
Doctor of Education in
Educational and
Professional Practice

Time to Complete
3 Years

Format
Online, Low Residency
Gain the skills to make the world a better place, while building skills for a career that you love.
Our doctoral program is designed to prepare professionals who use educational practice in the service of more just and inclusive schools, organizations, and communities. Through a transdisciplinary curriculum including shared seminars in a diverse learning community and individualized work within your chosen specialization, you will enhance your ability to address issues of equity, ethics, and social justice to bring about solutions to complex problems.
Antioch students are working to do better – our rigorous, doctoral-level programs prepare you to thrive in a dynamic, diverse, and innovative world while growing your potential impact.
Requirements
To be successful in this program, you will have a minimum of five years’ professional experience, either before or after your master’s work. Regardless of your current position, you must be able to envision yourself as an agent for educational change in whatever setting you work.
Although you must hold a master’s degree, it does not need to be in education. You should have an interest in using your EdD to advance study about educational practice in your field and should be able to identify a specialty focus for your doctoral work. You may be able to transfer in up to 12 credits of prior master’s or post-master’s graduate study in that specialization, either from Antioch or another accredited university.*
*Pursuant to Ohio Department of Higher Education regulations, only graduate credits in excess of 30 applied toward the master’s degree may be eligible for transfer.
Join a thriving and committed community, led by a team of faculty with decades of experience.
Doctor of Education in Educational and Professional Practice
Be a Catalyst for Change
The Doctor of Education in Educational and Professional Practice is intended for working adults who use educational practices in the service of social, economic, and environmental justice in schools and beyond. Classes are offered online, with a four-day, face-to-face residency each July on one of our campuses. You should be able to complete the degree in three years if you take two courses per term. Each semester is launched with a virtual Zoom residency the first Saturday of term.
You will study with an accomplished, diverse, and caring faculty who will guide you through a transdisciplinary curriculum integrating scholarship and practice. The culmination of the program is a dissertation that establishes your place among scholar-practitioners who seek viable solutions to complex issues in schools and communities on a national and global scale.
Concentrations aligned with your passion:
- Critical Pedagogy
- Environmental and Sustainability Education
- Humane Education
- Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education
- Social Emotional Learning
- Social Justice Leadership
- Waldorf Education
- Self-Designed
Example Core Courses:
- Social, Philosophical, and Historical Contexts of Education
- Foundations of Transdisciplinary Inquiry
- Pedagogies of Practice
- Designing and Evaluating Education-Based Change Initiatives
