I'm exhausted trying to find information and hope that some of you might push me in the right direction. I am a science teacher who would like to find an Ed. D. program with at least a concentration in science education. I have tried emailing my local university but got no reply. I have also emailed faculty at some other universities and hope that one of them will reply, but so far no luck. Obviously I can't quit my current job, but would be available in the summers and my school system would support a one-year leave of absence at some point if I needed to do that. The ideal would be a program that is mostly online but requires summer commitments and even a one or two semester residency requirement. Any ideas??? I want to be able to teach at small community colleges or perhaps even work with science textbook publishers to develop materials. I would also love to work at the state education level in science education.
Walden University allows you to self design their doctoral programs. Current students have developed self-designed specializations in curriculum areas, such as math education, science education, art or music education, and literacy, as well as in discipline areas, such as English-language learning and urban education. Ph.D. in Education Self-Designed Specialization - Walden University
I've been looking for some time, as well. The best option I've found seems to be Ball State University in Indiana. Some of the credits may be taken at other universities, and so many must be taken through them. (I'm not certain how many courses are available on-line.) They do have a 2-semester residency requirement; one can be in the summer. One of their programs is supposedly specially designed for practicing teachers. However, I recently emailed the contact person for that program and never received a reply.
An occasional contributor to degreeinfo is doing such a doctorate but I can't recall, or find, who or where.
I assume you are referring to post #61 here http://forums.degreeinfo.com/distance-learning-discussions/27662-phd-education-cheapest-ra-4.html This looks good and might be worth checking out by the OP. .
Steve, you are referring to the PhD in science education program at the University of the Philippines Open University, one of the 7 constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System. While several master's degrees can be completed online at UPOU, I doubt if it can be presently done for the PhD in science education. Also it has a residency requirement during summer sessions where advanced science laboratory courses are taken. Take note that the Philippine academic calendar is different from the US calendar, summer session is April-May; (regular semesters are June-September, and November-March) so summer in the US is already midway into the regular semester. On the plus side, tuition is fairly inexpensive, approximately $20/credit. Non-Philippine citizens are also charged a $500 fee each semester. If you need the degree to teach in US-regionally accredited universities, you would need to have a degree equivalency done by an evaluation service. In my case, I used IERF (International Education Research Foundation of California) to evaluate my University of the Philippines degree so I could teach in a Western Association of Schools and Colleges-accredited US institution. No problems with that.