programs. Staff development needs also demand attention from highly-trained professionals.
The education of future teachers who can respond to increased classroom diversity, higher expectations for promoting student learning, and opportunities to use new technologies is a significant challenge to faculty and staff in schools of education. Teacher educators must be able to offer programs that meet accrediting agency standards and legislative mandates, as well as develop new programs that serve as models for professional education.
There is a pressing need to prepare knowledgeable curriculum specialists to fill leadership roles in educational reform efforts at the school, college and university level. The development and implementation of learning standards at all levels of education creates a demand for professionals who can assume leadership on curriculum revision projects and provide evaluation services to assess the effectiveness of educational reform efforts.
With the continuing growth in the use of complex technology, those responsible for training programs in business, industry, and government also need specialized preparation. There is a growing number of persons in the private sector concerned with the design and production of educational support materials such as computer software, audiovisual materials, and other teaching aids. They too can benefit from advanced professional training.
As a practitioner's degree, the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction takes into consideration the student's expectations for future employment in leadership roles. Graduates hold responsible positions as school curriculum specialists, community and four-year college and university instructors, teacher educators, academic administrators, and instructional specialists in government, business, and industry.
Students in the Doctoral Program in Curriculum and Instruction engage in course work and other experiences so they may demonstrate the advanced knowledge and skills required to:
Doctoral students will be expected to complete a minimum of 60 semester hours of course work, a comprehensive examination and a dissertation. The course work, comprehensive examination and dissertation are distinct components of the doctoral degree program. Successful completion of course work does not imply successful completion of the comprehensive examination; successful completion of course work and the comprehensive examination do not imply approval of a dissertation proposal. Approval of a dissertation proposal does not imply successful completion of the dissertation.
Students entering the program with identified course-related deficiencies will be required to complete appropriate course work at a pre-doctoral level before enrolling for doctoral level courses. Any deficiency courses taken by the student will not be counted toward the degree program. Courses taken for another degree will not be counted toward the doctoral degree program.
A. Program Core (12 semester hours)
A student is expected to complete successfully the following Core Courses:
C&I 575: Instructional Research (3 hrs.)
C&I 576: Principles of Curriculum Improvement (3 hrs.)
C&I 578: Instructional Design (3 hrs.)
C&I 579: Educational Technology (3 hrs.)
B. Area of Concentration (12 semester hours)
A student will select one of the following areas of concentration totaling 12 semester hours:
Post-Secondary Education
C&I 530:Curriculum and Instructional Patterns in Post-Secondary Education (3 hrs.)
C&I 538:Evaluation of Instruction in Post-Secondary Education (3 hrs.)
C&I 539:Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction (3 hrs.)
C&I 590:Improvement of Teaching Practice in Post-Secondary Education (3 hrs.)
Teacher Education
C&I 562:Education of Teachers (3 hrs.)
C&I 563: Critical Issues in Teacher Education (3 hrs.)
C&I 564: Assessment in Teacher Education (3 hrs.)
C&I 577: Advanced Supervision of Instruction (3 hrs.)
C. Educational Foundations (9 semester hours):
A student is expected to complete successfully nine semester hours in the areas of educational research and historical historical, philosophical, social, and psychological foundations. Coursework must include six hours of research methods.
D. Complementary Field (21 semester hours):
A student is expected to select additional courses which complement the selected area of concentration. These courses may be taken inside or outside the College of Education and must show a clear relationship to the area of concentration. Courses not selected in the area of concentration may be included in the complementary field.
E. Internship (6 semester hours):
A student is expected to complete an internship that bears directly upon the area of concentration selected and the student's career plans. The internship experience is to be integrated fully into the student's sequence of experiences.
F. Dissertation (15 semester hours):
A student is expected to complete a dissertation in his/her area of specialization as a means of integrating theoretical and practical concerns. The dissertation for the Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction involves the application of existing knowledge or the results of individual research to an education problem or situation.
The formal Plan of Study required by the Graduate School lists all of the courses that the student will take in the program Core, Area of Concentration, Foundations and the Complementary Field as described above. For most students, the Plan of Study will include 400 or 500 level courses that are listed in the University's Graduate Catalog.
Courses Taken as a Student-at-Large or as a Part of Another Doctoral Degree Program
Courses taken while the student was enrolled in another doctoral degree program or as a student at large at Illinois State may be included in the Plan of Study. However, it should be understood that in accordance with Graduate School policy, the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is under no obligation to accept as part of a Plan of Study any courses taken before the student is formally admitted to the doctoral program in the department.
Courses from Other Universities
Credit for courses taken at other universities may be included in a student's Plan of Study. These courses may have been taken before admittance to the program or they may be planned as part of the degree program itself. In the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. The following restrictions apply:
300 Level Courses
At Illinois State University, courses at the 300 level can be taken for graduate credit. Such courses may be included in the doctoral Plan of Study, but only if:
Workshops
Workshops, short courses, and other "professional development" experiences, regardless of whether they generate graduate credit, are not accepted as part of the Plan of Study for the Ed.D. In Curriculum and Instruction.
A doctoral student is expected to work with one or more faculty scholar-mentors to demonstrate scholarly development as a joint or single author. This demonstration is to be completed after 18 hours of course work and prior to undertaking the comprehensive doctoral examination. The demonstration of scholarly development may take the form of, but is not limited to, one of the following: prepare and submit a manuscript for publication; prepare and deliver a conference paper or presentation/ prepare and submit a grant proposal for funding. Such scholarly work should be directed to at least a statewide audience.
All requirements for the degree must be completed within eight calendar years. The Graduate School interprets the start date to be the semester in which the student is admitted into the program.
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