Doctor of Education 2024

The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a professional doctorate designed to be taken part-time to prepare the next generation of practitioner experts and leaders in education. Developed with working professionals in mind, this programme provides a flexible and convenient approach to further study.

This year’s exciting EdD programme theme, Cultivating Social Transformation, allows for a broad range of innovative research topics, enabling you to generate new knowledge and advance educational practice and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

View the full programme overview here.

You will develop culturally sustaining conceptual and methodological tools, have training in advanced academic writing, and carry out work on your own research in a cohort.

The EdD provides a cohort approach to learning how to conduct applied research aimed at social transformation. During the first two years of part-time coursework, you will delve into an area of passion to create a research proposal that builds on what is known about your topic and proposes methods to undertake a study aimed at addressing systemic inequities in our schools, communities, and institutions.

Overview

• A world-class doctorate designed for working professionals in educational contexts
• Prepares candidates to better understand key concepts of social transformation
• Provides opportunities for candidates to reflect on social institutions and their impact
• Enables preparation for research projects and opportunities to develop advanced academic writing

Key features

• Undertake research that addresses issues related to social transformation
• Balance full-time work with part-time study
• Collaborate with knowledgeable experts who can help you create, refine, and complete an investigation that makes a significant contribution
• Work within a well-structured, supportive learning environment with access to peers and a scholarly community.

Any queries?

Contact Dr Jo Smith, Programme Director, for a private conversation about the benefits and opportunities of participating in the programme.
Email: smith.joanna@auckland.ac.nz