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. Martin earned a PhD in Nursing Education from Capella University following a MSN and BSN in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Martin began teaching nursing in 1993 after nursing experience in administration and direct care.
NURS 4220 - Leadership Competencies
PhD, Capella University
MS, University of Cincinnati
BS, University of Cincinnati
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging Volunteer Guardian Program, Volunteer - Columbus
Federal Teaching and Research Trainee Grant, University of Cincinnati, 1980
Cross, Martin, A. (1995). Advance directives: The role of health care professionals report of the sixteenth Ross roundtable on medical issues.
Martin, A. L. (2023). Articulating Pathways for a Diverse Nursing Workforce in a Community College. Teaching & Learning in Nursing
Burton, W., Martin, A. (2020). Opioid Overdose and Addiction Treatment: A Collaborative Model of Compassion, Patience, and Respect. Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Romanowski, A., Allen, P., Martin, A. (2021). Educational Revolution: Integrating Concept-Based Curriculum and Active Learning for Mental Health Nursing Students. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Martin, A., Bonnivier, J. F. (2009). Distinguishing between personality disorders, stereotypes, and eccentricities in older adults.. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services
Bonnivier, J. F., Martin, A. (2012). Innovative teaching strategy for pharmacology in psychiatric mental health nursing: moving from content to concepts. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services
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