1 | P a g e

Ed.D.DOCTOROFEDUCATION

INEDUCATIONALLEADERSHIP

LEARNINGASSOCIATES’HANDBOOKRevised

Summer 2019

Interim Dean James AllenCollegeofEducation

Ed.D.FacultyDr.Brandelyn Tosolt

Interim Program Director

Dr. Jarrod DrueryDr. John Huss

Dr. James Votruba Dr. Mark Wasicsko Dr. Rosa Weaver

Lori Smith Academic Coordinator

2 | P a g e

TableofContents

MissionStatement…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

CoreElements…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3

ProgramofStudy…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4

Ed.D.CourseDescriptions………………………………………………………………………………… 5

LearningAssociates…………………………………………………………………………………………. 10

CohortModel…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10

AdmissionsPolicy……………………………………………………………………………………………. 11

ComprehensiveAssessment…………………………………………………………………………….. 13

WhatisActionResearch?………………………………………………………………………………… 14

DefenseoftheDissertation……………………………………………………………………………… 16

DissertationCommittee:ALeader-ScholarCommunity……………………………………. 20

Graduation..……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20

WithdrawalPolicy………………………………………………………………….………………………… 20

TransferPolicy…………………………………………………………………….…………………………… 21

AcademicPolicy…………………………………………………………………….………………………… 23

Tuition……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24

OtherProgramProvisions………………………………………………………………………………… 24

CampusResources…………………………………………………………………………………………… 25

KentuckyLicensure………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26

3 | P a g e

NorthernKentuckyUniversity

Ed.D.inEducationalLeadership

MissionStatement

TheDoctorofEducation(Ed.D.)inEducationalLeadershipProgramisdesignedforexperienced,fully-employededucationalandcivicleaders.Theprogramisdesignedtoenhancethedevelopmentofpractitionerscholarsandtheireffectivenessasleadersby:1)increasingtheirknowledge,skills,anddispositions;2)enhancingtheirabilitytoinspireotherswithintheirorganizationandcommunitytoexcel;and3)engagingthemselvesandtheirinstitutionstoincreasetheeducationalattainment,economicviability,andlivabilityoftheirorganizationsandcommunities.

TheCoreElementsoftheEd.D.Program

TheEd.D.inEducationalLeadership:

Ø isacohort-based,practitioner-scholardegreedesignedtostrengthenthelearningassociates’impactintheirworkplaceandcommunity;

Ø promotesbothcollaborationamonglearningassociatesand,atthesametime,focusesonimprovingindividualperformance;

Ø developsleadershipskillsbyintegratingtheoryandpracticeusingjob-embeddedpuzzlesofpractice;

Ø focusesontheknowledge,skillsanddispositionsnecessaryfortransformationalleadership;

Ø isdesignedtoachievepersonal/professionalgoalsandenhancecareeropportunities;

Ø focusesonlocal,regionalandglobalissues;

Ø culminateswithanactionresearchdissertationdesignedtopositivelyimpacttheworkplaceand/orgreatercommunity.

4 | P a g e

PROGRAMOFSTUDY

FoundationsCoreRequirements–12SemesterhoursEDD801Leadership:PersonalandProfessionalPerspectives(3)EDD802ContemporaryIssuesinRegionalStewardship(3)EDD803TransformativeLeadership(3)EDD829RegionalStewardship:ACollaborativeProject(3)

Research/DissertationRequirements–21SemesterhoursEDD810AnIntroductiontoActionResearch,AcademicWriting,andtheDissertationProcess(3)EDD811QualitativeResearch(3)EDD812UnderstandingStatistics(3)EDD849DissertationSeminar:AdvancedEducationalResearch(3)EDD898DissertationResearch(9-12)

SpecializationRequirements—12SemesterhoursEDD821OrganizationsasSocialSystems(3)EDD825PerformanceAppraisal:EvaluatingPeopleandPrograms(3)EDD832LeadingthroughTechnology(3)EDD833LeadershipinaMulti-CulturalSociety(3)

Cognate(Endorsements,Certificates,Themes)–15SemesterhoursThecognateisdesignedtoprovideflexibilityinchoosingoptionsthroughwhichadditionalareasofinterestcanbestudied.Additionalcertificationareas,certificates,and/orpost-masterscourseworkfromacrosstheuniversitymaybeincludedinthisarea.Pleaseconsultwithyouradvisoraboutsuggestedcoursesandareasofstudy.

EDDCognateOptionsEDD822LegalandEthicalIssuesforEducationalLeaders(3)EDD830TransformativeCurriculumDesign(3)EDG685BestPracticesinCollegeTeaching(3)

EDDHigherEducationCognateOptionsEDD840HistoryofUSHigherEducation&CurrentIssues(3)EDD841UnderstandingtheUSCollegeStudent(3)EDD842OrganizationandAdministrationofHigherEducation(3)EDD843InternationalHigherEducation(3)EDD894SpecialTopicsinDoctorofEducationinEd.Leadership(1-3)

5 | P a g e

Ed.D.CourseDescriptionsFOUNDATIONSCORE(12semesterhours)

EDD801Leadership:PersonalandProfessionalPerspectives(3)Thiscourseintroduceslearningassociatestotheeducationalleadershipdoctoralprogramandthemultiplefacetsofleadershipfromaninterdisciplinaryperspective.Theseminarprovidesaframeworkforthelearningassociatetofurtherdeveloptheknowledge,skills,anddispositionsrequiredofleadersfor21stcenturyeducationalorganizations.Itisdesignedtoencouragetheinvestigationofthelearningassociate’sleadershipassumptions,behaviors,andgoalsandtobeginplanningtoimproveleadershipeffectiveness.

EDD802ContemporaryIssuesinRegionalStewardship(3)Explorecontemporaryissuesineducationastheyimpactregionalstewardshipandcivicengagement.Thecourseisdesignedtoexaminetheexistingandemergingknowledgebaseforstewardshipandservicelearningwithincommunityorganizations.Specialemphasisisgiventotheimpactoftheinteractionamongorganizationalculture,leadershipstylesandchange,andhowtheyaffectthecommunity.

EDD803TransformationalLeadership(3)Thiscourseisdesignedforlearningassociateswithknowledgeandstrategiestofoster“transformative”changeinschools,organizations,andinindividuals.Itwillfocusonthehumanordispositionalelementsthatalloweducationalleaderstofosterhigherlevelsofperformancewithclearlyaboveaverageresults.ParticipantswillexploretheirowndispositionsaswellasthoseofgreatleadersandwillcreatepersonalDispositionalGrowthPlanstoenhancetheireffectiveness.

EDD829RegionalStewardship:ACollaborativeProject(3)Thiscourseisexperientialinnatureandfocusesonleadershipandgroupprocessesthroughcollaborationonaregionaleducationalleadershipproject.Learningassociateswillacquireandapplyknowledge,skills,anddispositionsinanimmediateandrelevantsetting.Topicsincludeexaminingcorevaluesintheleadershipprocess,groupproblemsolving,leadershipstyles,decisionmaking,powerandinfluence,conflictmanagement,ethicaldilemmas,andcommunitybuilding.

6 | P a g e

RESEARCH/DISSERTATION(21semesterhours)

EDD810AnIntroductiontoActionResearch,AcademicWriting,andtheDissertationProcess-(3)Learningassociateswillbeintroducedtotheprocessofdissertationactionresearchincludingthedevelopmentoftheirproposalthatwillbecomethefocusoftheirresearch.Learningassociateswilldevelopacademicwritingskillsandskillsincritiquingtheirresearchliteratureaswellasstrategiesfordevelopingresearchideas.

EDD811QualitativeResearch-(3)Learningassociateswillbeintroducedtoqualitativeresearchrelatedtothedevelopmentofanactionresearchdissertationstudy.Topicswillincluderesearchparadigmsforqualitativedesigns;developingsurveys/questionnaires;developingquestionsforandanalyzinginterviews;andinterpretingqualitativeresearchstudies.Learningassociateswillanalyzereadingsthatfocusonqualitativeresearchdesigns.

EDD812UnderstandingStatistics-(3)Learningassociateswillunderstandhowtouse,apply,andinterprett-tests,correlationandregression,one-factorANOVA,andChi-Square.Learningassociateswillalsoexamineandbeabletointerpretmulti-factorANOVA,regressionandANCOVA.Learningassociateswillanalyzereadingsthatfocusoninferentialstatisticsaswellasthosewhichfocusonmixedmethods(qualitativeandquantitativeresearchdesigns).Thiscoursespansmultiplesemesters.

EDD849DissertationSeminar-(3)Learningassociateswilldeveloptheiractionresearchdissertationproposal.Topicswillincludeintegrationofresearchmethodology,measurement,andstatistics;researchethics;IRBtraining;timemanagement;andnavigatingthroughthedissertationprocess.

EDD898DissertationResearch(9-12)LearningassociateswillcontinuetodeveloptheirdissertationtopicswiththeirLeaderScholarCommunity.TheLSCwillmeetmonthlyduringthefallandspringsemestersandasneededduringthesummersessionsduringthedissertationresearchprocess.

7 | P a g e

SPECIALIZATIONREQUIREMENTS(12Semesterhours)

EDD821OrganizationsasSocialSystems(3)Thiscourseexaminescontemporarytheories,practicesandresearchinplanning,managingandassessingchangeinorganizationsassocialsystems.Particularemphasiswillbeplacedonassessingtheutilityoftheoriesbasedonpreviousandemergingresearchandderivingimplicationsforprofessionalpractice.

EDD825PerformanceAppraisal:EvaluatingPeopleandPrograms(3)Thiscourseaddressesthetheories,professionalapproaches,andunderstandingsfromvariouspsychologicalperspectivesastheyrelatetodeveloping,leading,andmanagingpeopleandprograms.Emphasiswillbeonbestpracticesfromtheeducational,socialsciencesandmanagementprofessionsforsustaininganorganization’scapacityforcontinuousgrowth.

EDD832LeadingthroughTechnology(3)Thiscourseexplorestheories,models,research,practicalapplications,currentissues,andcurrentapproachestoeducationaltechnologyleadership.Byfocusingontheintegrationoftechnologyintocurriculum,pedagogy,school/organizationmanagement,andschool/organizationleadership,thecourseexposesleaderstoawidevarietyof21stcenturytechnologyissues.Thecoursecoverscurrenttopicsandresearchineducationaltechnologyaswellaspracticalapplicationsoftechnologyskillsessentialforallschool/organizationleadersinthedigitalage.

EDD833LeadershipinaMulti-CulturalSociety(3)Thiscourseisdesignedtopreparelearningassociatesatalllevelsofleadershiptobeabletounderstandculturaladaptabilityandcriticalracetheory.Learningassociateswilldevelopnewandanalyzeexistingcurriculumsandpoliciesthatfocusonmulticulturalismandsocialjustice.Theywillexploredimensionsofgender,race,andsocial-classequityintheworkplace.Learningassociateswilldevelopapproachestomulticulturalreformsbycompletingasitespecificproposalwithastrategicactionplanthatwilladdressmulticulturalissuesintheirworkplace.

8 | P a g e

COGNATEOPTIONSEDD830TransformativeCurriculumDesign(3)Thiscoursefocusesonanin-depthstudyofcurrenttheoryandresearchaboutcurriculumdesignanditsrelationshiptodevelopingandsustainingprofessionallearningcommunities.Throughaprocessofdiscussion,reflection,reading,discovery,designing,andsharingofexperiences,learningassociateswilldevelopaplatformofbeliefsaboutcurriculumdesign.Theywilldevelopanauthenticcurriculumfortheirworkplaceandengageintheanalysisofdatatodeterminelearningneedsandoutcomesoftheirclients.Theywilldesignasubstantive,ongoingprofessionaldevelopmentplanfortheirworkplace.

EDD822LegalandEthicalIssuesforEducationalLeaders(3)Thiscourseprovidesacasestudyapproachtounderstandcurrentlegalandethicalissuesforleadersineducationalenvironments.

EDG685BestPracticesinCollegeTeaching(3)Thisisaseminar-based,interactiveclassfornewandaspiringinstructors,adulteducators,andadjunctfacultytoaddresschallengesoftenencounteredbycollegeteachers.Gettingstartedeffectivelyintheclassroom,principlesofcoursedesignandplanning,strategiesforincreasingsignificantlearningandengagementwithcollegestudents.

HIGHEREDUCATIONCOGNATEOPTIONS*TheNorthernKentuckyUniversityDoctorateinEducationalLeadershipisdesignedtoenhancetheleadershipeffectivenessoflearningassociatesemployedinabroadrangeoffields,manyofwhomworkincollegesanduniversitiesaswellaspublicpolicyenvironmentsrelatedtohighereducation.Thehighereducationcognateisdesignedtoprovidelearningassociatesanopportunitytoimmersethemselvesinabroadrangeofhighereducationtopicsthattouchonmanyoftheleadershipchallengesconfrontingtoday’scollegesanduniversities.Drawingonprogramfaculty,visitingfaculty,andeachother,learningassociateswillfocusonthechallengeofleadingthemodernAmericancollegeanduniversityandtheforcesthatwillshapethefuture.Learningassociateswillhavetheopportunitytodesignindividualareasofemphasiswhilepursuingasetofsharedprogrammaticexperiences.

EDD840HistoryofUSHigherEducationandCurrentIssuesAnexaminationofthedevelopmentofAmericanhighereducation,itsorigin,majorcharacteristics,trends,distinctivefeaturesandchallenges;currentresearch,theory,policiesandpracticesandcriticalissuesfacinghighereducationtoday.

EDD841UnderstandingtheUSCollegeStudent:AccessandEquityExaminesthechangingdemographicsandcharacteristicsoftheAmericancollegestudentwithafocusonstrategiesforenhancingstudentsuccess.

9 | P a g e

EDD842OrganizationandAdministrationofHigherEducationSharedgovernance,theroleofgoverningandcoordinatingboards,unitanduniversitylevelresponsibilities,organizationalalignment,strategicplanning,policydevelopment,resourceprocurementandmanagement,changemanagement,crisismanagement.

EDD843InternationalHigherEducationAcomparativestudyofhighereducationsystemsthroughouttheworldandtheirrelationshiptoAmericanhighereducation.Bestpracticeintheinternationalizationofhighereducation.

EDD894SpecialTopicsinHigherEducationLeadershipAnopportunityforlearningassociatesenrolledinthehighereducationcognatetoselectaparticulartopicofinterestforin-depthfocusedinquiry.Learningassociateswillworkwithafacultymentortoselectthetopicanddevelopalearningplandesignedtodeepentheirunderstanding.Mayberepeatedforadditionalcreditwhentopicvaries.Mayberepeatedforuptoatotalof12semesterhours.

*Learningassociatesmaychoosefivecoursesfromthelistaboveorproposeothercoursesthatalignwiththeirlearninginterestsrelatedtohighereducationleadership.

10 | P a g e

LearningAssociates

CandidatesadmittedtotheEd.D.programarereferredtoas“learningassociates”ratherthanthemoretypical“students”designation.ThereasonforthisisthattheUniversityrecognizesthesignificantpracticalexperiencesthatcandidatesbringwiththemintotheprogram.Facultyandcandidateswillworktogetherasassociatesinthelearningenterprisebyformingcommunitiesofinquirydesignedtomeldtheorywithpractice.Theoutcomewillbepractitioner-scholargraduatesbetterinformedbytheapplicationoftheoryandresearchandfacultyenhancedbycurrentreal-lifepractice.

CohortModel

The Ed.D. program utilizes a cohort model in which learningassociateswillprogressthroughtheprogramwithacommongroupof peers. A key element of the cohort design is a “systems”orientation that leverages individual talent to address largerregional educational issues. As part of the University’s regionalstewardship focus,a significantpartof thecoreandspecializationcoursework incorporates team-based activities in which learning

associates will be involved in exploring regional educational issues and then, as a team,attemptingtopositivelyimpactanimportantconcernchosenbythelearningassociates.Further,a key assumption in this approach is thatmost of the important educational issues cannot beresolvedthroughindividualandisolatedeffortssuchasarecommoninmanytraditionaldoctoralprogramsbutrathermustcomefromteamandinteragencyeffortsthatincreasetheefficacyoftheinitiative.

11 | P a g e

AdmissionsPolicy

ProgramGoal:Theprogramfacultyandstaffwillrecruitandenrolleducatorswhopossessthefollowingcharacteristics:demonstratedleadershipability,acapacityforacademicexcellence,creativity,criticalandanalyticalthinkingability,intrinsicmotivation,highstandardsforpersonalandprofessionalperformance,excellenttimemanagementandprioritizationskills,communicationskills,technologyproficiency,collaborativeskills,abilitytomotivateothers,andacommitmenttoimprovingthequalityofeducationforallmembersofthegreatercommunity.

Ed.D.inEducationalLeadershipAdmissionRequirements:

TobeconsideredforadmissiontotheEd.D.program,anapplicantmusthave:1. Amaster’sdegreeorequivalentinanapplicablefieldfromaregionallyaccredited

institutionofhighereducationwithaminimumgraduateGPAof3.25(ona4.0scale).2. Evidenceofsignificantprofessionalleadershipexperiencenormallyachievedovera

minimumoffiveyears.3. Inadditiontothetwocriteriaabove,applicantswillbeevaluatedfortheir:

• Leveloforganizationalorcivicambition• Leadershiptrajectory• TimingforpursuitofanEd.D.• Firbetweenthecandidate’shopesandaspirationsandthefeaturesofourEd.D.

program

ApplicationProcess

Theapplicationprocesshastwoparts.Thefirstconsistsofsubmissionofrequireddocuments.Thesecondpartisaninterviewwitheducationalleadershipfacultyandawritingevaluation,whichincludesanon-demandresponsetoacasestudyorissue.Visithttp://edd.nku.eduformoreinformation.A. DocumentstoBeSubmittedAllmaterialsforadmissionmustbesubmittedtoNKU'sOfficeofGraduatePrograms.YoumayeithermailapplicationandsupplementalmaterialstotheOfficeofGraduateProgramsorscanande-mailthemtograduate@nku.edu.Acompleteapplicationforadmissionmustinclude:

1. ApplicationandpaidapplicationfeeforadmissiontoNorthernKentuckyUniversity’sGraduatePrograms(seeOfficeofGraduateProgramsWebsiteforOnlineApplication).

2. AlltranscriptsofgraduateandundergraduatecoursesanddegreesforwardedtoNKU’sOfficeofGraduatePrograms.

3. Aletterofintentaddressingcandidate’sreasonsforapplyingtotheprogram.Intheletter,specificallyaddressthefollowingfourprompts:

12 | P a g e

• Inyourroleasaleader,whatdoyouhopeisyourimpactinyourcommunityand/ororganization

• Helpus(theEd.D.admissionscommittee)understandwhereyouareinyourleadershiptrajectory.Whatleadershiproleshaveyouheld?Whattypesofleadershiprulesdoyouhopetoassume?

• WhatmakesthistherighttimeforyoutopursueanEd.D.?• WhatmakesNKU’sEd.D.programtherightprogramforyoutopursue?

ThelettershouldbeaddressestotheAdmissionsCommittee4. Aprofessionalvitae/resume(includingeducationalbackground,employmenthistory,

awards,andaccomplishments).5. RecommendationsonEd.D.RecommendationForm.Whenaskingforrecommendations,

e-mailtheEd.D.recommendationformtothree(3)people(e.g.colleague,supervisor,professor,mentor).Thesepeoplewillsubmittheformviaemailtoedd@nku.edu.Applicantswillnotbeabletoviewtherecommendationformsoncetheyaresubmitted.

6. LeadershipSituationEssay(500words):Describeasignificantexperienceinwhichyouplayedaleadershiprole.Includeasmuchdetailaspossiblewhenansweringthefollowingquestions:• Describethesituationasitoccurredatthetime.• Whatdidyoudointhatparticularsituation?• Howdidyoufeelaboutthesituationatthetimeyouwereexperiencingit?• Howdoyoufeelaboutthesituationnow?• Whatwouldyouchange,ifanything?

7. IfapplyingtotheNurseEducatorEd.D.:• Amaster’sdegreeinnursingfromaregionallyaccreditedinstitutionofhigher

educationwithaminimumgraduateGPAof3.25(ona4.0scale).• Five(5)ormoreyearsofnursingleadershipexperience.

B. AdmissionInterviewAfterathoroughreviewofthecompletedapplicationmaterials,theadmissionscommitteewillselectcandidatestobeinterviewed.Interviewswillbeconductedingroupsorindividuallyandwilltakeplaceattimesthataccommodateworkingapplicants.Followingtheinterviews,thecommitteewillreviewallavailabledatatoassessthefitandoverallpotentialofthecandidateforsuccessintheprogrambeforemakingafinalofferforadmission.Applicantswillbenotifiedofdecisionsviae-mail.Questions?E-mailusatedd@nku.eduorcall(859)572-7899

InitialAdmission

Candidatesareadmittedtodoctoralstudyonaprobationarybasisbeforebeingformallyadmittedtodegreestudy.Thedecisiontoadmitacandidatetodoctoralworkconstitutesmajorcommitmentsfromthecandidate,employer,andtheuniversityfacultywhowilladvise,instruct,evaluate,andguidethecandidateinthecoursesanddissertationstudies.Candidateswilltakeandsuccessfullycomplete18semesterhoursinselectedcoursespriortogainingregularadmissionstatus.

13 | P a g e

ProgramofStudyEachlearningassociate,inconsultationwithhis/herprogramadvisor,willdevelopanindividualCurriculumContract.Thecontractwillbedesignedtoensurecompletionofcoreandspecializationareasaswellasacognatethatprovidesacoherentemphasisinanareaofinteresttothelearningassociate.TheCurriculumContractandanyrevisionsmusthavetheapprovaloftheDoctorofEducationProgramDirectorandwillbefiledintheDoctorofEducationOffice.

ComprehensiveAssessment

ThepurposeoftheEd.D.comprehensiveassessmentistoevaluatethecandidate'sknowledge,skills,anddispositions.Thespecificknowledgeassessedwillbeinthefieldofeducationalleadership.Theskillsassessedareintheareasinproblemsolving,organizingconceptsandideas,andwritingeffectively.Learningassociatesmustcompletetherequirementsforthecomprehensiveassessmentpriortobeingadmittedtocandidacy.

Thecomprehensiveassessmentwillincludeeachofthefollowingcomponents:

Ø Thedeterminationofwhetheralearningassociateshouldbecomeacandidatetocompletetheprogramoccursduringthefirstyear.

Ø Alearningassociate(LA)mustcompletetherequiredfirstyearcourseswithnomorethanonecoursewithgradelowerthanaBandaminimum3.0GPA.IfthecandidateearnsanForsecondcourselowerthanaBduringthefirstyear,theLAshallberemovedfromtheprogram.

Ø Thecourserequirementsfor810,811,and812willincluderequiredassessmentsthatmustbesuccessfullycompletedtopassthecourse.

Ø EDD810hastheAPACompetencyAssessment.EDD811hastheReviewofLiteratureAssessment.EDD812hastheBasicStatisticsAssessment.Eachassessmentcanbeattemptedtwice.

Ø Iftheaboveconditionsaremet,theLAwillbeadmittedasacandidateattheendofthesummerofthefirstyear.Ifoneormoreconditionsarenotmet,theLAshallberemovedfromtheprogram.

LearningassociatesmustsuccessfullycompleteeachofthecomponentsofthecomprehensiveassessmentpriortoAdmissiontoCandidacy.Learningassociateswillbegivenonlyoneadditionalopportunitytopassanyoneofthethreecomponentsiftheyarenotsuccessfulwiththeirinitialsubmission(s).

(Foruniqueandhomogenouscohortsalternativeassessmentprocessesmightbeapplied.)

14 | P a g e

WhatisActionResearch?

Therearemanydifferentdefinitionsforactionresearch.Someareincludedbelow.Afterreadingtheseandothers,youmustdevelopyourdefinitiongroundedinthosecitedbypublishedresearchers.Youmaychoosetoconsiderdefinitionsotherthanthoselistedhere.ThedefinitionthattheresearcherchoosesmustbeincludedinChapterIofyourdissertationproposalanddissertation.

Althoughtherearemanytypesofresearchthatmaybeundertaken,actionresearchspecificallyreferstoadisciplinedinquirydonebyprofessionalswiththeintentthattheresearchwillinformandchangehis/her/anorganization’spracticesinthefuture.Thisresearchiscarriedoutwithinthecontextoftheprofessional’senvironment—thatis,withinthecontextinwhichtheprofessionalworks—onquestionsthatfocusonsubstantiveissuesand/orchallenges.

References

Craig,D.V.(2009).Actionresearchessentials.SanFrancisco,CA:Jossey-Bass.

Actionresearchfocusesonprocessinordertoimprovepractice.Itisparticipatoryinnature.Itissystematicandstructured.Itfocusesonproblems,issues,orconcernspresentinthepracticingenvironment.Itispremisedontheprinciplethatthepartiesinanenvironmentcarryouttheinvestigationthemselves(ChapterI).

Ferrence,E.(2000).Actionresearch.ProvidenceRI:BrownUniversity.

Actionresearchisaprocessinwhichparticipantsexaminetheirownpracticesystematicallyandcarefully,usingthetechniquesofresearch.Itisbasedonthefollowingassumptions:

Ø Professionalsworkbestonproblemstheyhaveidentifiedforthemselves.Ø Professionalsbecomemoreeffectivewhenencouragedtoexamineandassess

theirownworkandthenconsiderwaysofworkingdifferently.Ø Professionalshelpeachotherbyworkingcollaboratively.Ø Workingwithcolleagueshelpsprofessionalsintheirprofessionaldevelopment(p.118).

Herr,K.&Anderson,G.L.(2005).Theactionresearchdissertation:Aguideforstudentsandfaculty.ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.

Actionresearchisinquirythatisdonebyorwithinsiderstoanorganizationorcommunity,butnevertooronthem.Itisadeliberate,cyclic,systematic,reflective,collective,collaborativeprocesstoaparticularproblematicsituation.Itgenerallyrequiressomeformofevidencebe

15 | P a g e

presentedtosupportassertions.Thecyclicaspectsincludeaplanofaction,action,observation,andreflectionontheobservedeffects(p.3).

James,E.A.,Milenkiewicz,M.T.&Bucknam,A.(2008).Participatoryactionresearchforeducationalleadership:Usingdata-drivendecisionmakingtoimproveschools.LosAngeles,CA:Sage.

Theactionresearch(AR)portionofPAR[participatoryactionresearch]isdefinedasamultistagetypeofresearchdesignedtoyieldpracticalresultscapableofimprovingaspecificaspectofpracticeandmadepublictoenablescrutinyandtesting.Thisiterativeprocessisbolsteredthroughthestrategicuseofstandardresearchmethods-butARdiffersfromscientificresearchpractices…thePARviewappreciatessubjectivereflectionasaformofdata,givingcredenceandrespecttointuitivelydrivenmomentsandepiphanies(p.8).

Reason,P.&Bradbury,H.(Eds.)(2008).TheSagehandbookofactionresearch:Participativeinquiryandpractice(2nded.).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.

Actionresearchisafamilyofpracticesoflivinginquirythataims,inagreatvarietyofways,tolinkpracticeandideasintheserviceofhumanflourishing…Actionresearchdoesnotstartfromadesireofchangingothers‘outthere’,althoughitmayeventuallyhavethatresult,ratheritstartsfromanorientationofchangewithothers(p.1).

• Actionresearchisasetofpracticesthatrespondstopeople’sdesiretoactcreativelyinthefaceofpracticalandoftenpressingissuesintheirlivesinorganizationsandcommunities;

• callsforengagementwithpeopleincollaborativerelationships,openingnew‘communicativespaces’inwhichdialogueanddevelopmentcanflourish;

• drawsonmanywaysofknowing,bothintheevidencethatisgeneratedininquiryanditsexpressionindiverseformsofpresentationsaswesharelearningwithwideraudiences;

• isvaluesoriented,seekingtoaddressissuesofsignificanceconcerningtheflourishingofhumanpersons,theircommunities,andthewiderecologyinwhichweparticipate;

• isaliving,emergentprocessthatcannotbepredeterminedbutchangesanddevelopsasthoseengageddeepentheirunderstandingoftheissuestobeaddressedanddeveloptheircapacityasco-inquirersbothindividuallyandcollectively(p.3-4).

Actionresearchisaparticipatoryprocessconcernedwithdevelopingpracticalknowinginthepursuitofworthwhilehumanpurposes.Itseekstobringtogetheractionandreflection,theoryandpractice,inparticipationwithothers,inthepursuitofpracticalsolutionstoissuesofpressingconcerntopeople,andmoregenerallytheflourishingofindividualpersonsandtheircommunities(p.4).

16 | P a g e

Schmuck,R.A.(2009).Practicalactionresearch(2nded.).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage.

ActionResearch TraditionalResearch

Improvement ExplanationDevelopment KnowledgePerspectives ExperimentationLocal Universal

(p.1).

Stringer,E.T.(2007).Actionresearch(3rded.).ThousandOaks,CA:Sage

Actionresearchisasystematicapproachtoinvestigationthatenablespeopletofindeffectivesolutionstoproblemstheyconfrontintheireverydaylives…actionresearchfocusesonspecificsituationsandlocalizedsolutions.Actionresearchprovidesthemeansbywhichpeopleinschools,businessandcommunityorganizations;teachers;andhealthandhumanservicesmayincreasetheeffectivenessoftheworkinwhichtheyareengaged.Itassiststheminworkingthroughthesometimespuzzlingcomplexityoftheissuestheyconfronttomaketheirworkmoremeaningfulandfulfilling(p.1).

DefenseoftheDissertationTheprocessleadinguptothedefenseofthedissertationincludesseveralassessmentfeedbackloopstomeasurethesuccessofindividualLAsandtheimpactthattheprocesshadonthesuccessoftheLA:

v TheLAenrollsinEDD849,completesadraftofthefirstthreechaptersofthedissertationproposal,andpassesthecourse.

v TheLAbringsthedraftdissertationfeedbackfromtheEDD849instructortotheLSCfordiscussionandrecommendations.

v TheLArevisestheproposal.S/herequeststhetwofacultymembersofhis/herLeaderScholarCommunitytoformthedissertationcommittee.Thecommitteeiscomposedofthreefacultymembers.OnefacultymembermustbefromoutsidetheCounseling,SocialWork,andLeadershipDepartment.

17 | P a g e

v OncethedissertationcommitteeapprovestheproposalandtheIRBapprovestheIRBprotocol,theappropriateformiscompletedandtheproposalisfiledwiththeEd.D.Director.Theimplementationofthestudymaynotbeginpriortoreceivingallapprovals.

v TheassociateenrollsinEDD898fortheappropriatenumberofcredithourseachsemesteruntilthedissertationisreadyfordefense.SemesterhoursaredeterminedinconsultationwiththefacultywhoaremembersoftheLSCommunity.TheLAcompletesdissertationhoursinthesemestersduringwhichtheLAiscompletingher/hisresearchandthewritingofthedissertation.

HumanSubjectsResearch-ReviewGuidelines:Inaccordancewithfederalandinstitutionalregulations,anyundertakinginwhichUniversityfaculty,staff,orlearningassociateinvestigatesand/orcollectsdataonhumansubjectsforresearchpurposesmustbereviewedbytheInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB).Itistheresponsibilityofeachinvestigatortoseekreviewofanystudyinvolvinghumansubjectspriortoinitiationoftheproject.Gotohttp://rgc.nku.edu/irb/IRB.php

TheDissertationProposalDefense:Theproposaldefenseseminarwillbeopentofaculty,theLeader-ScholarCommunity(LSC)participants,andgraduatelearningassociates.TheLeader-ScholarCommunitymustreceivethecompletedproposalatleastonemonthinadvanceofthedefense.TwocopiesoftheproposalandasignedsignaturepageofapprovalmustbeonfileintheEd.D.Programoffice.Onecopyandthesignaturepagewillbeplacedinthelearningassociate'sfile.

Theapprovalofthedissertationproposalisreservedtothefacultywhoaremembersofthelearningassociate’sLSC.Thecandidatewillbenotifiedinwritingofthefaculty’sdecisionregardingtheproposal.Thefacultymayaccepttheproposalinitscurrentform,mayrequirechangestobeincorporatedintothedissertationitself,ormayrequirethattheproposalberevisedandresubmittedforapproval.Afterthecandidatehassuccessfullydefendedthedissertationproposal,itisassumedthathe/shewilldevelop,withtheguidanceofthecommittee,acompleteddissertation.

ContinuousEnrollment:Doctorallearningassociatesmustmaintaincontinuousenrollmentsubsequenttopassingthecomprehensiveassessment.Oncedoctorallearningassociateshaveenrolledfordissertationcredit,theymustmaintaincontinuousenrollmentinaminimumofonesemesterhourofdissertationcreditduringeachregularsemester,includingatleastonesummertermeachyear,untilthedissertationhasbeenacceptedbyallnecessaryparties.

TimetoDegree:Allrequirementsforthedoctoraldegreemustbecompletedwithinaperiodofeight(8)years.Learningassociatesexceedingthetimelimitmayberequiredtorepeatthecomprehensiveassessment,replaceout-of-datecreditswithup-to-datework,and/orshowotherevidenceofbeingcurrentwithregardtotheirprogramofstudy.

18 | P a g e

Learningassociateswhohavenotcompletedthedissertationfouryearsfromthesemesterinwhichs/hepassedthecomprehensiveassessmenthavetwooptionstoextendthetime:

•DoctorallearningassociateswhohavecompletedadissertationproposalthathasbeenacceptedbytheLeader-ScholarCommunitypriortotheexpirationdatewillbegrantedaoneyearextensionuponapproval.•Forthoseindividualswhohavenothadaproposalapprovedatwoyearextensionmaybegrantedcontingentuponprogramdirector’sapprovalwiththecompletionofadditionalprescribedcourseworkandtheappropriatepartsofthecomprehensiveassessment.

19 | P a g e

DissertationCommittee:ALeader-ScholarCommunity

TheLeader-ScholarCommunity(LSC)conceptwasdevelopedattheArizonaStateUniversity(Olson&Clark,2009)1.Thisprocessassumesthatbothfacultyandlearningassociatesareexpertsandshareholdersinthelearningprocess.Thefacultyareexpertsinappliedresearch,writingandscholarlyliteratureandthelearningassociatesareexpertsandresponsibleleadersintheparticularpracticesandcontextsinwhichtheyconductresearchandeffectchange(Olson&Clark,p.217).PriortothesemesterofenrollinginEDD849,eachofourcohortswillbedividedintosmallergroupsofapproximatelyfivelearningassociates.Twofull-timefacultymembersfromNKUwillcollaboratewitheachgroupduringthedissertationprocess(EDD898).EachgroupbecomesaLSCwithallmembersagreeingtoworktogetherthroughoutthedevelopmentofthedissertationanduntilitscompletionforeachofthelearningassociates.InthismodelboththelearningassociatesandthefacultyareexpertsandshareinthelearningprocessDuringthefirsttwosemestersofEDD898,theLSCswillmeetfacetofaceatleastonceamonth.Thesemeetingswillstrengthenandbuildlearningcommunity,andgiveopportunitiestodiscusstheon-goingdissertationprocessanditschallenges.Learningassociateswillgetfeedbackontheirwritingandhelpeachothertostaycurrentinknowledgeandoutsidelearningopportunities.Facultymayalsomeetindividuallywiththelearningassociatesthroughoutthisprocess.TheprogramdirectorwillmeetwiththeLSCfacultyregularlytoassesstheprocessandinitiatechangesthatmayemerge.WebelievethattheLSCisaprocesswill(1)provideourlearningassociateswithsupportandguidance,andstrengthenthecollaborationofeachcohort;(2)resultinaconsistentcommunityofpeersandfacultywithwhomourlearningassociateswillleadandlearn;(3)promotetheconceptofcriticalfriendsthatwillresultinamutuallysupportivecollaborative;and(4)resultinahighercompletionrate(Olson&Clark,2009).TheapprovalofthedissertationproposalisreservedtothefacultywhoteachEDD849andthefacultywhoaremembersoftheLSC.TheapprovalofthedissertationisreservedtothefacultywhoaremembersoftheLSC.

1Olson,K.&Clark,C.M.(2009).Asignaturepedagogyindoctoraleducation:Theleader-scholarcommunity.EducationalResearcher38,(3),216-221.

20 | P a g e

Graduation

GPALearningAssociatesmustmaintainaminimum3.00gradepointaverageandearnnomorethantwogradesofCorbelowtoremainingoodstanding.(AC+isconsideredaboveaCgrade.)Unfortunately,someLearningAssociatesdonotsucceedintheirgraduatework.Wedonotthinkitisfairtoallowstudentstocontinueinaprogramthatisunsuitedtotheirstrengths.Standardshavebeensetforwhatweconsidertobetheminimumrequirementsforstudentstobeingoodstanding.Shouldstudentsfallbelowa3.00GPA,theywillbeplacedonacademicprobation.NolearningassociatewillbeallowedtograduatewithmorethantwoCgradesorbelowincourseworkthatcontributestothedegreeprogram.LearningassociateswhohavemorethantwoCgradesorbelowwillneedtorepeatsomecourseworktobeincompliancewiththispolicy.

DegreeApplicationDeadlineAlllearningassociatesshouldfileanApplicationforGraduationwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarbythefollowingdates:Fallsemestergraduation;PrecedingApril22Springsemestergraduation;PrecedingOctober22Summersemestergraduation;PrecedingApril22ConsulttheOfficeoftheRegistrarandtheOfficeofGraduateStudiesforcurrentduedates.YoumayobtaintheformfromtheOfficeofGraduatePrograms,yourprogramoffice,theOfficeoftheRegistrar,oryoumaydownloadaformfromthegraduateprogramswebsite.ThereisafeethatmustaccompanytheApplicationforGraduation.Yourfeewillbetheoneineffectatthetimeyouarerequiredtoapplyforgraduation.AlllearningassociatessubmittinganApplicationforGraduationaftertheappropriatedateswillbeassessedandadditionallatefee.

WithdrawalPolicy

Add/DroporWithdrawalsTheUniversityScheduleofClassesliststhedateswhenyoumayaddorwithdrawfromacourseaftercompletingregistration.Drop/addformsareavailableattheOfficeoftheRegistrar;drop/addtransactionsarenotofficialunlessprocessedbythatoffice.Theregulationsbelowapplytoregularcoursesinfallandspringsemesters.Theyalsoapplytoallshortcourses,especiallysummerofferings,inatimesequenceproportionaltothelengthofthesession.Whenaddingcourses,seethecourse-loadpolicyforallowablelimits.Unlessspecifiedbyanacademicdepartment,youdonotneedapprovaltoaddacoursepriortothepublishedlastdaytoadd.Afterthepublisheddeadlineforaddingacourse,youwillbepermittedtoenteracourseonlywithapprovalfromtheinstructorofthecourse,theprogramdirectorandanassistantdeanof

21 | P a g e

thecollegeofferingthecourse.Unlessotherwiserequiredbyanacademicdepartment,youdonotneedapprovaltodropacourseifyouinitiatethedroppriortothepublisheddeadlinetodrop.CourseWithdrawalGradePolicyDatesfordroppingacourseoraddingacourseareavailabletolearningassociatesontheAcademicCalendarpostedontheNKUwebsitehttp://registrar.nku.edu/.Thedatesaregivenforalltermsforeachsemester.Pleasecheckthissiteforthecorrectinformation.WithdrawingfromtheEDDProgramIf,aftermidterm,youwishtowithdrawcompletelyfromtheprogram,youneedtosubmitalatewithdrawalformsignedbythedeanofyourcollege.InstructorswillbenotifiedofthewithdrawalonrevisedclasslistsorfinalgraderostersbytheOfficeoftheRegistrar.TheinstructormaynotissueaWasthefinalgradeforyouifyoudidnotfileorhaveprocessedadrop/addformwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarpriortotheninthweekofclassesorcheckwiththeOfficeoftheRegistrarforexceptionstothispolicy.Weunderstandthatlearningassociateswillexperienceavarietyofcircumstancesthatwillforcethemtowithdrawfromallcoursesforonesemester.However,whenthisoccursintwoconsecutivesemesters,wewillwanttoensurethatyouhavesatisfactorilydealtwiththesecircumstancesbeforeallowingyoutoenrollforathirdsemester.YouwillneedtopetitiontheOfficeofGraduateProgramsexplaininginwritingwhyyoushouldbeallowedtoenroll.Theaboveregulationsapplytofallandspring16weeksemesters.Thedatesforsummer,eight-weekfallandspringterms,andwintertermadds/dropsdependuponthesessioninwhichthecourseistaken.ThespecificdatesaregivenintheSummerScheduleofClasses.ThelastdatestoaddorwithdrawfromacoursewillbeprintedintheScheduleofClassesforeachsemester.

TransferPolicyAlllearningassociateswhowanttotransfergraduatecreditfromanotherinstitutiontoNKUmustfollowtheguidelineslistedbelow:Generalguidelines:Anofficialtranscriptmustbereceivedpriortoconsiderationofthetransferrequest.Thetranscriptmustclearlyshowthatthecourseworktobetransferredwastakenforgraduatecredit.Onlycreditsearnedfromaregionallyaccreditedinstitutionmaybetransferred.OnlycoursesinwhichaBorbetterwasearnedmaybetransferred.ThegradesinthesecourseswillnotbefactoredintoyourNKUGPAunlessthecoursesweretakenaspartoftheGreaterCincinnatiConsortiumofCollegesandUniversities.Alltransfercreditsmusthavebeenearnedwithin8yearsoftheawardingofthedoctoraldegree:Documentationofcourseinformationmustbesubmittedwithrequestfortransfer.Thisdocumentationcanincludeacoursesyllabusorcatalogdescription.NKUisonthesemestersystem.Coursestakeninadifferentsystem(suchasquarter)willnotbetransferredhourforhour.Onequarterhourisequalto.66ofasemesterhour.

22 | P a g e

FortransfercoursestakenpriortomatriculationintoNorthernKentuckyUniversity:Youshouldsubmityourrequesttotransfercourseworktotheprogramdirectorwithinthefirstsemesteryouareenrolledintheprogram.Doingthiswillensurethatyouwillknowthestatusofyourtransferworkearlyinourprogram.Waitingtosubmityourcourseworkuntilyouareclosetograduationcouldresultinapostponementofyourgraduationifthecoursesarenotapproved.FortransfercoursestakenaftermatriculationintoyourNKUgraduateprogram:Donottakeacoursefortransferwithoutfirstgettingwrittenpermissionfromtheprogramdirector.Assoonasthecoursegradehasbeenentered,haveanofficialcopyofthattranscriptsenttotheOfficeofGraduateProgramsandtotheprogramdirector.SubmittheTransferCreditAuthorizationformassoonaspossibletoensureatimelydecision.TransferofCoursesYoumaytransferamaximumof9semesterhoursintotheEDDprogram.Allsemesterhoursmustbefromaregionallyaccreditedinstitution,takenforgraduatecreditandpostedtoagraduatetranscript,completedafteryourfirstmaster’sdegree,andcompletedwithaBorbetter.Theprogramdirectorapprovesallcoursestobeallowedastransfercredit.ThelimitontransfercreditdoesnotincludeanyhourstakenthroughtheGreaterCincinnatiConsortiumofCollegesandUniversitieswhichwillbeconsideredNKUcourses.ThegradesintransferredcourseswillnotbefactoredintoyourNKUGPAunlesstakenasapartoftheGCCCU.FirstProfessional(e.g.,lawschoolandmedicalschool)coursesmaybetransferredintoagraduateprogramonlyif:theyfitintotheprogramofstudy;agradeofBorbetterwasearned;theywereearnedataregionallyaccreditedinstitution;andyouradvisororprogramdirectorapprovesthecoursesfortransfercredit.Nodissertationcreditsmaybetransferred.Nocreditsappliedtoapreviouslyearnedfirstmaster’sdegreecanbeappliedtowardthedoctoraldegree.SubmissionandProcessingtransferrequest

Ø YoumustrequesttransfercreditforworktakenpriortomatriculationintoNKUduringthefirstsemesterofenrollmentinaprogram.Programdirectorswilldeterminetheapprovalstatusgenerallywithinfourweeks.Iftherequestisdenied,thelearningassociatewillbesonotifiedinwritingatthattime.

Ø Afterinitialapprovalbytheprogramdirector,transfercourserequestswillbesenttothe

OfficeofGraduateProgramswherethedirectorwilldetermineiftherequestedcreditmeetswithUniversitystandardsfortransferofgraduatecourses(seeaboveforguidelines).ThegraduatedeanwillbethefinalarbiterwheredifferencesexistbetweentheprogramdirectorandthedirectorofGraduatePrograms.

Ø YouwillbenotifiedbytheOfficeofGraduateProgramsofthefinaldecision.Thelearning

associatealsowillbetoldwhenthecoursesexpireascredittowardthedegree.

Ø Transferrequestformscanbefoundat:http://gradschool.nku.edu.

23 | P a g e

AcademicPolicy

NKUisdedicatedtocreatinganenvironmentconducivetothedevelopmentofeducatedandintellectuallycuriouspeople.Cheatingandplagiarismareinoppositiontothisenvironment.Therefore,werequirethatallworksubmittedbyalearningassociatebeaproductofthatlearningassociate’sownideasandwords.Plagiarismisdefinedasusingsomeoneelse’sthoughtsand/orwordsandallowingotherpeopletobelievetheyareyourown.Itdoesnotmatterwhetherthisisdoneintentionallyorunintentionally.Oneisplagiarizingifoneusesspecificwords,phrasing,orideasofotherswithoutusingquotationmarksandcitations.Whenparaphrasinganideaorsentence,theoriginalsourceofthatmaterialmustbecited.Cheatingisdefinedascopyingfromsomeoneelse’sexam,purchasingapapertobesubmittedasyourown,orusingbooksandnotesduringexams(inclassortake-home)whenexpresslyforbiddentodoso.Theseexamplesofcheatingandplagiarismarenotmeanttobeexhaustive.Rathertheyaretobeusedasbasicguidelinesforappropriateacademicbehavior.NKUtakesacademicdishonestyveryseriously.Alearningassociateguiltyofcheatingorplagiarismmaybegivenafailinggradefortheassignmentorcoursebytheinstructor,whocanrecommendsuspensionorexpulsionfromtheUniversity.Cheatingandplagiarismwillnotbetoleratedinanyform.Allworksubmittedbyalearningassociatemustrepresentthatlearningassociate’sownideasandeffort;whentheworkdoesnot,thelearningassociatehasengagedinacademicdishonesty.

GraduateHonorCodeThisGraduateStudentHonorCode(referredtoastheHonorCode)isacommitmentbygraduatelearningassociatesofNorthernKentuckyUniversity,throughtheirmatriculationorcontinuedenrollmentattheuniversity,toadheretothehighestdegreeofethicalintegrityinacademicconduct.ItisacommitmentindividuallyandcollectivelythatthegraduatelearningassociatesofNKUwillupholdprofessionalstandardsofresearch,writing,assessment,andethicsintheirareasofstudy.ThepurposeoftheHonorCodeistoestablishstandardsofacademicintegrityforlearningassociatesatNKUandtoprovideaprocedurethatoffersbasicassurancesoffundamentalfairnesstoanypersonaccusedofviolationsoftheserules.EachNKUlearningassociateisboundbytheprovisionsoftheHonorCodeandispresumedtobefamiliarwithallofitsprovisions.Learningassociatesmustconductthemselvesinamannerthatisconsistentwiththehighestdegreeofethicalintegrityinallmatters,whethercoveredintheHonorCodeornot.ThesuccessofthiscommitmentbeginsinthediligencewithwhichlearningassociatesupholdtheletterandthespiritoftheHonorCode.ByenrollmentatNorthernKentuckyUniversity,alllearningassociatesacceptandacknowledgethefollowingpledge:

24 | P a g e

"IdoherebyacknowledgetheexistenceoftheNorthernKentuckyUniversityGraduateStudentHonorCode.IunderstandthattheGraduateStudentHonorCodesupportsanenvironmentthatvaluesintegrity,honesty,andethicalconductforallNorthernKentuckyUniversityStudents.IunderstandthatbymyenrollmentatNorthernKentuckyUniversity,IconfirmmyagreementandunderstandingofthepoliciesandproceduresoutlinedintheGraduateStudentHonorCode."FurtherinformationonthegraduatecodeofconductcanbefoundattheOfficeofGraduateProgramswebsite.http://gradschool.nku.edu/

TuitionProgramGoal:Provideahighquality,innovative,andcost-sensitiveEd.D.inEducationalLeadershipforfullyemployedregionaleducationalleaders.Tuition:PleaserefertotheNKUtuitionscheduleforofficialduedates.Tuitionisnon-refundable.

OtherProgramProvisionsandRequirements

TimeLimitsandLeavesofAbsenceThefollowingtimelimitswillapplyfordoctoralprograms:

Ø Learningassociatesmustcompleteallcourseworkandbeadmittedtocandidacywithin6yearsofbeginningtheprogram.

Ø Learningassociatesmustcompletetheentireprogram,includingthedissertation,within8yearsofbeginningtheprogram.

Ø Alltransfercreditsmusthavebeenearnedwithin8yearsoftheawardingofthe

degree.Learningassociatesmaypetitionforaleaveofabsenceofuptooneyearforpersonalorfamilymedicalconditions.Anapprovedleaveofabsencestopstheclockforthelearningassociate’sdegree.

CourseRepeatOptionDoctorallearningassociatesmayrepeatnomorethantwoseparatecourses,andaspecificcoursemayberepeatedonlyonce.

ContinuousRegistrationDoctorallearningassociatesmustbeenrolledforatleastonegraduatecrediteachfall,springandsummerafterbeingadmittedtocandidacy.

25 | P a g e

WaiverofCourseRequirementsAprogramdirectormaywaiveaprogramrequirementonlyiftheproposedwaiverisnotinviolationofanypertinentuniversityregulation,procedureorpolicy.Acoursemightbewaivedunderthefollowingcircumstances:

Ø Thelearningassociatehasalreadymettherequiredcourseobjectivesthroughsomeexperiencewhichwasnotintheformofatransferablecourse.

Ø Theprogramdirectordeterminesthatthelearningassociatewouldnotbenefitfromtherequirement.

AnappropriatecoursewaiverformmustbesignedbyanEd.D.programdirectorandacopysubmittedtothegraduateoffice.Ifaprogramrequirementiswaived,theminimumnumberofhoursrequiredfortheprogramisunaffected.Inotherwords,anothercoursemustbesubstitutedforthecoursethatwaswaived.

CampusResources

LibraryServicesSteelyLibraryisyourplaceforfindinginformation,studyingquietly,gettingabitetoeat,workingongroupprojects,makinganappointmentforresearchconsultation,checkingyoure-mail,andmuchmore.Thelibrarycontainsbooks,periodicals,andgovernmentdocumentsinadditiontoprovidingaccesstoe-books,electronicjournals,andnumerousfull-textresourcesbothonandoffcampus.Servicesincluderesearchassistance(byphone,inperson,bye-mail,orbyinstantmessagingduringselectedhours),interlibraryloan,accesstotheInternetande-mail,andelectronicreservematerials.Facilitiesincludecomputerlabsonthefirstandfourthfloor,workstationsandfoodintheouterlobby,twocomputer-equippedgroup-studyrooms,andwirelesslaptopsforuseinthebuilding.WithacurrentID,learningassociatesmayalsoborrowmaterialsfromarealibrariesintheGreaterCincinnatiLibraryConsortium.Seethehomepage(http://library.nku.edu/)foracompletelisting.HourswillvaryduringUniversityholidayperiods,insummersessions,andbetweensemesters.Foradditionalinformationaboutthelibraryanditsservices,logontothehomepageatlibrary.nku.eduorcalltheinformationdeskat(859)572-5457.Questionsmaybee-mailedtorefdept@nku.edu.

KentuckyVirtualUniversityLibraryAllNKUstudentsareautomaticallymembersintheKentuckyVirtualUniversityLibrary,whichallowsaccesstodatabasesandholdingsofuniversitylibrariesacrossthestate.Thereareother

26 | P a g e

specialservicesavailableaswell.TolearnmoreabouttheseresourcesconsulttheKYVUwebsiteatwww.kyvu.organdclickonthelink“ForKYVUstudents.”

KentuckyLicensureTheEducationProfessionalStandardsBoardisresponsibleforissuingandrenewingcertificatesforallKentuckyteachersandadministrators.TheEPSBworkscloselywithlocalschooldistrictsinthehiringprocesstoensureaproperlycredentialededucatorineveryprofessionalpositioninKentuckyschools.StaffalsoworkswithKentuckycollegesanduniversities,out-of-stateinstitutions,andnationalevaluationagencies.FordetailedinformationonlicensureproceduresandstandardsforKentucky,pleasevisittheirwebsiteathttp://www.kyepsb.net.