View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Dr. Adriana Baratelli received her doctoral degree at the University of Florida in Marriage and Family Counseling. She also received a Specialist's degree in Play Therapy from the University of Mississippi. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland as well as a Registered Play Therapist. She has been teaching in academia since 2015, and has been teaching for Walden University for the past eight years.
COUN 6101 - Foundations in Counseling
COUN 6722 - Counseling & Psychotherapy Theories
PhD, University of Florida
EdS, University of Mississippi
Robert O. Stripling Award, , 2007
Alumni Fellowship, University of Florida, 2003
Baratelli, A. (2007). How African American middle school girls position themselves as mathematics and science learners. The International Journal of Learning
Baratelli, A. (2007). Positioning toward Mathematics and Science Learning: An Examination of Factors Affecting Low-Income, African American Girl. Educational Resources Information Cen
Baratelli, A. (2007). Eating Disorders in the Hispanic Client: Toward Culturally Sensitive Research, Assessment and Treatment.
West-Olatunji, C., Shure, L., Pringle, R., Adams, T., Baratelli, A. (2008). Rite of Passage Programs as Strength-Based Interventions to Increase Mathematics and Science Achievement Among Low-Income, African American Youth..
Baratelli, A. (2006). South American Women and Adolescent Girls Body Image: An Unexamined Issues.
Baratelli, A., Jasser, J. (2008). Understanding Factors that Contribute to Body Image Dissatisfaction in South American Women. 2015
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