Distance PhD Education

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by peterjak, Sep 13, 2001.

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  1. peterjak

    peterjak New Member

    Hi,

    I have read a number of John Bear's books and although he suggests several online doctoral programs, most of them are of the EdD variety. The PhD programs, which are mostly in the Health, Business, and a few minor fields such as Audiology, may be OK for some, but it is extremely difficult to find a distance mode PhD in Education (with minimum residency requirement - say two/three weeks per year, or better still, no residency).

    I can site two examples of PhD programs in Hong Kong which are taught by professors who fly in from overseas, give intensive seminars, and advise students via email, video conferencing and fax. The problem with these programs is that one of them takes 6 years (it's only offered part-time), and the other is on a full-time basis, but very expensive ($ 25,000 US dollars for the complete three year program).

    So it boils down to this: is there a accredited online PhD in Education that can be completed in three years at a reasonable cost?

    Thanks for reading my query.

    Peter Jak
     
  2. A couple you might investigate:

    Capella University PhD with specializations in Instructional Design for Online Learning, Adult Education, Higher Educational Administration, Elementary and Secondary Educational Administration, Teaching and Learning. Residency Requirements: Doctoral learners are required to complete three Focused Seminars during the first two years of enrollment (including one research seminar: introductory, intermediate or advanced), and one Focused Seminar each additional year or portion of a year exceeding six months. Doctoral learners are also required to attend two weeks of Extended Seminar during their program. http://www.capellauniversity.edu/aspscripts/schools/education/gen_ed_phd.asp

    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Doctoral Degree program in Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction with Specialization in Educational Leadership and Higher Education. University residency requirements of 27 hours in 18 months (or 24 hours in 24 months if employed in major field) may be met by persistent and regular participation in the distance/distributed coursework. In addition, it is very strongly recommended that each student have an On-Campus Experience. Students doing this usually spend 3, 5, 8, 10, or 13 weeks on campus for one or more summer sessions. http://extended.unl.edu/catalog/doehe.php



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    Kristin Evenson Hirst
    DistanceLearn.About.com
     
  3. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    From the "Doctorate" chapter of "Bears' Guide to the Best Education Degrees by Distance Learning," it would seem that, in addition to Kristin's suggestions, you might look at Fielding, Liberty, Nova Southeastern, Pepperdine, Purdue, and others, as well as a long list of Brtish and Australian research doctorate opportunities (Cowan, Flinders, Open, Maryvale, South Bank, etc.).

    The 3-year aspect is probably cutting it close, but it has been done.

    John Bear
     
  4. ahchem

    ahchem New Member

    John,
    Of those you mention, Open seems to me to be the one I would most like to pursue if I choose the Ed.D. route, as I am strongly considering. I am, however, a citizen and resident of the USA like many of the other members of this board. Open University states quite adamantaly on their website that they are not enrolling students who reside in the US and 100+ other countries...

    So... Are you aware of any Americans or other non-EU students who are pursuing Ed.D.'s or other doctorates at Open? If there are any others on the board would they speak up....

    Jeff
     
  5. CLSeibel

    CLSeibel Member


    While I am not aware of any American students completing doctorates directly through Open University, I am familiar with numerous who have completed doctorates through Open University-validated colleges. In my discipline, Theology, it seems that many of the British theological colleges validated by Open U. are willing, and able, to enroll American students. Right off hand, I could name a whole pile of them. Perhaps this might be true of Open U.-validated institutions offering supervision in other disciplines (like education) as well. I believe that there is an exhaustive list of validated institutions somewhere on the Open University website. Perhaps a careful perusal of this list might be helpful.
     

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