So you’re thinking of doing a
doctorate…….
PD Week January 2014 – DWC
Aleya James
Nicole Shammas
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GS Faculty, HCT-Dubai, Women’s Campus
Almost fourth year EdD students
(amongst other things…)
Agenda
1) Answer key questions relating to:
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Motivations
HCT Position
EdD vs PhD debate
Employability
Costs
Study Frameworks
Time Commitments
Sanity
2) Get a feel for:
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Written assignments
Elements of a dissertation
3) Final Thoughts
4) Q & A
(and anything else that comes up along the way)
A quiz to begin
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1: What does PhD stand for?
Doctor of Philosphy
2: What does Ed.D stand for?
Doctor of Education
3: Percentage of HCT staff
enrolled in doctoral programs?
(March 2013)
A: 10%
B: 24%
C: 16%
4: Most popular EdD program
with HCT faculty ? (March 2013)
A: University of Southern
Queensland
B: University of Exeter
C: University of Bath
5: Average time between
earning a Bachelors degree and
starting a doctorate? (U.S)
A: 10.5 years
B: 16.5 years
C: 8.5 years
6: How much more (in their
lifetime) will a doctoral degree
holder earn than a bachelor
degree holder? (U.S)
A: 850,000 U.S dollars
B: 650,000 U.S dollars
C: 1.3 million U.S dollars
7: How do the presenters feel
about their doctoral study?
A: They love it!
B: Pluses and minuses – but overall
okay.
C: Too much work, too much
pressure.
Words from the wise….
Advice:
• Support
• Time
• Bibliography
• Motivation
Why EdD:
• Working
• Non-residential
• Broad range of study
Reasons
1. Intrinsic
2. Employability
3. Job security
HCT & Doctoral Study
Dr. Philip Quirke: Executive Dean General Studies and Education
Does HCT encourage doctoral study?
“I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED”
What about job security and doctoral study?
“… JOB SECURITY …. BASED ON MASTERS + CONTINUAL STRIVE TO IMPROVE OUR
T & L APPROACHES…..OBVIOUSLY ONE GREAT WAY OF SHOWING OUR
COMMITMENT TO PD IS DOING OUR DOCTORATE”
HCT & Doctoral Study
Job promotion and doctoral study?
“I THINK ….PROMOTIONS … BECOMING MORE AND MORE DEPENDENT ON
DOCTORATES… CERTAINLY WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED RECENTLY WITH MY ASSOC
DEAN POSITIONS AND SOME OF THE MANAGEMENT SCREENING I HAVE DONE…”
Future financial support for doctoral study?
“…NO – POSSIBLY FOR EMIRATIS BUT NOT FOR US”
Applied Research becoming more important to HCT?
So in practice this means….?
“…A LOT MORE CREDIT GIVEN TO MORE APPLIED
DOCTORATES SUCH AS THE ED.D AS OPPOSED TO PhDs”
YES :-)
What’s the difference? Ed D
and PhD….
Discuss – what are your
thoughts
What’s the difference? Ed D
and PhD….
Ed D
Professional Doctorate
Aimed at professional practitioners
working in educational fields: HE
institutions, schools, policy makers.
Coursework plus thesis
Explores the relationship of theory &
practice in various settings
Interplay between educational
practices and scholarship (Bath UK)
Part-time or Full-time
Plentiful distance options
PhD
What’s the difference? Ed D
and PhD….
Ed D
PhD
Professional Doctorate
Research Degree
Aimed at professional practitioners
working in educational fields: HE
institutions, schools, policy makers.
Aimed to develop educational
researchers who can continue to work
as researchers in the field
Coursework plus thesis
Thesis - 70,000 +
Explores the relationship of theory &
practice in various settings
Interplay between educational
practices and scholarship (Bath UK)
Often committed to educational
improvement within the country - eg.
Manchester University – committed to
social justice
Part-time or Full-time
Generally full-time (some exceptions)
Plentiful distance options
Research Degree
What’s the difference? Ed D and PhD….
Ed D
PhD
Historical Controversy!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Education#Comparisons_of_the_Ed.D_to_the_Ph.D._in_education
“overlapping but distinct categories”
“prepares educational practitioners who
can solve educational problems using
existing knowledge”
Doctorate of Educational Leadership
(Harvard/Phoenix)
St. Louis University: "successful
completion of a culminating project dealing
with a problem in educational practice"
NY/UoT/Berkley:
framed as Applied Research
What’s the difference? Ed D and PhD….
Ed D
PhD
Historical Controversy!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Education#Comparisons_of_the_Ed.D_to_the_Ph.D._in_education
“overlapping but distinct categories”
“prepares educational practitioners who
can solve educational problems using
existing knowledge”
Ph.D. in education = more theoretical …
traditional social science research degree …
prepares students for careers as scholars
and academics, often from a particular
disciplinary perspective (e.g., sociology of
education)
Doctorate of Educational Leadership
(Harvard/Phoenix)
Doctor of Philosophy of Education
(Harvard)
St. Louis University: "successful
St. Louis University: a dissertation and an
completion of a culminating project dealing "oral defense of the dissertation proposal
with a problem in educational practice"
and [of] the final dissertation."
NY/UoT/Berkley:
framed as Applied Research
The right choice: Ed.D or Ph.D?
The career goal of one pursing an Ed.D should be the professional practice of
educational administration. The career goal of one pursuing a Ph.D. should be
research and scholarly work.
Penn State College of Education, 2002
Most universities argued that while a PhD was a ‘research doctorate’ and an EdD
was a ‘professional doctorate’, the two awards were equivalent in terms of the
standard of work required to attain them.
Gregory, 1995
In the UK, the Ed.D. has equal parity status with the Ph.D.
Institute of Education, University of London, 2012
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Job opportunities - appears to be equal playing field.
The Job Posting
The Reply
The Money
• Are you an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent
resident?
Yes?
No?
University of Southern Queensland
52,000 AUD (Total) = 332,000AED
55,000 AED per year (6 years)
University of Bath
8,800 AED x 4 units (6 – 9 m).
+ 32,000 AED dissertation
University of Liverpool
37,500 AED per annum
University of Exeter (Dubai)
7,500 GBP per annum = 46, 183 AED
(max 7 years)
University of Phoenix
$851 per credit x 68 credits =
$57,000
The Framework
University
Mode
Timeframe
University of Southern Online/distance
Queensland
4-6 years
2 years – course work
2- 4 years -dissertation
(70,000 words EdD)
(100,000 PhD)
University of Bath
Min 4 to max 8 years
Units offered – Jan & Jul
8 day residency per unit
Dissertation = distance
University of Liverpool Online
Check with Ros
Average 4.5 years
Coursework 2.5 years
Thesis 1-2 years
University of Exeter
(Dubai)
In situ
4-6 years
University of Phoenix
Online Virtual
16 day residency
Y1 – 5 days
Y2 – 3 days
The Time Commitment
The Time Commitment
Time…….
Chunks vs. Snippets
The Staying Sane
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Support network
Go fast/slow – strategic plan
Stay focused
Keep it simple
Follow your passion!!
Kill as many birds with one stone –
• Work commitment – use in assignment.
• Present/publish assignments.
• Dissertation work related.
• Good library service
The Coursework
Activity:
Examine the rubric of the following two
(authentic) Ed D assignments
Discuss:
• How are they different?
The Dissertation
Elements of a Dissertation
Read the (VERY) condensed dissertation and identify nine aspects that a dissertation
needs to include.
Or….the easy version: match the nine aspects with a paragraph:
1: Literature Review
2: Data Analysis
3: Candidate’s contribution to the field
4: Introduction/Overview
5: Ethics
6: Findings
7: Research Design
8: Aims/Objectives
9: Research questions
1)
A: What is the impact of taking a course in inter-cultural
studies on Emirati students’ intercultural sensitivity
development?
B: To what extent do specific educational measures impact
Emirati students’ intercultural sensitivity development?
• RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• 2) The world is rapidly changing with globalisation
becoming more widespread. This research is situated in
U.A.E where this rapid change is even more strongly
experienced as nationals make up only 8% of the
population and interactions with cultural ‘others’ is
common place.
• INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW
3) To successfully navigate this new world, tertiary
institutes are now a new teaching a new set of skills to
develop students’ inter-cultural intelligence (ICI). This
research investigates an Intercultural course taught at a
tertiary institute in Dubai addressing how Intercultural
intelligence can be effectively taught.
• AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
4) Christopher Earley and Soon Ang first used the term
Cultural Intelligence in their book: Cultural Intelligence:
Individual Interactions Across Cultures (2003). Jane
Bennett, attributes intercultural competence to the
development of three skills: cognitive, affective, and
behavioural.” (2011, p. 3)
• LITERATURE REVIEW
5) The research element of this study presents an
experimental design to capture the causal nature of this
intervention, employing pre and post-test design through
interviews and a Likert scale type survey in a classic mixed
methods research design
• RESEARCH DESIGN -
6) Interview data will be transcribed then coded and
themed to extract meaning. The Likert scale survey results
will be analysed SPSS to establish central tendencies.
• DATA ANALYSIS
• 7) Results from the study indicate that there is a positive
relationship between students taking a course in
intercultural studies and becoming more sensitive to
other cultures.
• FINDINGS
8) All participants will be fully briefed about the aims and
purpose of the study and what is expected from them,
they will be given a consent letter to sign, or not, as they
wish, and they will be assured of anonymity and
confidentiality through a coding system.
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ETHICS
• 9) While tertiary institutes in the U.S. give a nod to
‘internationalization’ by providing a study abroad
experience, research suggests that this is not enough.
This study contributes to the field of intercultural training
within a tertiary context by providing an original practical
working model of how to successfully teach Intercultural
Intelligence
• CONTRIBUTION TO FIELD
The Downside
• Time committed at expense of
family/friends/social life
• Expense
• Rejection of work
• Relationship with Supervisors
• Feedback
• Constant pressure
The Upside
• Interesting and stimulating
• For long-termers – re-vitalising!
• Opens the mind
• Thrill of learning new stuff
• Self-esteem
• Collegiality
• Learning community
• Cutting edge of research in an under-researched
environment
Any Questions?
Aleya.james@hct.ac.ae
Nicole.shammas@hct.ac.ae
The References
Doctor in Education. Institute of Education, University of London. Retrieved 4
February 2012.
Gregory, Michael(1995)'Implications of the Introduction of the Doctor of
Education Degree in British Universities: can the EdD reach parts the PhD
cannot?'Journal of Vocational Education & Training,47:2,177 — 188
Penn State College of Education. Educational administration graduate degree
program: Doctoral programs. Accessed at
http://www.ed.psu.edu/edadm/doctoral.asp