Educational Framework
The Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at Lewis University is unique and embraces a strong foundations emphasis along with a critical theoretical orientation to education. The program challenges inequity in society and education and provides coursework that addresses philosophical, moral, social, historic, and economic perspectives. Doctoral students at Lewis University will demonstrate the following competencies as they progress through the program and become critical education scholars:
- Demonstrate knowledge of critical perspectives in the educational history of the United States
- Understand the ethical and moral frameworks as applied to the educative process
- Understand epistemologies foundational for social research
- Understand the theoretical and foundational components of curriculum
- Understand the pedagogical process as a means of building critical capacity and liberation
- Demonstrate knowledge of qualitative research methodology and practice
- Understand the impact of culture and cultural difference on the educative process and the theoretical perspectives that inform those differences
- Understand program evaluation as an instrument for social change
- Critically understand legal issues that impact educational institutions
- Demonstrate knowledge of quantitative research methodology and practice
- Understand education in the context of globalization, post capitalism, and neoliberalism
- Understand economic perspectives within their ethical dimensions
- Understand theoretical perspectives of schools as organizations
- Understand theoretical perspectives of institutional transformation
- Complete a theoretically-grounded dissertation related to issues of social justice
