Northeastern University’s EdD program helps students put their ideas into practice

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As Dr. Patrick Plunkett, Senior Associate Dean for International Engagement and Executive Director of Northeastern University states, “Northeastern University is a global university committed to diversity, creating relationships, building networks, and delivering education to local communities. The school has established a strong presence in Hong Kong as a major international education hub, where the East meets the West.”

Now available in Hong Kong thanks to the assistance of Kaplan Higher Education, Northeastern’s doctor of education (EdD) program combines a first-rate syllabus with the advantages of distance learning. The program can be completed in three years and offers a hybrid learning experience with online classwork, plus face-to-face learning experiences. Designed for professionals who want to advance their careers, the program aims to foster the leadership skills and knowledge base needed for participants to effect meaningful change. It also enables students to remain committed to their communities while studying.

Using the latest online learning technologies, the program gives students the flexibility to study their own interests for their doctoral research. In doing so, it’s helping to transform the overall educational landscape. “The aim is to facilitate critical engagement with theory, practice and research,” says Dr Mya M. Mangawang, Northeastern’s director of graduate programs in education. “By connecting qualified, innovative, and passionate individuals with others from around the world, we are making it possible for our students to become true agents of change.” Northeastern University is based in Boston, US.

The EdD is recognised by the National Science Foundation in the US as equivalent to a PhD, but it serves a different purpose. A PhD leans towards original or theoretical work geared to the production of new knowledge, but an EdD focuses on educational research with direct practical implications. The objective is to bring about more immediate improvements, innovation, and changes which will have an impact “on the ground”, or in the classroom.