Adult and Continuing Education Leadership Specialization
The ProgramThe Adult & Continuing Education Leadership specialization is committed to the development of reflective administrative practitioners and leaders of a wide variety of urban organizations. These include post-secondary institutions (e.g. comprehensive colleges and universities, vocational and technical schools, two-year centers, etc.), health care organizations, business and industry organizations, community agencies, religious organizations, and others.

Doctoral students receive research-based preparation to fill several roles within these organizations such as Professor and Scholar, Administrative/Manager, Program Planner/Developer, Instructor/Trainer, Consultant, Counselor, and others.

Application Deadlines
Spring 2013October 17, 2012

Fall 2013April 1, 2013

Program Requirements

The student must meet all of the program requirements of the Urban Education Doctoral Program.

Urban Education Doctoral Seminars (minimum 9 credits)
  • EDUC 701 - Urban Education Issues
  • AD LDSP 801 - Urban Education: Administrative Leadership
  • EDUC 901 - Advanced Seminar in Urban Education
Research Design and Methodology (minimum 15 credits)
  • ED PSY 724 - Educational Statistical Methods II (prerequisite is ED PSY 624 and ED PSY )
  • AD LDSP/CURRINS 729 - Qualitative Research and Field Studies in Education Settings 
  • At least nine credits of additional advanced level coursework (800 or above) from either a qualitative or quantitative track.
Minor In a related discipline that supports the student's program of studies.
  • Option A: 8 or more credits in a single department outside of the School of Education.
  • Option B: 6 or more credits in each of two departments, with at least one department outside of the school.
The specialization in Adult and Continuing Education Leadership consists of a minimum of 30 graduate credits excluding dissertation credits. Twenty-one (21) must be taken after admission. The credits are to be distributed as follows:

Required Courses (15 Credits)
  • AD LDSP 798 - Topics in Human Resource Development
  • AD LDSP 827 - Adult and Organizational Learning
  • AD LDSP 867 - Continuing Education in the Professions
  • AD LDSP 897 - Philosophy and History of Adult Education
  • AD LDSP 967 - Urban Adult Education
Electives(15/30 Credits)

  • AD LDSP 757 - Principles & Foundations of Adult Education
  • AD LDSP 767 - Program Planning in Adult Education
  • AD LDSP 777 - Leadership in Multicultural Organizations
  • AD LDSP 787 - Administration of Adult Education Programs

Preliminary Examinations

The preliminary examination will include a section covering the student's Adult & Continuing Education Leadership specialization.

Dissertation

A dissertation with an emphasis in Adult & Continuing Education Leadership is required. The dissertation chair/major professor must be an approved doctoral advisor and a member of Adult & Continuing Education Leadership.

Exit Requirements

Contingent upon successful completion of program requirements, the doctoral preliminary examination, and the dissertation defense, the Director of the Urban Education Doctoral Program must give final approval for the inclusion of "Urban Education: Adult and Continuing Education" on the student's transcript.