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.
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Dr. Ajay Das has worn different hats in education that spans nearly two decades. He has been a classroom teacher, an administrator and currently he serves as a college professor in a teacher preparation program. He has been serving in this role since 2011. He taught for 11 years in K-12 classrooms in the US and overseas including Japan and India. He is certified in math and special education; however, special education is his true passion. His primary area of research is inclusive education.
He will be teaching capstone courses in special education at Walden. In addition, he will be supervising doctoral candidates in special education at Walden University. He has been a recipient of Teaching Excellence award from Murray State University in Kentucky where he taught from 2011 to 2016.
EDDD 8990 - Completing Doctoral Capstone
PhD, The University of Melbourne
MEd, Kurukshetra University
BA, Osmania University
Rotary International, Volunteer -
Distinguished Award for Research Excellence, Murray State University, 2014
Faculty Excellence Award, Murray State University, 2014
Das, A. K. (2017). Examining teachers’ understanding of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. . Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs,
Das, A. K. (2018). Including all? Perceptions of Mainstream Teachers on Inclusive Education in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. . International Journal of Special Education
Das, A. K. (2015). Inclusive education a “rhetoric” or “reality”? Teachers’ perspectives and beliefs. . Teaching and Teacher Education
Das, A. K. (2014). Perceptions of ‘inclusion’ and perceived preparedness among school teachers in Sri Lanka. . Teaching and Teacher Education
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