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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Candice Beasley earned her MSW from the University of Oklahoma at Tulsa and earned her Doctorate degree, in Social Work, from Tulane University. Dr. Beasley has been a social work practitioner for more than 20 years. Dr. Beasley has publication and curriculum creating experience, having co-created the Ubuntu Program for Emotional Wellness, through Pfizer and Take Action for Health, with Dr. Marva L. Lewis of Tulane University. Candice has extensive experience in Child Welfare, Social Work and the Courts, Domestic Violence, Medical Social Work, and previously served as co-chair of the Council of Social Work Education's (CSWE) Council of Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity (CRECD).
SOCW 6205 - Medical Social Work II
SOCW 6204 - Medical Social Work I
SOCW 6051 - Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice
SOCW 6060 - Social Work Theory & Practice
DSW, Tulane University
MSW, University of Oklahoma at Tulsa
Faculty Excellence Award, Tulane University, 2018
Faculty Excellence Award, Tulane University, 2017
Beasley, C. (2016). P.J. Silvia, Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles.. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal
Lewis, M. L., Beasley, C. (2017). Ubuntu program for emotional wellness..
Beasley, C. (2018). A call for a uniform risk assessment tool in victims and witnesses of non-domestic violent crimes.. Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Science
Beasley, C., Ager, R. (2019). Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy: A Systematic Review of Its Effectiveness over the past 19 Years. Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work
Beasley, C. C., Singh, M. I., Drechsler, K. (2021). Anti-Racism and equity-mindedness in Social Work Field Education: A systematic review.. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Drechsler, K., Beasley, C. C., Singh, M. I. Critical conversations in compensating Social Work Field Education: A systematic review. International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
Graham, W., Bencomo, B., Beasley, C. C., Hardy, K. Social Work Education as Social Work Practice: Leading, then Teaching Critical Conversations.. Journal of Social Work Education
Poehling, C., Downey, M. M., Singh, M. I., Beasley, C. C. From Gaslighting to Enlightening: Reproductive Justice as an Interdisciplinary Solution to Close the Health Gap. Journal of Social Work Education
Poehling, C., Singh, M. I., Beasley, C. C. Reproductive violence and environmental injustice in the United States: Opportunities to promote justice, equity, and inclusion. . Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Robertson, J. L., Beasley, C. C. Involuntary Hospitalization: Does Social Work Education Prepare for Competency? A Systematic Review.. Journal of Social Work Education
Robertson, J. L., Beasley, C. C. The Law and Patient Beneficence: Provider Competency on Involuntary Hospitalization, A Systematic Review. . Diversity and Equality in Health and Care
Singh, M. I., Drechsler, K., Beasley, C. C. Nurturing individual Excellence: Unveiling the power of student-centered practicum - A systematic review.. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Graham, W., Bencomo, B., Beasley, C. C., Hardy, K. (2023). Social work education as social work practice: Leading then teaching critical conversations. Council of Social Work Education
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