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.
Discover career opportunities in your area that match your interests.
Dr. Hamid H. Kazeroony (Dr.), SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is a professor at Walden University, Ph.D. Program, USA, currently serving as a European Academy of Management Board member(2021-2024), and Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa (2021-2024). He served as Chair of Gender and Diversity in Organization Strategic Interest Group, EURAM (2017-2020); PDW, Symposium, and Caucus Chair, Africa Academy of Management (2014-2020); Membership Committee Chair, AOM between 2016-2019. His research reflects his interest in the way methods of production and diversity impact organizational leaders, institutions, values, and ethics as manifested in his recent editorial contributions to a wide range of academic Routledge, Palgrave, Sage, Information Age, Expert Press books, and journals. Currently, he is serving at the Global Partnership Management Institute annual conference, in Poland and serves as a reviewer at Organization and Management Quarterly, Silesian University of Technology, Poland; and series editor for Routledge on Global GRDO. He is currently commissioned by Emerald for writing a book on Decoloniality: Unpacking its theoretical myth for practice.
PhD, University of Phoenix
MBA, Unviersity of Phoenix
MA, California State University, Fullerton
Kazeroony, H., Du Plessis, Y. (2019). Diversity & Inclusion: A Research Framework.
Kazeroony, H., Barton, C. D. (2018). The Development of Moral Character in Business Students. .
Kazeroony, H., Du Plessis, Y., Paplampu, B. B. (2016). Sustainable Management Development in Africa: Building Capabilities to Serve Organizations.
Kazeroony, H. (2018). Enhancing Management Education in Africa Professional Development Workshop .
Kazeroony, H. (2017). Positioning Your PhD for Impact and International Quality. NWU, Mafikeng
Kazeroony, H. (2017). Positioning Your PhD students for Impact and International Quality- The Supervision Process and Challenges. NWU, Mafikeng
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