EdD after PhD

The purpose of the EdD is to advance the practice of education. This distinction sometimes gets blurred.

 

Absolutely. I should have written “this” instead of “the” in this case.

 

EdDs normally work in education settings such as colleges, universities, high schools, etc in different roles such as counselors, education technologists, teachers, lecturers, etc.

It is a good degree to have but jobs in this field are competitive. An EdD from a DEAC accredited school might have some value for someone already working in the field but it is not the best in my opinion for someone looking to start a career in education.

The OP has already an MEd from a good school so the EdD might be a good option if the program helps you to develop the skills you want but if the OP feels that two doctorates might give him an edge, perhaps this might not be case.

I have presented here in this forum individuals with several doctorates, perhaps the OP would like to see based on there linked in profile if these several doctorates actually helped them to advance in their careers.

We used to have the participation in this forum of a gentleman with 7 doctorates from different accredited schools, this person worked as a professor in accounting and mentioned that he was a target of criticism in his university because his ambition to get doctorates. Not everyone perceives multiple doctorates as positive.

 

That guy has multiple degrees in the same field. I never understood the reason behind that, but to each his own. I'm just surprised that schools were willing to award him duplicate degrees.

 

Especially when you think of the doctorate as the academic apprenticeship, awarding multiple doctorates in different fields seems like going through Basic Training repeatedly. At some point you're not adding anything new.

 

Mr. Owl says "three."

 

If I recall correctly, that's not exactly true. His degrees are in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Law, and Philosophy. While you can craft dissertations in areas of overlap (which I think he did to some degree), these are different fields. He also has a JD and a CPA.

 

I spoke about him in my interesting credentials thread two years ago.

He has three doctoral degrees in accounting, three doctoral degrees in finance, two doctoral degrees in economics (and additional economic development foci in some of the other doctorates), a JD, PhD in law, PhD in philosophy, PhD in politics, PhD in global ethics, two BAs in social science, and several other degrees.