An Integrated Approach to EdD Coursework, Advising, and Research 

By: Toby J Park-Gaghan, Ph.D. & Courtney E. Preston, Ph.D.
Florida State University

The defining feature and key strength of Florida State University’s online EdD program in Educational Leadership and Administration is the integrated approach to coursework, advising, and research in practice culminating in the Dissertation in Practice (DiP).  Courses are designed around and sequenced in a manner that scaffolds toward the DiP.

Tips for Designing a new EdD in a Community College Leadership Program

By: Christine Harrington, PhD. 
Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator, EdD in Community College Leadership program at New Jersey City University

Developing and launching a new EdD program in a Community College Leadership program is an exciting yet overwhelming task.  As a faculty member and co-coordinator of a program that launched last summer, I thought I’d share some tips for those of you embarking on this journey.

New Ways to Connect with CPED Colleagues!

New Challenge Fridays, Blog, Webinars, and Community Forum Discussions

CPED strives to provide enriching collaborative learning and networking opportunities for our members. We’ve been doing this through convenings, meetings and workshops at other conferences, CIGs, and committees.

Program of the Year Award Winner Insights
University of Missouri Statewide Cooperative EdD Program

CPED’s Program of the Year Award (POY) is presented to distinctive and innovative programs. Explain how your program meets these qualities and the role each member in your team played in developing a program of this caliber.

Introducing: New CPED Facilitation Services

From Dr. Jill A. Perry - CPED Executive Director

What’s CPED Facilitation all about anyway?

In the last 12 years, the understanding of the EdD has shifted. The field of Education now, by and large, views the degree as a professional practice doctorate. CPED members have utilized our Framework to create programs that meet local contexts and professional practice needs. But as CPED grows, we still see new faculty and new programs struggle with understanding how to design EdD programs that look different than how they were trained or how programs have been modeled for nearly a century.

The University of Iowa Joins CPED

The University of Iowa recently joined the CPED consortium to enhance its EdD program. UI's EdD program was launched after the University's Board of Regents approved it in 2017. UI's EdD program is the Doctor of the Education in Education Policy and Leadership Studies. Please join us in welcoming The University of Iowa to CPED! 

Read this article from The Daily Iowan - UI's student newspaper - to learn more about their EdD program and why they joined CPED.

CPED Announces Winner of the 2019 Dissertation in Practice of the Year Award

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Suzanne Rodriguez from Fresno State University for being selected as the recipient of the 2019 Carnegie Project of the Education Doctorate (CPED) Dissertation in Practice Award! Dr. Rodriguez is being recognized for her work entitled, "The Urgency of Principal Professional Development and the Implications for Policy and Practice."

The CPED Dissertation in Practice Award Committee received numerous high-quality nominations, all of which were strong examples in the field. The purpose of this award is to honor scholarly practitioner work that adheres to the CPED definition of Dissertation in Practice (DiP):