The Educational Leadership Doctoral Program of the Department of Educational Administration and Research
The doctoral program in educational leadership seeks to enhance the leadership capabilities of those who serve or plan to serve in leadership roles in schools, education districts, community colleges, or universities. The purpose of the program is to enable doctoral students to develop a style of thinking grounded in knowledge of professional literature, inquiry, and critical reflection. While other universities in South Texas offer doctoral degrees in public education, no other university offers students the opportunity to specialize in higher education administration to the extent that this one does. The program also offers students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge in their teaching field or to gain a new teaching field by allowing a specialty in any program area outside the College of Education while obtaining their education leadership doctoral degree.
Institution:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Academic Level:
Graduate
Issue Area:
Academic Program
Year:
2009
Designation:
Examples of Excelencia
Designation:
Finalist
Key Personnel:
Prezas, Raul
Address:
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Address 2:
6300 Ocean Drive
City:
Corpus Christi
State:
TX
Zip:
78412-5818 Goal/Mission:
The major goals of the program are to equip students with knowledge and skills that will empower them to understand successful leadership practices and processes, acquire knowledge and understanding of the most recent theory and research in education, appreciate the relationship of educational organizations to their political and social environments and historic context, apply research methodology and data analysis to solving educational problems, apply theory and research on change to improve educational programs, and identify a research agenda that will serve them as scholars and practitioners.
Outcome:
In the last five years, the program has graduated 51 students. Latinos represent 46% of the graduates, or 24 students. Our Latino students have been awarded internships and scholarships from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), the Federal Aviation Administration, and the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). They have presented professional papers at numerous venues, including national conferences of HACU and AAHHE, the annual conventions of the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association. Graduates of the program have moved into positions in higher education such as the professoriate, department chairs, deans, vice presidents, and provosts. In public education, they have become assistant principals, principals, directors, assistant and associate superintendents, and superintendents.
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