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.
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Dr. Gary L. Jones, Jr. is a social worker with a rich background in child welfare, family formation, and promoting racial equity. With 18 years of hands-on experience as a social worker, his focus lies in enhancing services for youth in foster care. He received his PhD in Social Work from Howard University, MSW from Barry University, and BSW from Oakwood University. At Walden University he will serve be a Contributing Faculty Member in the Social of Social Work. He is a License Master Social Worker.
SOWC 4002 - Social Work Research II
BSW, Oakwood University
MSW, Barry University
DSW, Howard University
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